Dateline: 01/25/09
The Canada Revenue Agency has an online service called Quick Access which provides fast and easy access to your basic Canadian personal income tax and benefit account information. The Quick Access service is for individual taxpayers only and is not avaiable for client representatives. The Quick Access hours of service are 21 hours a day, Monday to Saturday, and 20 hours on Sunday.
Income Tax and Benefit Information Available With Quick Access
The Quick Access service provides immediate access to some of the information available from the My Account tax service. Information available with Quick Acess is:
- the status of your tax return
- your RRSP contribution limit
- your Canada Child Tax Benefit payment status
- your GST/HST credit payment status
- your Universal Child Care Benefit payment status
Information Needed to Use the Quick Access Service
To use the Quick Access service, you need to provide:
- your social insurance number (SIN)
- your date of birth
- the Total Income amount on line 150 of your 2006 or 2007 filed and processed income tax return.
Computer Requirements to Use the Quick Access Service
To be able to use the Quick Access service, you must use a secure browser with 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 encryption. The following Web browsers work with the Quick Access service:
- Microsoft Windows with Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6 or higher
- Microsoft Windows with Netscape version 7.02 and 7.2
- Mac operating system with Safari 1.3 and 2.0
You must have cookies enabled in your browser settings.
To protect the security of your information, be sure to clear your browser's cache after you use the Quick Access service.
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