Pooled Registered Pension Plan Information Return

2026V2 - updated 2025-10-28

What’s new:

Validation enhancement:

  • Slip and summary Account Number must be the same (<AdministratorAccountNumber></AdministratorAccountNumber> Administrator Account Number on slip and summary)

Version 2 – Updates on acceptable characters tables and clarity in “What’s New” section

Note

To prevent system rejections, please ensure optional fields without values are removed from the XML file.

<Return>

<PRPP>

<PRPPSlip>

<EmployeeContributorSocialInsuranceNumber></EmployeeContributorSocialInsuranceNumber>
Employee Contributor social insurance number (SIN)
- Required 9 numeric characters
- when the contributor has failed to provide a SIN, enter zeroes in the entire field

<EmployeeContributorName>

<FamilyName></FamilyName>
Employee Contributor surname
- Required, up to 30 alphanumeric characters
- first 30 letters of the contributor’s surname
- omit titles such as Mr., Mrs., Ms, etc.
- do not include the first name or initials
- acceptable characters

<GivenName></GivenName>
Employee Contributor first name
- up to 12 alphanumeric characters
- first 12 letters of the contributor’s first given name
- acceptable characters
Note: If only initials are available, provide the contributor’s first initial.

<NameInitialText></NameInitialText>
Employee Contributor initial
- 1 alpha character
- initial of the contributor’s second given name

</EmployeeContributorName>

<EmployeeContributorAddress>

<AddressLine1Text></AddressLine1Text>
Employee Contributor address - line 1
- up to 30 alphanumeric characters
- first line of the contributor’s address
- acceptable characters

<AddressLine2Text></AddressLine2Text>
Employee Contributor address - line 2
- up to 30 alphanumeric characters
- second line of the contributor’s address
- acceptable characters

<CityName></CityName>
Employee Contributor city
- up to 28 alphanumeric characters
- city in which the contributor is located
- acceptable characters

<ProvinceStateCode></ProvinceStateCode>
Employee Contributor province or territory code
- 2 alpha characters, must be upper case
- Canadian province or territory in which the contributor is located or the state in the USA where the contributor is located
- when the contributor’s country code is neither CAN nor USA, enter ZZ in this field

<CountryCode></CountryCode>
Employee Contributor country code
- 3 alpha characters
- country in which the contributor is located
- use only the 3 alphabetic country codes as outlined in the International Standard (ISO) 3166 Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries
- always use CAN for Canada, and USA for the United States of America

<PostalZipCode></PostalZipCode>
Employee Contributor postal code
- up to 10 alphanumeric characters
- contributor’s Canadian postal code, format: alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, example: A9A9A9
- or the contributor’s USA zip code
- or where the contributor’s country code is neither CAN nor USA, enter the foreign postal code
- the dash (-) is an acceptable character ONLY for USA or foreign postal code

</EmployeeContributorAddress>

<EmployerContributorName>

<NameLine1Text></NameLine1Text>
Employer Contributor Name - line 1
- Required, up to 30 alphanumeric characters
- first line of contributor’s name
- if "&" is used in the name area enter as "&amp;"
- acceptable characters

<NameLine2Text></NameLine2Text>
Employer Contributor Name - line 2
- up to 30 alphanumeric characters
- second line of contributor’s name
- acceptable characters

</EmployerContributorName>

<EmployerContributorAccountNumber></EmployerContributorAccountNumber>
Employer Contributor Account Number
-15 alphanumeric characters: 9 digits, RP (must be upper case), 4 digits, example: 000000000RP0000

<AdministratorAccountNumber></AdministratorAccountNumber>
Administrator Account Number
- Required, 15 alphanumeric characters: 9 digits, RZ (must be upper case), 4 digits, example 000000000RZ0000
- use the Account number assigned to file the PRPP Contribution Receipt Filing return with CRA
- if you have not been notified of your number, or you are unsure of your number, contact our Business Enquiries line at 1-800-959-5525

<PooledRegisteredPensionPlanContractNumber></PooledRegisteredPensionPlanContractNumber>
Contract Number
- Required, up to 12 alphanumeric characters
- pooled Registered Pension Plan contract number
- acceptable characters: letters, numbers, hyphen and space

<SlipReportTypeCode></SlipReportTypeCode>
Report type code
- Required 1 alpha character, must be upper case
- original = O
- amendment = A
- cancel = C
Note: An amended return must not include original slips, and conversely, an original return must not contain amended slips.

