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Tax dates

Filing deadlines, instalment dates and the year-end cut-offs that matter once you are retired.

A couple in their late sixties sorting envelopes at a dining table, tulips on the windowsill.
Tax datesDue 30 Apr
Why the April 30 tax deadline matters more once GIS is involved

For most retirees, April 30 is about a refund or a balance. For anyone receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement it is also the date that keeps July's payment arriving.

Caethe Editorial · 5 min read
 A man in his early seventies at a desk in a home office, looking out of the window.
Tax datesDue 15 Dec
The quarterly instalment reminders some retirees start receiving

Pension income with no tax taken off can tip a retiree over the CRA's $3,000 threshold. Then the reminders start arriving, with four dates a year attached.

Caethe Editorial · 5 min read
 A woman of about seventy reading papers in a folder at a kitchen counter in winter.
Tax datesDue 31 Dec
What has to happen before December 31 of the year you turn 71

An RRSP cannot outlive the year its owner turns 71. There are three ways to close it, one deadline, and one way to keep contributing that many couples overlook.

Caethe Editorial · 6 min read
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