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Tax slip and receipt mailing schedule for all Individual products

Note: The dates given in the attached schedules are only approximate and cannot be guaranteed.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Quebec deadline for mailing all types of tax slips and RRSP receipts:

  • The deadline is February 28 with the following exceptions: T3, Releve 16 and NR4. The deadline for these three slips is March 31.
  • The deadline for RRSP receipts is May 1.

Tax Slip and RRSP products mailing schedule

Individual RRSP products mailing schedule:

Contribution receipts

Type of receipt Product Approximate mailing date
Last 305 days
(Contribution period is March to December)
  • Superflex
  • Pre-Superflex
  • GICs
  • Registered life insurance policies
 Starting January 16
First 60 days
(Contribution period is January to February)
  • Superflex
  • Pre-Superflex
  • GICs
  • Registered life insurance policies
 Starting January 31

Tax slips

Individual registered mailing schedule

Type of slip Product Approximate mailing date
T4RSP
(Federal tax slip)
and
RL 2
(Provincial tax slip issued to residents of Quebec in addition to the T4RSP)
  • GICs
  • Registered life insurance policies
  • Superflex RRSPs and LIRAs
  • Pre-Superflex RRSPs
 Starting January 24
NR4
(Federal tax slip issued to non-residents)
  • GICs
  • Registered life insurance policies
  • Superflex
  • Pre-Superflex
 Starting January 24

Individual RRIFs mailing schedule

Type of slip Product Approximate mailing date
T4RIF
(Federal tax slip)
and
RL 2
(Provincial tax slip issued to residents of Quebec in addition to the T4RIF)
  • Income Master RRIF and LIF
  • Superflex RRIF
 Starting January 24
NR4
(Federal tax slip issued to non-residents)
  • Income Master RRIF and LIF
  • Superflex RRIF
 Starting January 24

Individual non-registered products mailing schedule

Type of slip Product Approximate mailing date
T5
(Federal tax slip)
and
RL-3
(Provincial tax slip issued to residents of Quebec in addition to the T5)
  • GICs
  • Life insurance
  • Superflex
  • Pre-Superflex
 Starting January 24
NR4
(Federal tax slip issued to non-residents)
  • Life insurance
  • Superflex
  • Pre-Superflex
 Starting January 24

Payout annuities mailing schedule

Type of slip Product Approximate mailing date
T4A and T5
(Federal tax slips)
RL-2 and RL-3
(Provincial tax slips issued to residents of Quebec in addition to the federal slips)		 Payout annuities
  • registered, and
  • non-registered
 February 3
T4RSP and RL-2
(Provincial tax slips issued to residents of Quebec in addition to the federal slips)		 Payout annuities
  • registered only
 February 3
NR4
(Federal tax slip issued to non-residents)		 Payout annuities
  • registered, and
  • non-registered
 February 3