Question Period Note: BUDGET 2023 - OVERVIEW (Response Lines only)

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Reference number:
CRA-2023-QP-00015
Date received:
Mar 30, 2023
Organization:
Canada Revenue Agency
Name of Minister:
Lebouthillier, Diane (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of National Revenue

Issue/Question:

What can the Minister advise us regarding automatic tax filing for low-income Canadians?

Suggested Response:

Automatic Tax Filing for Low-Income Canadians

• The government is taking steps to ensure more low-income Canadians can easily file their tax returns in order to receive the benefits to which they are entitled.
• Since 2018, the Canada Revenue Agency (Agency) has delivered a free and simple File My Return service, which allows eligible Canadians to auto-file their tax return over the phone after answering a series of short questions.
• Budget 2023 announces that the federal government will increase the number of eligible Canadians for File My Return to two million people by 2025—almost triple the current number.
• Budget 2023 also announces that, starting next year, the Agency will pilot a new automatic filing service that will help vulnerable Canadians who do not currently file their taxes receive the benefits to which they are entitled.

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