Tax, minus the panic.

Filing a tax return in a new country is confusing. The forms have codes instead of names, the dates matter, and a missed return can hold up benefits you did not know you were owed. The North Tax exists to make that first return, and every one after it, less stressful.

Who it is for

• Newcomers filing their first Canadian return.
• Freelancers and side hustlers reporting business income for the first time.
• Young families who want their benefits to keep arriving on time.

What you will find here

Every guide sits in one of five hubs:

• First return in Canada: Your first Canadian tax return, step by step: residency, the slips you need, and the credits newcomers often miss.
• Self-employed & side hustles: Freelance and side income in plain English: business income, expenses, GST/HST and instalments.
• RRSP / TFSA / FHSA: How each registered account works and what it means for your return at tax time.
• Benefits & credits: The Canada Child Benefit, the GST/HST credit and the other benefits that depend on filing every year.
• Deadlines: The dates that matter in the Canadian tax year, starting with April 30 and June 15.

The guides explain which slips and forms apply to you, what each form code means, and what to do before each deadline, in the order you need it.

Who writes this

[AUTHOR NAME] [AUTHOR BIO: who you are, your background, and why you explain Canadian tax for newcomers.]

How the guides are written

Each guide is written from the Canada Revenue Agency’s own published guidance and is dated, so you can see when it was last checked. When the rules change, the guide is updated and the date moves with it. If you spot something out of date, please let us know.