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Filing Basics

T4s that don't match your pay stubs, a first T5, backpay, and whether to have more tax taken off each cheque. Real questions from a Canadian public finance forum, answered by Clint.

CColesNotes · Current as of 2026

Personal Income Tax

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Each answer shows the date Clint wrote it, and rules and dollar figures may have changed since. Information current as of 2026. This is general information, not advice for your situation. Tax rules and figures change, so check with us or the CRA before you act on it. Terms