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A freelancer tax calendar for 2027
Self-employed people file the 2026 return on 15 June 2027 and pay any balance on 30 April 2027. June does not move April. Add employees or a GST/HST account and the same page sorts those dates, including the weekend shift.
The date people get wrong
Filing on 15 June 2027 does not push the payment. A balance owing is due on 30 April 2027. That is true for the income-tax balance, and it is true for the GST/HST annual payment of a qualifying self-employed individual. Check Canada.ca.
Pay
30 April 2027, a Friday. Expected payment date for a balance owing. Not moved by a June filing date.
File
15 June 2027, a Tuesday, if you are self-employed and the tax-shelter exception does not apply. Individuals who are not self-employed file on 30 April.
Do not swap
1 February 2027 is Q4 2026 GST/HST, because 31 January is a Sunday. Employment T4 slips are expected 1 March. 31 March is not quarterly.
Canada Self-Employed Calendar
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Constants and sources
- Self-employed T1: file 15 June 2027, pay a balance 30 April 2027. Income-tax instalments: 15 March, 15 June, 15 September, 15 December 2027. Tax-shelter expenses: file 30 April 2027. CRA, 2027 business deadlines.
- Individuals who are not self-employed: file the 2026 return by 30 April 2027. CRA newcomers tax tip.
- T4, T4A and related information returns: last day of February. 28 February 2027 is a Sunday, so the expected date is 1 March 2027. Remitter types are not restated. CRA payroll remitting.
- GST/HST monthly and quarterly: one month after the period. Q4 2026 nominal 31 January 2027, a Sunday, expected 1 February 2027. 31 March is not a quarterly date. CRA GST/HST reporting deadlines.
- GST/HST annual, individual with business income and a 31 December year-end: pay 30 April 2027, file 15 June 2027. Corporation, 31 December year-end: 31 March 2027. Individual with no business income: 31 March 2027.
- Weekend or public holiday: next business day. 2027 holiday dates are calculated from the names on the CRA holiday page, which showed 2026 when read. CRA public holidays.
Guides
Ten short guides from CRA and Revenu Québec pages read on 17 October 2026. The calendar lists federal dates only; Quebec dates are on Revenu Québec.
Self-Employed Canada 2027: File 15 June, Pay 30 April
Self-employed? Your 2026 return is due 15 June 2027, but any balance owing is still due 30 April 2027 (CRA). Examples and the tax-shelter exception.
Canada Tax Instalments 2027: 15 March to 15 December
CRA personal tax instalments are due 15 March, 15 June, 15 September and 15 December 2027, if required. Reminders and what is unverified.
Who Must Pay Tax Instalments in Canada? $3,000 Test
CRA: instalments may be required if net tax owing is over $3,000 ($1,800 in Quebec) this year and in one of the two prior years. Reminder rules explained.
T4 Filing Deadline 2027 in Canada: 1 March Expected
T4 and T4A slips are due the last day of February; because 28 February 2027 is a Sunday, the deadline is expected to move to 1 March 2027.
Payroll Remittance Due Dates in Canada by Remitter Type
CRA payroll remittance due dates depend on your remitter type: regular 15th of next month, quarterly, or accelerated. How AMWA sets the type.
GST/HST Deadlines 2027 for Self-Employed Filers
Self-employed GST/HST annual filers with 31 December year-end: pay 30 April 2027, file 15 June 2027. Monthly and quarterly: one month after the period.
GST/HST reporting period, instalments, and the weekend rule
How the CRA assigns annual, quarterly, and monthly GST/HST periods, when instalments fall, and how a weekend or holiday moves a date.
Tax Shelter Exception: 30 April 2027 Filing Deadline
Self-employed with business spending mainly on tax shelter investments? The CRA filing deadline is 30 April 2027 instead of 15 June. What it says.
Quebec Self-Employed Deadlines: What to Check Locally
Quebec residents file a separate provincial return with Revenu Québec. What the CRA pages say, what they do not, and what to confirm yourself.
Free CRA pages for the 2027 self-employed calendar
Official Canada.ca pages for 2027 business deadlines, GST/HST, payroll, and holidays. No product links and no affiliate links.
Questions readers ask
Does 15 June give more time to pay? No. A balance owing is due on 30 April 2027. The filing date does not push the payment.
Why does 31 January become 1 February, and whose date is that? 31 January 2027 is a Sunday. The next business day is 1 February 2027. That expected date is Q4 2026 GST/HST, the period that ended 31 December 2026. It is not the employment T4 deadline. T4 slips use the last day of February, expected 1 March 2027. 31 March is not a quarterly GST/HST date.
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