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Free service · eligible individuals with a simple tax situation · digital, phone, or paper filing
Read 11 Oct 2026 · canada.ca
On the record
- Access requirements
- SimpleFile Digital requires an access code and personal details including a social insurance number, date of birth, and mailing address.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Availability
- For the 2025 return, SimpleFile Digital is available daily from March 9, 2026 to January 29, 2027, from 6 a.m. to 3 a.m. Eastern Time.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Claimable items
- SimpleFile Digital supports specified benefits, non-refundable credits, and deductions, including the Canada child benefit, Canada workers benefit, basic personal amount, and certain pension deductions.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Digital filing
- SimpleFile Digital is an online service that uses quick questions and does not require users to fill out forms or do calculations.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Eligibility conditions
- Eligibility depends on factors including Canadian tax residency, age, province or territory, disability status, income sources, and income limits.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The service is for eligible individuals with a simple tax situation, including people with no income or certain income sources under applicable limits.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Investment income
- Yescanada.ca · read 22 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The Canada Revenue Agency offers the SimpleFile service.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- web_onlycanada.ca · read 22 Sep 2026
- Notable limits
- SimpleFile Digital does not support some deductions, including medical expenses and tuition expenses.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Other filing methods
- SimpleFile is also available by phone and paper, both by invitation only.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SimpleFile lets eligible individuals file a personal income tax and benefit return using information they provide and information the CRA has on file.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Quebec filing
- For Quebec residents, SimpleFile files only the federal return, so they must submit a separate Quebec provincial income tax return.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Rental income
- Nocanada.ca · read 22 Sep 2026
- Security
- The CRA describes SimpleFile as secure.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
- Self-employment support
- Nocanada.ca · read 22 Sep 2026
- State filing
- includedcanada.ca · read 22 Sep 2026
- Supported income
- Listed income sources include employment, certain government benefits and pensions, employment insurance, and interest from Canadian sources.canada.ca · read 11 Oct 2026
