Accessing and managing your tax slips
MyGCPay now shows a notification in the Taxes tab when an amended tax slip is available.
This page explains how tax slips are issued through the pay system and what to do if you get more than one or an amended tax slip.
On this page
- How tax slips are issued
- Multiple T4 slips
- Accessing your tax slips
- Amended tax slips
- Overpayments
- Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payments
- Arbitral awards and tax years
- Previous tax-year tax slips
- Related links
How tax slips are issued
Tax slips are issued by the end of February for the previous calendar year.
The income and deductions shown on your tax slips are based on your work location, not your home address.
If you work and live in the province of Quebec
You will receive T4 and Relevé 1 tax slips, and you will need both to file your taxes.
If you work in the province of Quebec and live in another province
You will receive T4 and Relevé 1 tax slips.
Add the amount in box E (Quebec income tax) on the Relevé 1 to the total income tax paid on your federal return.
If you work and live in a province other than Quebec
You will receive a T4 tax slip.
If you 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.
If you are working from home
Working from home (full time) has no impact on your province of work. If you work from home in one province but report to an office in another, your payroll deductions are based on the office location. The province indicated on your T4 corresponds to your province of employment.
Multiple T4 slips
If you receive more than one T4 slip, combine the amounts from all slips to calculate your total earnings and deductions for the 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 appears on only one T4 slip. Phoenix calculates this amount at the end of the year based on your total pension contributions and the total number of pensionable pay periods in the tax year.
Accessing your tax slips
Tax slips are provided electronically. If you are a current employee, you can access them online through Phoenix self-service and MyGCPay via 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 still view your tax slips online through MyGCPay External.
In most cases, tax slips are issued through the Phoenix pay system; however, in exceptional situations, some tax slips must be processed outside of Phoenix. Since 2019, tax slips issued outside Phoenix are available online in 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 offers new features and an user-friendly interface. You can view 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. To log in, you need your myKey or a department-issued smart card/token.
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 Web Applications archived tax slips
The Compensation Web Applications are password-protected. To log in, you need your myKey or a department-issued smart card/token.
In the Compensation Web Applications, go to Pay stubs and archived tax slips, select "Archived tax slips" (in the left menu) to access tax slips issued before 2016.
Sign in to the Compensation Web Applications (accessible only on the Government of Canada network)
Need help?
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.
Receiving tax slips by mail
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 Compensation Office to have your address updated in both the HR system and Phoenix. To avoid any delays, sign up for MyGCPay external access.
Accessing tax slips online
You can also access tax slips online if you are registered with My Account for Individuals—Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) or, if applicable, My Account for Individuals—Revenu Québec online services.
Reasons to contact the Pay and Benefits Client Contact Centre
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
Your employer issues amended tax slips when they adjust previous year earnings or benefits. For example, an overpayment for 2025 reported in 2026 after the original tax slips were issued.
A tax slip amendment schedule is available to help you determine when amended tax slips will be issued for prior tax years.
Tax slips amendments schedule for employees (accessible only on the Government of Canada network)
Tax slip status: amended/cancelled
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.
Requesting an adjustment
If you received an amended tax slip, you may need to request an adjustment with the Canada Revenue Agency or Revenu Québec for the corresponding tax year.
Act fast
Due to legislative restrictions, reassessments can only be filed for the past 10 years. You are strongly encouraged to act promptly if you receive amended tax slips dated 2015 or 2016 to avoid missing the reassessment window.
How to access amended tax slips
Amended tax slips are provided electronically. If you are a current employee, check them online prior to the tax return filing deadlines set by CRA and Revenu Québec through:
- Phoenix self-service,
- MyGCPay Taxes tab
- under Additional Tax Slips using the Compensation and pension portal (accessible only on the Government of Canada network)
Phoenix does not send email alerts for amendments.
To determine if an amended slip has been issued, check:
- Phoenix self-service
- MyGCPay: a new notification feature in the Taxes tab will inform you when you are logging if a new amended tax slips has been issued to you
- Additional Tax Slips
If you are a former employee or currently on leave without pay and have not yet registered for MyGCPay External, your amended tax slips will be mailed to the address listed in Phoenix. If no mailing address is on file, your home address will be used.
To avoid delays:
- update your address in Phoenix via your HR system’s self-service functionality or by contacting your HR department
- sign up for MyGCPay External to access your tax slips online quickly and securely
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 slips when filing.
If you are expecting amended tax slips but do not receive them in time to meet the filing deadline, use the tax slips that you currently have.
Already filed
If you receive an amended tax slips after you have already filed your tax return, you must refile your tax return using the updated information.
Refer to the Tax slips amendments schedule for employees (accessible only on the Government of Canada network) to determine when amended tax slips are available in the pay system.
Overpayments
If you have received an overpayment, learn how it can affect your income taxes and what steps you can take to prevent it from appearing on your tax slip.
If you have questions about the details on your tax slips, contact the Pay and Benefits Client Contact Centre.
Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payments
If you received a payment because of:
- a pay equity settlement
- an order or judgment from a court
- an arbitral award
The eligible amounts may qualify as a Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payment (QRLSP). These amounts can be reported on a QRLSP form.