<PooledRegisteredPensionPlanAmount>

<EmployeePriorYearContributionAmount></EmployeePriorYearContributionAmount>
Employee contributed amount from taxable earnings prior year
- up to 9 numeric characters
- enter dollars and cents. For example: 1234567.89 (No spaces or commas)
- PRPP contributions made in the final 10 months (March to December months) of the taxation year
- example: filing of slips for 2013 taxation year
- enter the contributions made between March 2, 2013 and December 31, 2013

<EmployeeCurrentYearContributionAmount></EmployeeCurrentYearContributionAmount>
Employee contributed amount from taxable earnings current year
- up to 9 numeric characters
- enter dollars and cents. For example: 1234567.89 (No spaces or commas)
- PRPP contributions made in the first 60 days (January and February months) after the taxation year
- example: filing of slips for 2013 taxation year,
contributions made between January 1, 2014 and March 1st, 2014 are reported in the 2013 taxation year return

<EmployeePriorYearExemptIncomeContributionAmount></EmployeePriorYearExemptIncomeContributionAmount>
Employee contribution from exempt income prior year
- up to 9 numeric characters
- enter dollars and cents. For example: 1234567.89 (No spaces or commas)
- the amount of contribution made by the employee to the Pooled Registered Pension Plan
from exempt income in the final 10 months (March to December months) of the prior
year

<EmployeeCurrentYearExemptIncomeContributionAmount></EmployeeCurrentYearExemptIncomeContributionAmount>
Employee contribution from exempt income current year
- up to 9 numeric characters
- enter dollars and cents. For example: 1234567.89 (No spaces or commas)
- the amount of contribution made by the employee to the Pooled Registered Pension Plan
from exempt income in the first 60 days (January and February months) of the current
year

<EmployerContributionAmount></EmployerContributionAmount>
Employer Contributed amount
- up to 9 numeric characters
- enter dollars and cents. For example: 1234567.89 (No spaces or commas)
- example: Filing of slips for 2013 taxation year
- enter the contributions made between January 1st, 2013 and December 31, 2013

</PooledRegisteredPensionPlanAmount>

</PRPPSlip>

<PRPPSummary>

<AdministratorAccountNumber></AdministratorAccountNumber>
Administrator Account Number
- Required, 15 alphanumeric characters, 9 digits, RZ (must be upper case), 4 digits, example 000000000RZ0000
- use the Account number assigned to file the PRPP Contribution Receipt Filing return with CRA
- if you have not been notified of your number, or you are unsure of your number, contact our Business Enquiries line at 1-800-959-5525

<SummaryReportTypeCode></SummaryReportTypeCode>
Report type code
- Required 1 alpha character, must be upper case
- original = O
- amendment = A
Note: An amended return must not include original slips, and conversely, an original return must not contain amended slips. The PRPP plan number for an amended return must correspond to the PRPP plan number on the original return submitted.

<fileramendmentnote></fileramendmentnote>
Filer amendment note  
- use for report type A only
- up to 1309 alphanumeric
- acceptable characters

<TaxationYear></TaxationYear>
Taxation year
- Required 4 numeric characters
- taxation year (e.g., 2013)

<PooledRegisteredPensionPlanNumber></PooledRegisteredPensionPlanNumber>
PRPP plan number
- Required, up to 9 alphanumeric characters, must be upper case
- pooled Registered Pension Plan number that was issued by CRA. (i.e. PRPP 1234)
- acceptable characters: alpha, numeric, space and hyphen
Note: When amending a PRPP slip, the PRPP plan number must correspond to the PRPP plan number on the original summary submitted.

