Since non-tax residents of Canada do not have a Social Insurance Number provided by the tax bureau, they cannot file taxes normally. Even if they live in Canada for some reason, they cannot apply for any Canadian benefits or tax refunds.
Canadian Individual Taxpayer Number (ITN) It is a unique number that non-tax residents of Canada (including non-Canadian citizens, non-permanent residents of Canada, and foreign workers in Canada) must have when reporting tax-related work matters in Canada.
Therefore, for most non-tax residents in Canada, in some cases, they must actively apply for a Canadian Individual Tax Number (ITN) to handle the following tax matters:
- Filing Canadian personal taxes
- Apply to the Canada Revenue Agency for tax benefits in Canada and your home country: such as sales tax refunds or property tax refunds
- Selling your property in Canada
How to apply for a Canadian tax ID
1. The customer shall carefully fill in the personal tax number application form as required, including the following information: name, address outside Canada, birthday, telephone number;
2. The customer provides relevant personal identification information, a copy of the passport photo page or a copy of the driver's license;
3. We process the application for Canadian tax number based on the information and materials provided by the customer and after confirmation with the customer;
4. After completing the application form and document certification, submit it by mail to complete the declaration of Canadian personal tax number;
Wang Ke, a certified public accountant, will sign the certification and submit it together with the application form. The processing time is about eight to ten weeks, and the applicant will be informed of the individual tax return (ITN) number in the form of a letter. However, it will take longer for overseas applicants to be notified, generally about twelve to fifteen weeks.
For non-Canadian residents who need to file Canadian taxes or have real estate investments in Canada, we strongly recommend that they apply for a Canadian Taxpayer Number (ITN) as early as possible to avoid late filing penalties when filing Canadian taxes or transaction delays when selling real estate investments due to the lack of a Canadian Taxpayer Number.
After receiving the application, the Canada Revenue Agency will generally notify the applicant of the Individual Taxpayer Number (ITN) in a letter within about six weeks. However, it will take longer for overseas applicants to be notified, generally around twelve to fifteen weeks.
Advantages of applying for a Canadian tax number through us
1. quick: Canadian CPA Wang Ke is an officially certified practicing accountant in Canada and has been working in Toronto for nearly 20 years. She reviews and signs clients' Canadian tax numbers and then expressly submits applications with high accuracy and faster processing speed, saving clients a lot of time and energy.
2. Convenient query: 24/7 WeChat inquiry. Open 7 days a week, answer the phone at any time. Provide customers with the most professional Canadian personal tax number application service, directly guarantee the highest quality of customer service.
