Payroll Related Deadlines

Due dates for quarterly remitters

Your remittance deadline is the fifteenth of the month following the calendar quarter in which you pay or provide compensation if you are a quarterly remitter, including an eligible new small employer.


The following are the calendar quarters and your deadlines:


  • ◙ January to March: due by April 15
  • ◙ April to June: due by July 15
  • ◙ July to September: due by October 15
  • ◙ October to December: due by January 15

Due dates for regular remitters

Your remittance is due on the fifteenth of the month after the day that you pay or provide compensation if you are a regular remitter.


Due dates for issuing T4 and T5

The last day of February following the calendar year to which the information return relates is the deadline for producing T4 and T5 T4 Summaries and T4/T5 slips.


Please be aware that if your payment is received on the following business day, it is considered on time even if the due date occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or CRA-recognized public holiday.