<TotalSlipCount></TotalSlipCount>
Total number of PRPP contribution receipt slips
- Required, up to 7 numeric characters
- total number of PRPP slips filed with this PRPP Contribution Summary

<AdministratorName>

<NameLine1Text></NameLine1Text>
Administrator name - line 1
- Required, up to 30 alphanumeric characters
- first line of administrator’s name
- if "&" is used in the name area enter as "&amp;"
- acceptable characters

<NameLine2Text></NameLine2Text>
Administrator name - line 2
- up to 30 alphanumeric characters
- second line of administrator’s name
- acceptable characters

<NameLine3Text></NameLine3Text>
Administrator name - line 3
- up to 30 alphanumeric characters
- use for "care of" or "attention"
- acceptable characters

</AdministratorName>

<AdministratorAddress>

<AddressLine1Text></AddressLine1Text>
Administrator address - line 1
- up to 30 alphanumeric characters
- first line of the administrator address
- acceptable characters

<AddressLine2Text></AddressLine2Text>
Administrator address - line 2
- up to 30 alphanumeric characters
- second line of the administrator address
- acceptable characters

<CityName></CityName>
Administrator city
- up to 28 alphanumeric characters
- city in which the administrator is located
- acceptable characters

<ProvinceStateCode></ProvinceStateCode>
Administrator province or territory code
- 2 alpha characters, must be upper case
- Canadian province or territory in which the administrator is located

<CountryCode></CountryCode>
Administrator Country code
- 3 alpha characters
- Country in which the administrator is located
- use only the 3 alphabetic country codes as outlined in the International Standard (ISO) 3166 Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries
- Always use CAN for Canada

<PostalZipCode></PostalZipCode>
Administrator postal code
- Required, up to 10 alphanumeric characters, must be upper case
- administrator Canadian postal code, format: alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, example: A9A9A9
- or the administrator USA zip code
- or when the administrator country code is neither CAN nor USA, enter the foreign postal code- the dash (-) is an acceptable character ONLY for USA or foreign postal code

</AdministratorAddress>

<ContactInformation>

<ContactName></ContactName>
Contact name
- Required, up to 22 alphanumeric characters
- contact’s first name followed by surname for this return
- omit titles such as Mr., Mrs., Ms, etc.
- acceptable characters

<ContactAreaCode></ContactAreaCode>
Contact area code
- Required, 3 numeric characters
- area code of telephone number

<ContactPhoneNumber></ContactPhoneNumber>
Contact telephone number
- Required, 3 digits with a hyphen (-), followed by 4 digits
- telephone number of the contact

<ContactExtensionNumber></ContactExtensionNumber>
Contact extension number
- up to 5 numeric characters
- extension of the contact

</ContactInformation>

<PooledRegisteredPensionPlanTotalAmount>

<TotalEmployeePriorYearContributionAmount></TotalEmployeePriorYearContributionAmount>
Total Employee contributions in the final 10 months of taxation year
- report the total employee contribution amount of all of the PRPP contribution slips filed with this PRPP Contribution Summary for the final 10 months of the taxation year
- up to13 numeric characters
- enter dollars and cents. For example: 12345678901.23 (No spaces or commas)

<TotalEmployeeCurrentYearContributionAmount></TotalEmployeeCurrentYearContributionAmount>
Total Employee contributions in the first 60 days of the current year
- report the total employee contribution amount of all of the PRPP contribution slips filed with this PRPP Contribution Summary for the first 60 days of the current year
- up to 13 numeric characters
- enter dollars and cents. For example: 12345678901.23 (No spaces or commas)

<TotalEmployeePriorYearExemptIncomeContributionAmount></TotalEmployeePriorYearExemptIncomeContributionAmount>
Total Employee Contributions from Exempt Income Prior Year
-the total amount of contributions made by employees to the Pooled Registered Pension
Plan from exempt income in the final 10 months (March to December months) of the
prior year
- up to 13 numeric characters
- enter dollars and cents. For example: 12345678901.23 (No spaces or commas)

<TotalEmployeeCurrentYearExemptIncomeContributionAmount></TotalEmployeeCurrentYearExemptIncomeContributionAmount>
Total Employee Contributions from Exempt Income Current Year
-report the total amount of contributions made by employees to the Pooled Registered
Pension Plan from tax-exempt earnings in the first 60 days (January and February months)
of the current year
- up to 13 numeric characters
- enter dollars and cents. For example: 12345678901.23 (No spaces or commas)

<TotalEmployerContributionAmount></TotalEmployerContributionAmount>
Total employer contributions
- report the total employer contribution amount of all of the PRPP contribution slips filed with this PRPP Contribution Summary
- up to 13 numeric characters
- enter dollars and cents. For example: 12345678901.23 (No spaces or commas)

</PooledRegisteredPensionPlanTotalAmount>

</PRPPSummary>

</PRPP>

</Return>

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2025-10-28