Accessing and managing your tax slips
MyGCPay now includes a notification in the Taxes tab that tells you when an amended tax slip is available.
This page explains how the pay system issues tax slips to public service employees. Find out what to do if you receive multiple or amended tax slips.
On this page
- How tax slips are issued
- Multiple T4 slips
- Accessing your tax slips
- Amended tax slips
- Overpayments
- Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payments
- Previous tax-year tax slips
- Related links
How tax slips are issued
Tax slips are issued by the last day of February following the calendar year to which the slips apply.
The earnings and deductions at source reported on your tax slips are based on where you work, not where you live.
Work and live in the province of Quebec
You will receive T4 and Relevé 1 tax slips.
You will need both these slips to complete your taxes.
Work in the province of Quebec and live in another province
You will receive T4 and Relevé 1 tax slips.
You will need to add any amounts shown in box E (Quebec income tax) on the Relevé 1 to the total income tax paid amount shown on your federal income tax return.
Work and live in a province other than Quebec
You will receive a T4 tax slip.
Work in a province other than Quebec and live in the province of Quebec
You will receive T4 and Relevé 1 tax slips.
However, the Relevé 1 will only report your Quebec taxable benefits and any Quebec income tax deducted if you chose to have this deduction at source.
Working from home
Working from home (full time) has no impact on your province of work. If you telework from your home that is located in one province, while you normally report to an office located in a different province, for tax purposes, the province of employment used to calculate your payroll deductions at source is still the province in which your work office is located. The province indicated on your T4 corresponds to your province of employment.
Multiple T4 slips
If you receive multiple T4 slips, they must be added together to reflect your full earnings and deductions for the tax year.
You will receive multiple T4 slips if:
- you worked in different provinces in the same tax year
- your wage-loss replacement plan changes during the tax year
You will not receive multiple T4 slips if you transfer between departments located in the same province.
You will not receive multiple T4 slips if you work from home in a different province than the one in which your office is located.
Your pension adjustment is only reported on one T4 slip. Phoenix calculates one pension adjustment at year end using the full amount of pension contributions and the total number of pensionable pay periods in the tax year.
Accessing your tax slips
Tax slips are distributed electronically. If you are a current employee, you can access your tax slips online through Phoenix self-service and MyGCPay using the Compensation and pension portal (accessible only on the Government of Canada network). If you do not have access to the Government of Canada network, you can also view your tax slips online through MyGCPay External.
In exceptional situations, pay-related tax slips may have to be issued outside the Phoenix pay system. Effective 2019, you can access tax slips issued outside of Phoenix online through the Compensation and pension portal. Select the Additional Tax Slips link within the Compensation Web Applications pay stubs and archived tax slips page.
With access to the Government of Canada network
You have 3 ways to view and download your various years’ tax slips:
MyGCPay
MyGCPay has newer features and a user-friendly interface and you can access current and amended tax slips from 2016 onward by selecting the Taxes tab.
It is password protected. You need your myKey or a department-issued smart card/token to log in.
Sign in to MyGCPay (accessible only on the Government of Canada network)
MyGCPay External is available to users who do not have access to the Government of Canada network.
Need help?
Phoenix self-service
Phoenix self-service is password protected. You need your myKey or a department-issued smart card/token to log in.
In Phoenix, follow these paths:
- Main menu > Self-service > Payroll and compensation > View T4/T4A Slips
- Main menu > Self-service > Payroll and compensation > View T5 Slips *starting February, 2026 fox tax year 2025 onward
- Main menu > Self-service > Payroll and compensation > View RL-1/RL-2 Slips
- Main menu > Self-service > Payroll and compensation > View RL-3 Slips *starting February, 2026 fox tax year 2025 onward
Note that the unilingual French Relevé tax slips in Phoenix are the official authorized versions provided by Revenu Québec.
Sign in to Phoenix self-service (accessible only on the Government of Canada network)
Need help?
Compensation and pension portal archived tax slips
The Compensation Web Applications is password protected. You need your myKey or a department-issued smart card/token to log in.
Once in the Compensation Web Applications pay stubs and archived tax slips, select "Archived tax slips" (in the left menu) to access issued tax slips prior to 2016.
Sign in to the Compensation and pension portal (accessible only on the Government of Canada network)
Need help?
Contact the Pay and Benefits Client Contact Centre if you are expecting a tax slip to be issued and it is not available online through Phoenix self-service, MyGCPay or under Additional Tax Slips by the last day of February, either contact the Pay and Benefits Client Contact Centre or complete and submit the Enquire about your pay: My Pay Enquiry form.
If you are expecting a tax slip to be issued and it is not available online through Phoenix self-service, MyGCPay or under Additional Tax Slips by the last day of February, either contact the Pay and Benefits Client Contact Centre or complete and submit the Enquire about your pay: My Pay Enquiry form.
No access to the Government of Canada network
If you do not have access to the Government of Canada network, you are able to use MyGCPay External to access your tax slips online. Visit MyGCPay external access to find out more and learn how employees can set up an account and get access.
Additionally, if not already signed up for MyGCPay External, your issued tax slips will be mailed to your mailing address as it appears in Phoenix. If there is no mailing address, your home address will be used. To ensure that your current address is up to date in Phoenix, contact your former Human Resources (HR) department or former Compensation Office to have your address updated in both the HR system and Phoenix. To avoid any delays, sign up for MyGCPay external access.
