About Non-Resident Withholding Tax

Non-Resident Withholding Tax is an online portal in your CRA account that lets non-resident tax account holders view and update their information. This account is used to remit Part XIII tax withheld on amounts paid or credited to non-residents of Canada.

Who can use Non-Resident Withholding Tax

Individuals or business owners (including partners, directors, and officers) who hold a non-resident tax account (account number format NRX123456) and who have registered for a CRA account can use this portal. 

How to access Non-Resident Withholding Tax

To access the Non-Resident Withholding Tax portal for the first time, you must have a non-resident tax account number (NR number).

Get a non-resident tax account number

To get the account number required to add the Non-Resident Withholding Tax portal:

  1. Sign in to your CRA account
  2. Select either your Individual, Business, or Representative account
  3. Select Open a non-resident tax account from the “More Services” menu
  4. Follow the instructions to provide all the required information

After confirming your information, you will receive a 9-digit non-resident tax account number.

If you can’t open a non-resident tax account online

The fastest and easiest way to open a non-resident tax account is online. If you can’t do it online, you can request an account be opened by phone or mail.

By phone

Within Canada and the U.S.

Outside Canada and the U.S. call collect

For more contact information and hours of service: Contact us

By mail

Non-Resident Withholding Section
Canada Revenue Agency
PO BOX 20000 STN A
Sudbury ON P3A 5C1

Once you have your non-resident tax account number:

  1. Sign in to your CRA account
  2. From the Welcome page, select Add account
  3. Select Non-resident tax account
  4. Enter your 9-digit non-resident tax account number
  5. After getting your confirmation, return to the Welcome page and select your Non-resident tax account to access the Non-Resident Withholding Tax portal

Available Services

After signing in to your CRA account, select your Non-resident tax account from the Welcome page to access all the available services:

For details about our hours of service and browser requirements, go to CRA account availability.

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2025-10-20