These tips can help newcomers to Canada to file their taxes [Video]

If you are a newcomer to Canada and you are filing your income taxes for the first time, these tips can help you to understand the Canadian filing process.

According to a Canada Revenue Agency guide released this week, everyone in Canada should file their taxes, even if they haven’t made any income, so they can get benefits and credits they might be eligible to receive. 

Tax credits and benefits for individuals include:

• goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit;

• Canada child benefit;

• provincial or territorial payments; and

• the climate action incentive payment (for residents of eligible provinces) 

If you have trouble filing your taxes for the first time, there are free tax clinic in several locations that offer help, according to the CRA. Volunteers at tax clinics are available to do Canadians’ taxes both in-person and virtually.

These clinics are available to those with modest income and simple tax situations.

There is also a free online course…