All employees can access their tax slips online if they are registered with My Account for Individuals—Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) or, if applicable, My Account for Individuals—Revenu Québec online services.
Contact the Pay and Benefits Client Contact Centre if:
- you are unable to access your tax slips online
- you do not receive your printed tax slips in the mail by March 2, 2026
- you are the legal executor, administrator, or liquidator of a deceased former employee’s estate and require access to their tax slips
Amended tax slips
Amended tax slips may be issued if your employer makes an adjustment to previous year earnings or benefits. For example, an overpayment for 2025 reported in 2026 after the original tax slips were issued.
A tax slips amendments schedule for employees (accessible only on the Government of Canada network) is available to help you determine when amended tax slips will be issued for prior tax years.
Amended and cancelled tax slips include both a status indicator (amendment or cancel) along with a date of issue on the generated tax slips to help identify the sequencing of the tax slips issued in Phoenix.
If an employee received an amended tax slip, they may need to request an adjustment with CRA or Revenu Québec for the corresponding tax year. Due to legislative restrictions, reassessments can only be filed for the past ten years. Employees who receive amended tax slips dated 2015 or 2016 are strongly encouraged to act promptly to avoid missing the reassessment window.
How to access amended tax slips
Amended tax slips are distributed electronically. Current employees should check online through Phoenix self-service, MyGCPay Taxes tab or under Additional Tax Slips using the Compensation and pension portal (accessible only on the Government of Canada network) prior to the tax return filing deadlines set by CRA and Revenu Québec. The pay system does not generate email alerts for amendments, therefore, employees should consult Phoenix self-service, MyGCPay or Additional Tax Slips under the Compensation Web Applications pay stubs and archived tax slips along with the tax slips amendments schedule for employees on a regular basis to see if an amended tax slip has been generated. Furthermore, to further support employees, a new notification feature within MyGCPay’s Taxes tab will now inform employees when logging in as to if there is a new amended tax slips issued to them.
If you are a former employee or an employee on leave without pay and you have not yet signed up for MyGCPay External, your amended tax slips will be sent to your mailing address as it appears in Phoenix. If there is no mailing address, your home address will be used. Ensure that your address is updated in Phoenix through your HR system self service functionality or contact your HR department. To avoid delays, sign up for myGCPay External.
Filing amended tax slips
You must file your tax return by the deadlines set by the CRA and Revenu Québec (if you live in Quebec).
Not yet filed
If you receive amended tax slips and have not yet filed your tax return, use the amended tax slips to file your tax return.
If you are expecting amended tax slips but do not receive them in time to meet the deadline to file your tax return, use the tax slips that you have received.
Already filed
If you receive an amended tax slips and have already filed your taxes, you must refile your tax return.
Refer to the Tax slips amendments schedule for employees to determine when amended tax slips are available in the pay system.
Overpayments
If you received an overpayment, find out how overpayments can impact your income taxes and how you can avoid them from appearing on your tax slip.
If you have questions about the information reported on your tax slips, contact the Pay and Benefits Client Contact Centre.
Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payments
If you received either a pay equity payment or a retroactive payment due to an arbitral award where all, or a portion, is deemed to be a Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payment (QRLSP), a T1198 “Statement of Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payment” form will be issued to you. If you are a Quebec resident a TP 766.2 V “Averaging of a Retroactive Payment, Support Payment Arrears or a Repayment of Support” form will also be issued to you. These forms are generated each year, in February, for the previous taxation year.
QRLSP and TP 766.2 V forms are provided so that you can ask CRA, and Revenu Québec if applicable, to determine whether it is beneficial for you to have lump-sum payment amounts applicable to previous years reviewed for tax implications.
QRLSP generated for 2023 and later, to employees who received a qualifying payment, forms are available in the pay system through Phoenix Employee Self-Service (ESS). The forms can be printed and provided to the tax agencies however it is not mandatory to do so, the choice is yours. If you are a former employee or an employee on leave without pay, forms will be printed and sent to your mailing address as it appears in Phoenix. If there is no mailing address, your home address will be used. Forms mailed but undelivered by Canada Post, for any reason, will be returned to your last employing department or agency.
Forms generated prior to 2023 were printed and mailed in February following the tax year in which the QRLSP-eligible amounts were paid.
QRLSP amounts are included on your tax slips.
Did not receive a Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payment form
You will only receive a form if you received a payment that is deemed to be a qualifying payment, either a payment for pay equity or for an arbitral award.
If you received a qualifying payment and do not have access to view the forms online, a copy will be mailed to you . If you do not receive your form by the end of March of the following year in which the qualifying payment was issued, please contact the Pay and Benefits Client Contact Centre.
Submitting a Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payment form
If you choose to submit the form:
- follow the instructions provided on the form
- include it with your tax return, for the year that the qualifying payment is received
- keep a copy of the form for your records
Already filed your tax return
You must complete and send either of the following:
- T1 ADJ T1 Adjustment Request form to CRA
- TP 1.R V Request for an Adjustment to an Income Tax Return form to Revenu Québec
Previous tax-year tax slips
You can access any previous tax year tax slips in the Compensation and pension portal (accessible only on the Government of Canada network) using Phoenix self-service and MyGCPay or, for tax years prior to Phoenix, under Compensation Web Applications.