Update your personal information with the CRA – Change your address

Processing time: Immediate

Change your address online using your CRA account.

CRA sign in

1. Sign in to your CRA account
2. Select your Individual account to access My Account
3. Select Profile
4. Go to Contact information
5. Select Edit
6. Update your address

If you can't sign in to your CRA account

If your phone number has changed and you can't receive your multi-factor authentication (MFA) passcode to sign in, you will have to update your information by phone.

For more help with your CRA account, go to: Help with using your CRA account

Make a change for someone else

To change an address online for someone else, including a spouse or family member, you must be their legal representative and use Represent a Client in your CRA account.

Processing time: Immediate

Before you call

Have all of the following information ready to verify your identity:

• Social insurance number (SIN)
• Full name and date of birth
• Complete address
• Assessed tax return, notice of assessment or reassessment, or other tax document

You can also be signed in to your CRA account to access your tax information.

Make a change for someone else

You can only call on behalf of someone else in the following 2 situations:

• The person is present on the call to verify their identity in English or French and can provide verbal authorization for you to speak for them

• You are the person's legal representative with full legal authority to speak for them

  For details: Authorize a representative

Telephone numbers

1-800-959-8281 (opens up phone application)1-800-959-8281

Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut:
1-866-426-1527 (opens up phone application)1-866-426-1527 (toll free)

Outside Canada and the United States (operates in Eastern Standard Time):
1-613-940-8495 (opens up phone application)1-613-940-8495 (collect)

The CRA only accepts collect calls made through a telephone operator. After your call is accepted by an automated response, you may hear a beep and notice a normal connection delay. This service operates in Eastern Standard Time.

Teletypewriter (TTY) or Canada VRS

Teletypewriter (TTY):

1-800-665-0354 (opens up tty application) 1-800-665-0354

Canada VRS (Video Relay Service):

Register with Canada VRS to download the app and call the VRS line

If you use any other operator-assisted relay service, call our regular telephone numbers on this page instead of the TTY or Canada VRS numbers.

Hours

CRA’s Business Enquiries line hours

Day	Hours
Monday to Friday	8:00 am to 8:00 pm ET
Saturday and Sunday	Closed
Closed on public holidays

Processing time: 4 to 6 weeks after we receive your documents

Follow these steps to change your address by mail:

1. Complete Form RC325, Address and Telephone Number Change Request
2. Mail the completed form to the address on the form

Make a change for someone else

To change the address of another individual, such as your spouse or common-law partner, you must be their legal representative. The form must be completed along with the name of the legal representative clearly mentioned with a signature.

Processing time:

• Updated at the same time that your return is processed when you file a return electronically
• Approximately 8 weeks after receiving your paper return

You can change your address when you file your tax return in one of the following ways:

• On your paper return
• On your return filed electronically through a tax preparer or authorized service provider using EFILE

You cannot change your address if using NETFILE to file your return.

However, you should not wait for tax filing season to update your information. In some cases, identification changes could have a direct impact on your eligibility for benefits.