Ways to file your return
Ways to file your return
NETFILE
Use the CRA's secure service to complete and file your return electronically using certified tax preparation software or a web application. Go to canada.ca/netfile for a list of software and applications, including some that are free.
Your personal information, such as your name, date of birth, and address, must be up to date before using this service. To update your information, go to canada.ca/cra-change-address.
EFILE
EFILE is a secure CRA service that lets authorized service providers, including discounters, complete and file your return electronically. For more information, go to canada.ca/efile-individuals.
Auto-fill my return
This is a secure CRA service that allows you or your authorized representative to automatically fill in parts of an Income Tax and Benefit Return with information that the CRA has available at the time of the request.
You must be registered for a CRA account to access My Account and use NETFILE-certified software or your representative must be registered for Represent a Client and use EFILE-certified software.
For more information, go to canada.ca/auto-fill-my-return.
SimpleFile services (digital, by phone, and by paper)
The CRA's SimpleFile services are available to eligible individuals with a lower income and a simple, non-taxable situation. The services are free, fast, and secure, with no forms to fill out or calculations to do. In as little as ten minutes, you can answer a series of short questions to have the CRA file a tax return on your behalf.
You may receive an invitation letter in the mail or in your CRA account inviting you to use SimpleFile services. For more information, or to use the eligibility questionnaire to see if you may qualify to use the SimpleFile Digital service, go to canada.ca/simplefile.
The eligibility questionnaire will be available starting on February 23, 2026.
File a paper return
Complete and file the return included in the tax package. If you need a paper version of other forms and publications, go to canada.ca/cra-forms-publications or call 1-800-959-8281.
