T5007, Statement of Benefits

2026V3 - updated 2026-01-30

What’s new:

Validation enhancement:

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

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

Version 3 – Update to “initial” field to indicate alpha

Note

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

<Return>

<T5007>

<T5007Slip>

<RCPNT_NM>

<snm></snm>
Recipient surname
- Required, up to 20 alphanumeric
- first 20 letters of the recipient's surname, as it appears on the information return slip
- omit titles such as Mr., Mrs., etc.
- do not include first name or initials
- acceptable characters

<gvn_nm></gvn_nm>
Recipient first name
- up to 12 alphanumeric
- first 12 letters of the recipient's first given name, as it appears on the information return slip
Note: If only initials are available, provide the recipient's first initial.
- acceptable characters

<init></init>
Recipient initial
- 1 alpha
- initial of the recipient's second given name, as it appears on the information return slip

</RCPNT_NM>

<RCPNT_ADDR>

<addr_l1_txt></addr_l1_txt>
Recipient address - line 1
- up to 30 alphanumeric
- first line of the recipient's address, as it appears on the information return slip
- acceptable characters

<addr_l2_txt></addr_l2_txt>
Recipient address - line 2
- up to 30 alphanumeric
- second line of the recipient's address, as it appears on the information return slip
- acceptable characters

<cty_nm></cty_nm>
Recipient city
- up to 28 alphanumeric
- city in which the recipient is located, as it appears on the information return slip
- acceptable characters

<prov_cd></prov_cd>
Recipient province code
- 2 alpha, must be upper case
- Canadian province, in which the recipient is located as it appears on the information return slip or the state in the USA where the recipient is located, as it appears on the information return slip
- when the recipient's country code is neither CAN nor USA, enter ZZ in this field

<cntry_cd></cntry_cd>
Recipient country code
- 3 alpha
- country in which the recipient 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 CAN for Canada, and USA for the United States of America

<pstl_cd></pstl_cd>
Recipient postal code
- up to 10 alphanumeric, must be upper case
- the recipient's Canadian postal code, as it appears on the information return slip, format: alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, example: A9A9A9
- or the recipient's USA zip code, as it appears on the information return slip
- or when the recipient'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

</RCPNT_ADDR>

<sin></sin>
Recipient social insurance number (SIN)
- Required, 9 numeric
- the recipient's social insurance number, as it appears on the information return slip
- when the recipient has failed to provide a SIN, the only acceptable value to enter in the field is all zeroes.

<bn></bn>
Account Number
For Original returns:
- Required, 15 alphanumeric: 9 digits, RZ(must be upper case), 4 digits, example 000000000RZ0000
- must correspond to the Account number on the related T5007 Summary record
- 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

For Amended returns:
- Required, enter the same Account number used in the original filed return.
Note: In order to process a return, the complete Account number (BN15) is Required.

<rpt_tcd></rpt_tcd>
Report Type Code
- Required, 1 alpha, must be upper case
- originals = O
- amendments = A
- cancel = C
Note: An amended return must not include original slips, and conversely, an original return must not contain amended slips

<mb_scl_ast_pct></mb_scl_ast_pct>
T5007 Manitoba social assistance fraction
- 3 numeric, example: 50%=050; 100%=100
- T5007 slip, box 14 (Manitoba)

<T5007_AMT>

<wrkr_cmpn_ben_amt></wrkr_cmpn_ben_amt>
T5007 workers' compensation benefits
- up to 9 numeric
- enter dollars and cents, for example 0.00
- do not enter spaces or commas
- T5007 slip, box 10

<scl_ast_amt></scl_ast_amt>
T5007 social assistance payments or provincial supplement
- up to 9 numeric
- enter dollars and cents, for example 0.00
- do not enter spaces or commas
- T5007 slip, box 11

</T5007_AMT>

</T5007Slip>

<T5007Summary>

<bn></bn>
Account Number
For Original returns:
- Required, 15 alphanumeric: 9 digits, RZ(must be upper case), 4 digits, example 000000000RZ0000
- use the Account number assigned to file the T5007 information 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.

For Amended returns:
- Required, enter the same Account number used in the original filed return.
Note: In order to process a return, the complete Account number (BN15) is Required.

<PAYR_NM>

<l1_nm></l1_nm>
Payer name - line 1
- Required, up to 30 alphanumeric
- first line of payer's name
- acceptable characters
- if "&" is used in the name area enter as "&amp;"

<l2_nm></l2_nm>
Payer name - line 2
- up to 30 alphanumeric
- second line of payer's name
- acceptable characters

<l3_nm></l3_nm>
Payer name - line 3
- up to 30 alphanumeric
- use for "care of" or "attention"
- acceptable characters

</PAYR_NM>

<PAYR_ADDR>

<addr_l1_txt></addr_l1_txt>
Payer address - line 1
- up to 30 alphanumeric
- first line of the payer's address
- acceptable characters

<addr_l2_txt></addr_l2_txt>
Payer address - line 2
- up to 30 alphanumeric
- second line of the payer's address
- acceptable characters

<cty_nm></cty_nm>
Payer city
- up to 28 alphanumeric
- city in which the payer is located
- acceptable characters

<prov_cd></prov_cd>
Payer province code
- 2 alpha, must be upper case
- Canadian province in which the payer is located or the USA state in which the payer is located
- when the payer's country code is neither CAN nor USA, enter ZZ in this field.

<cntry_cd></cntry_cd>
Payer country code
- 3 alpha
- the country in which the payer 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 CAN for Canada, and USA for the United States of America

<pstl_cd></pstl_cd>
Payer postal code
- Required, up to 10 alphanumeric, must be upper case
- the payer's Canadian postal code, format: alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, example: A9A9A9
- or the payer's USA zip code
- or when the payer'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

</PAYR_ADDR>

<CNTC>

<cntc_nm></cntc_nm>
Contact name
- Required, up to 22 alphanumeric
- contact's first name followed by surname for this information return
- omit titles such as Mr., Mrs., Miss
- acceptable characters

<cntc_area_cd></cntc_area_cd>
Contact area code
- Required, 3 numeric
- Area code of telephone number

<cntc_phn_nbr></cntc_phn_nbr>
Contact telephone number
- Required, 3 numeric with a (-), followed by 4 numeric.
- telephone number of contact

<cntc_extn_nbr></cntc_extn_nbr>
Extension Number
- up to 5 numeric
- extension of contact.

</CNTC>

<tx_yr></tx_yr>
Taxation year
- Required, 4 numeric
- the taxation year (i.e., 2001)

<slp_cnt></slp_cnt>
Total number of information return slip records
- Required, up to 7 numeric
- total number of information return slip records filed with this information return summary

<rpt_tcd></rpt_tcd>
Report Type Code
- Required, 1 alpha, must be upper case
- originals = O
- amendments = A
Note: : An amended return must not include original slips, and conversely, an original return must not contain amended slips  

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

<T5007_TAMT>

<tot_cmpn_ben_amt></tot_cmpn_ben_amt>
T5007 total workers' compensation benefits
- up to 13 numeric
- enter dollars and cents, for example 0.00
- do not enter spaces or commas
- accumulated total of workers' compensation benefits (box 10), as reported on the T5007 slips filed with this T5007 summary

<tot_scl_ast_amt></tot_scl_ast_amt>
T5007 total social assistance payments or provincial supplement
- up to 13 numeric
- enter dollars and cents, for example 0.00
- do not enter spaces or commas
- accumulated total of social assistance payments or provincial supplement (box 11), as reported on the T5007 slips filed with this T5007 summary

</T5007_TAMT>

</T5007Summary>

</T5007>

</Return>

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2026-02-03