Personal and address information

The following are instructions on how to complete "Step 1 – Identification and other information" of your tax return.

Incomplete or incorrect information may delay the processing of your tax return and any refund, credit, or benefit such as any GST/HST credit and Canada child benefit (CCB) payments you may be entitled to receive.

Topics

• Marital status
• If you have moved
• Your province or territory of residence
• Residency information for tax administration agreements
  For residents of British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories, or Yukon, to determine whether you live on Indigenous government lands.
• Elections Canada
• Social insurance number (SIN)
• Manage online mail

Additional identification information

Enter your name, social insurance number, and current address.

Enter your date of birth.

Indicate in which language you would prefer to deal with the CRA.

If the return is for a deceased person, enter the date of death in the area provided on page 1 of the return.

Forms and publications

• Income Tax Package – Guide, return, and schedules 
• Guide T4011, Preparing Returns for Deceased Persons
• Guide T4013, T3 – Trust Guide

Related topics

• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: Identity theft