Register to volunteer

Thank you for choosing to volunteer at a free tax clinic!

Please ensure that you have read before you register – important information before registering.

Volunteers must meet certain requirements before they can participate in the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP). The requirements depend on your role as a volunteer. If you will have more than one role, register for the role that has the highest requirements. For example if you will be booking appointments and submitting tax returns electronically, follow the requirements for electronic filing (EFILE).

Please complete all requirements for the role(s) you register to volunteer in.

Register in a support role

If you volunteer in a support role, you can be an interpreter, greeter, administrator, or screener.

Before you register for any of these roles, you need to determine if you will access or handle taxpayer information.

If you will not access or handle taxpayer information, you must:

1. register for the CVITP

If you will access or handle taxpayer information, you must:

1. register for the CVITP
2. obtain a valid police records check

Register as a tax preparer

To register as a volunteer tax preparer, determine how you will prepare and file returns, then complete the steps below.

If you are preparing paper returns only, you must:

1. register for the CVITP
2. obtain a valid police records check

If you are filing returns electronically through EFILE, or electronically through EFILE and by paper, you must:

1. register for the CVITP
2. apply for an EFILE number or renew your EFILE account

If you are filing returns electronically through EFILE and will be using Auto-fill my return, you must:

1. register for the CVITP
2. apply for a representative identifier (RepID) using the Represent a Client portal
3. apply for an EFILE number or renew your EFILE account
4. obtain a valid police records check
   

   Note: New for EFILE registration

   Please be advised changes have been made to the EFILE registration/renewal forms to improve the systems’ safety and security. As a result of these changes, all EFILE registrations or renewals now require a RepID.

   • If you already have a RepID, you must provide it when you register/renew your account.
   • If you do not have a RepID, you can obtain one by registering with Represent a Client.