As a response to the pressure and hardship experienced by
Canadian taxpayers during the COVID-19 outbreak, the Government of
Canada has announced an extension of time for certain taxpayers to
comply with their income tax filing and payment obligations.
The table below summarizes changes to income tax return filing
due dates:
|
Types of Return
|
Original Due Date
|
New Due Date
|
| 2019 T1 Personal Return (for individuals
other than self-employed individuals and their spouses) |
April 30, 2020
|
June 1, 2020 |
| 2019 T3 Return (for trusts with December
31, 2019 year end) |
March 31, 2020
|
May 1, 2020 |
The June 15, 2020 deadline for self-employed individuals and
their spouses to file a T1 Personal Return is unchanged. Similarly,
no extension of time for a corporation to file its T2 Corporation
Return was announced.