Pay with a debit card through the CRA's My Payment service – Payments to the CRA

You can make payments directly to the CRA using your bank access card (Visa Debit or Debit Mastercard) through CRA's secure electronic service called My Payment. 

You cannot use credit cards or Interac® debit cards with My Payment.

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What you can and can't pay

Payments you can make online through My Payment
Individuals
  • Income tax (T1) 2023 tax return
  • Income tax (T1) amount owing
  • Income tax (T1) instalment payments
  • Benefits and credit repayments:
    • Advanced Canada Workers Benefit
    • Alberta credits
    • Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR)
    • Canada Child Benefit (CCB)
    • Canada Dental Benefit
    • Climate Action Incentive (CAI)
    • COVID-19 benefits (CERB, CESB, CRB, etc.)
    • GST/HST credit (GSTC)
    • Nunavut Carbon Credit
    • One-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit
    • Ontario credits
    • Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB)
  • Part XIII non-resident withholding tax
  • Section 216 tax return (T1159)
  • Tax-free savings account (TFSA) amount owing
  • Underused Housing Tax (UHT)
Businesses
  • Corporation income tax (T2)
  • Corporation income tax (T2) interim (instalment) payments
  • Air Travellers Security Charge (ATSC)
  • COVID-19 business subsidies (wage or hiring subsidy, rent subsidy) repayment
  • Excise duties
  • Excise tax
  • Excise tax on insurance premiums
  • Fuel charge
  • GST/HST remittances
  • Information returns penalty
  • Luxury tax
  • Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Board payments
  • Part XIII non-resident withholding tax
  • Payroll source deductions
  • Softwood lumber products export charge
  • Underused Housing Tax (UHT)
Trusts
  • Trust income tax (T3)
Payments you cannot make online through My Payment
Businesses
  • Garnishment on behalf of an employee
  • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (Ontario) payments
Charities
  • Charity re-registration or penalty payment

If you can't use this method or want to pay in another way, find options for your situation by answering a few questions about what you are paying.

How to pay the amount you owe

Interac Debit cards are no longer a payment option in the My Payment service as of September 10, 2024.

Check with your bank or credit union for more information.

Steps

  1. Have an activated debit card

    To use My Payment, you need an activated debit card with one or more of the following logos:

    Visa Debit

    If your card has the Visa Debit logo and the Interac logo, use the Visa Debit option to pay.

    Participating Canadian banks and credit unions using the Visa Debit logo
    • ATB Financial
    • CIBC
    • RBC Royal Bank
    • Scotiabank
    • TD Canada Trust
    Debit Mastercard

    If your card has the Debit Mastercard logo and the Interac logo, use the Debit Mastercard option to pay.

    Participating Canadian banks and credit unions using the Debit Mastercard logo
    • BMO
    • Servus Credit Union
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    Fees and transaction limitations

    The CRA does not charge a fee for using this service.

    Ask your bank or credit union about any fees they may charge for making online payments, as well as any transaction limits.

  2. Make the payment

    Pay now using My Payment

    Hours of service

    21 hours a day, 7 days a week. Hours of service

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Processing time

  • Considered as paid: usually the same or next business day (varies based on your bank or credit union)
  • Updated in your CRA account up to 3 business days after the payment is received

You can confirm if we received a payment.

If your payment is still not showing after 3 business days, you can resolve a payment issue.

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