How to file your return

Regardless of which income tax package you use, mail or deliver your return to one of the following tax centres:

If your country of residence is the USA, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, or Denmark:

Winnipeg Tax Centre
Post Office Box 14001,
Station Main
Winnipeg MB R3C 3M3
Canada 

For all other countries of residence:

Sudbury Tax Centre
1050 Notre Dame Avenue
Sudbury ON P3A 5C2
Canada

If you prepare your return or other people's returns, mail each person's return in a separate envelope. However, if you file returns for more than one year for the same person, put them all in one envelope.

If you provide services in the film and television industry, send your income tax return to the Film Services Unit that serves the province or territory where the services were provided. You can find the addresses of the offices on our website at Film and Media Tax Credits.

What do you do with your slips, receipts, and other supporting documents?

Include one copy of each of your information slips with your return. These slips show the amount of income that was paid to you during the year and the deductions that were withheld from that income. Attach your Schedule 1, Federal Tax. Attach only the other supporting documentsthat are requested in the guide to support a credit or deduction.

If you make a claim without the requested supporting document, the CRA may disallow the credit or deduction you claimed. It could also delay the processing of your return.

Keep your supporting documents for six years. Even if you do not have to attach certain supporting documents to your return, keep them in case the CRA selects your return for review. The CRA may ask for documents other than official receipts, such as cancelled cheques or bank statements, as proof of any deduction or credit you claimed. Also keep a copy of your return for 2018, the related notice of assessment, and any notice of reassessment. These can help you complete your return for 2019. For more information see Notice of assessment.