Payments that do not qualify for reporting on a QRLSP form:
- payments made under the Pay Equity Act
- payments following the signing of a collective agreement (normal collective bargaining)
If a collective agreement includes arbitral award provisions, only the retroactive payment amounts related to those provisions are eligible for QRLSP reporting.QRLSP amounts are included as income on your tax slip for the year you receive the payment.
The QRLSP form allows you to request that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec (if applicable) review the eligible retroactive amounts to determine if it would be beneficial, for tax purposes, to apply the amounts to the years they relate to.
Pay equity retroactive payments
If you received a qualifying pay equity payment:
- before 2023:
- all forms were printed and mailed to employees. They will not appear in Phoenix Employee Self-Service (ESS)
- 2023 or later:
- system-generated QRLSP forms are available in Phoenix under ESS. They are not available in MyGCPay
- as a former employee or are currently on leave without pay (LWOP):
- generated QRLSP forms are mailed to the address on file in Phoenix (or your home address, if no mailing address is listed)
- undelivered forms are returned to your current or last employing department or agency
Note: Payments for compensation adjustments under the Pay Equity Act do not qualify as a QRLSP, even if they relate to retroactive periods.
Arbitral award retroactive payments
If a retroactive payment includes both negotiated increases and arbitral award amounts, only the portion related to the arbitral award qualifies for QRLSP reporting.
If you received a qualifying arbitral award payment:
- before 2023
- forms were printed and mailed to employees, they are not available in Phoenix ESS
- 2023 and later
- system-generated QRLSP forms are available in Phoenix under ESS
- as a former employee or are currently on LWOP:
- forms are mailed to the address on file in Phoenix (or your home address if no mailing address is on file)
- undelivered forms are returned to your current or last employing department or agency
Arbitral awards and tax years
The table below outlines the applicable arbitral awards and tax years for which a QRLSP form was issued.
Note: For 2025, entries marked with an asterisk (*) were not system generated and will not be available in ESS. Copies of the QRLSPs would be provided directly to employees.
| Tax year | Employer | Group |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Core Public Administration | Law Practitioner (LP) |
| Core Public Administration | Ships’ Officers (SO) | |
| 2019 | Statistical Survey Operations | Regional Office (RO) |
| Statistical Survey Operations | Field Interviewers (FI) | |
| 2020 | Core Public Administration | Aircraft Operations (AO) |
| House of Commons | Detection Group | |
| House of Commons | Protective Services Group | |
| 2021 | House of Commons | Reporting and Text Processing Group |
| House of Commons | Technical Services Group | |
| 2021 | Senate | Operational Group |
| 2023 | Library of Parliament | Library Services Group (LS) |
| Library of Parliament | Clerical and General Services (CGS) | |
| Library of Parliament | Library Technicians (LT) | |
| Statistical Survey Operations | SSO Interviewers | |
| 2024 | Core Public Administration | Ships’ Officers (SO) |
| Senate | Senate Operational Group | |
| Parliamentary Protective Services | Detection Group | |
| House of Commons | Operational Group | |
| 2025 | Core Public Administration | Commerce and Purchasing Group (CP) |
| Core Public Administration | Ship Repair East (SR‑E) | |
| Core Public Administration | Ship Repair Chargehands Group (SR‑C) | |
| Core Public Administration | *Aircraft Operations (AO)* — forms issued by Compensation Services | |
| Core Public Administration | *Ship Repair West (SR‑W)* — forms to be issued by PSPC in Spring 2026 |
Did not receive a Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payment form
You will only receive a QRLSP form if your payment qualifies as a retroactive lump-sum payment. System-generated QRLSP forms are issued at the same time as tax slips for the previous year.
If you received an eligible pay equity or arbitral award payment and have not received your QRLSP form by the end of March of the following year, contact the Pay and Benefits Client Contact Centre.
Submitting a Qualifying Retroactive Lump-Sum Payment form
If you received a form and want the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec, to review your eligible amounts to determine if a tax benefit applies:
- follow the instructions on the form
- check the minimum amounts required for eligibility (refer to forms CRA T1198, Revenu Quebec TP-766.2-V)
How to submit
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA):
- Submit your request when you file your income tax return (online or by mail)
- Revenu Québec:
- You must file your return by mail if you include form TP‑2-V
- If you file by mail:
- include the completed form with your return for the year in which you received the qualifying payment
- keep a copy for your records
Already filed your tax return
If you have already filed your income tax return, you can still request a special calculation based on your QRLSP form.
- Canada Revenue Agency:
- submit your request online using the “ReFILE” or “Change my return” services
- complete a T1-ADJ-T1 Adjustment Request, and mail it with your T1198
- Revenu Québec:
- complete a TP-1.R-V-Request for an Adjustment to an Income Tax Return form
- mail it with your completed TP-766.2-V
Previous tax-year tax slips
You can access tax slips from previous tax year through the Compensation and pension portal (accessible only on the Government of Canada network) using Phoenix self-service and MyGCPay. For tax years prior to the implementation of Phoenix, tax slips are available through the Compensation Web Applications.