Managing your taxes
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Getting copies of your tax slips
Early each year, you will receive a T4 or NR4 tax slip showing the amount you received during the previous year. You must include this slip when you file your annual income tax return by mail or in person.
- T4 tax information slips are for residents of Canada
- NR4 tax information slips are for those living outside Canada
How to access your tax slips
Online (My Service Canada Account)
View and print official copies of your tax information slips online with My Service Canada Account
- Sign in to your My Service Canada Account
- For Canada Pension Plan
- Expand the Canada Pension Plan section and select "View my tax slips"
- To change how you receive your tax slips select “Change my tax slip delivery options”
- Expand the Canada Pension Plan section and select "View my tax slips"
- For Old Age Security
- Expand the Old Age Security section and select “Manage my benefits” and then select “Tax slips”
- To change how you receive your tax slips select “Change my tax slip delivery”
- Expand the Old Age Security section and select “Manage my benefits” and then select “Tax slips”
Online (Canada Revenue Agency My Account)
You can access your T4 tax information online with the Canada Revenue Agency through the following services:
- My Account
- View and print your tax information online
- Represent a Client (My Account)
- Access tax information on behalf of someone else
- Auto-fill my Return
- Certified software that automatically fills in parts of your electronic tax return
By mail
If you have not signed up to view them online, we will send your tax slip by mail in February of each year.
Sign up to view your tax slips online
You can view and print official copies of your tax information slips online through My Service Canada Account. Once you sign in, select "View tax slips" under "Taxes" in the Canada Pensions Plan section.
Deducting federal income tax from your payments
Taxes are not automatically deducted. If you choose not to ask for monthly tax deductions, you may have to pay income tax when you file your tax return.
To have federal income tax deducted from your monthly payments or to make a change to your tax deductions, you can:
- Sign in to your My Service Canada Account
- Select "Change my tax deductions" link from the Canada Pension Plan section
- Complete the Request for voluntary Federal Income tax Deductions CPP/OAS (ISP3520CPP) form and mail it to us
- Call Service Canada
For more information, contact the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Tax Services Office.
If you live outside of Canada
We will automatically deduct the non-resident tax from your payments at a rate of 25% or less, depending on whether Canada has an International Social Security Agreement with the country you live in. You can ask the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for a lower amount to be deducted using the NR5 Application by a Non-Resident of Canada for a Reduction in the Amount of Non-Resident Tax Required to be Withheld for Tax Year form.