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Figures: 2026 tax year

When your slips should arrive

A 2026 T4 must reach you by the last day of February 2027. Here is what to do when that date passes and nothing has come.

Updated 24 July 2026 · 1 min read

You cannot finish a return without your T4. The CRA sets a date by which your employer must get it to you.

The dates for the 2026 tax year

SlipEmployer deadlinePractical date
T4Last day of February 2027Monday 1 March 2027, because 28 February is a Sunday

How it may arrive

Paper in the post, or online through a payroll portal if you agreed to that. Electronic delivery needs your consent, so check your email and your payroll account before you assume the slip is lost.

You can also see your T4 in CRA My Account once your employer has filed the information return. That copy is enough to prepare a return with.

Give it a week

Post is slow at that time of year. Wait about a week past the date before chasing it. Then ask your employer, in writing, and keep the message.

If it still does not come

Read your T4 never arrived. The deadline for your return does not move because a slip is late.

Sources

Every figure and every procedure on this page was checked against the pages below on the date shown. The agencies revise these pages, so confirm anything you are about to act on.

  1. Completing and filing information returns (opens in a new tab)canada.ca · checked 24 July 2026
  2. Important dates for individuals (opens in a new tab)canada.ca · checked 24 July 2026

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