Setting up your CRA account
Updated 2026-10-30English original
Official source: Canada Revenue Agency · Sign in to your CRA account ↗
Published 2026-10-30Last checked 2026-10-30Language English
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Why it helps
My Account is the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) online service for individuals. You can see your tax returns, notices of assessment, benefit payments such as the GST/HST credit and the Canada child benefit, and update your address.
What you need
- Your Social Insurance Number (SIN).
- Your date of birth and current postal code.
- A way for the CRA to confirm who you are. This can be an amount from a tax return you filed. If you have not filed yet, the CRA offers other ways, such as checking your identity through a partner bank or with government photo ID. The sign-in page lists the options open to you.
Stay safe
The CRA will not ask for payment by gift card or cryptocurrency, and will not threaten you with arrest by phone or text. If a message seems wrong, sign in to your account yourself instead of using a link.
General information, not legal advice. Every guide links to the official source and shows when we last checked it. For your own case, use IRCC’s tools or a licensed consultant.