During tax season, threat actors ramp up their efforts to attempt to access taxpayers’ accounts at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to file fraudulent tax returns and benefit claims.

To protect your personal information from increasing threats and unauthorized third parties, the CRA is continually introducing and improving its security measures.

In 2025, approximately 93% of income tax and benefit returns were filed online. If you typically file on paper, why not enjoy the benefits of online filing? It makes filing simpler and offers many benefits, such as receiving your refund quicker and not having to mail anything to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) now sends most business correspondence online through the My Business Account portal in your CRA account, instead of by paper mail.

To make sure you receive notifications when new mail or important changes occur, add or update your email address in your CRA account.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is warning Canadians about certain financial arrangements involving critical illness insurance that may be designed to avoid paying taxes. These arrangements often involve complex transactions, like borrowing money and using it to pay for insurance, which can mislead taxpayers and result in serious tax consequences. The CRA has previously issued warnings about similar schemes including those involving Offshore Disability Insurance Plan and Offshore Leveraged Insured Annuity