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Tax deadlines and checklists
A practical reference for Quebec individuals and small businesses.
Note Dates move when they fall on a weekend or holiday and rules change. Treat this as a reference and confirm with the CRA and Revenu Québec for your situation.
Individuals
- About March 1: RRSP contribution deadline for the prior year (60 days after year-end).
- April 30: personal tax returns and any balance owing are due.
- June 15: filing deadline for self-employed individuals and their spouses. Any balance is still due April 30.
- March 15, June 15, September 15, December 15: quarterly instalment dates, when required.
Employers
- 15th of each month: payroll remittances for most regular remitters, for the previous month.
- End of February: RL-1 and T4 slips to employees and filing with the authorities.
- March 31: NR4 slips for amounts paid to non-residents.
GST/QST filers
- Monthly filers: one month after the end of the month.
- Quarterly filers: one month after the end of the quarter.
- Annual filers: generally three months after year-end. Self-employed individuals with a December year-end have until June 15 to file, with any balance due April 30.
Corporations
- Tax return (T2 and CO-17): six months after the fiscal year-end.
- Balance owing: generally two months after year-end, or three months for qualifying small corporations.
More detail in our small-business deadlines guide.
Checklist: personal tax return
- Photo ID and Social Insurance Number
- T4 / RL-1 (employment), T4A / RL-1 (other income)
- T5 / RL-3 (investment income) and T3 / RL-16 (trust income)
- T2202 / RL-8 (tuition) for students
- RRSP and FHSA contribution receipts
- Childcare, medical and donation receipts
- Rent or property-tax details for the Quebec solidarity credit (RL-31 from your landlord)
- Last year’s notice of assessment
- Self-employed or rental income and expense records
Checklist: small-business bookkeeping
- Bank, credit-card and loan statements
- Sales reports from Stripe, Shopify, Square or your point-of-sale
- Supplier invoices and receipts
- Payroll reports and prior RL-1 / T4 summaries
- Previous GST/QST returns and registration numbers
- Prior financial statements and tax returns
- Shareholder loan and capital details, if incorporated
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