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These are the CRA’s latest public news releases, pulled from the Government of Canada news feed once a day. We don’t rewrite them, because the original is always the better source.
The page is for people who want to hear about a change before it lands in their pay, their benefit payment or their mailbox. CRA news releases announce new payment dates, changes to benefits, the start of filing season and warnings about scams, and most of it never reaches the front page of a newspaper. Instead of hunting through a government website, you can scan the latest five headlines here and click through to the full release on the CRA’s own page.
How to read them is simple. Look at the date first, since a release from February may already be old news. Then decide whether it touches you: a change to child benefit payments matters if you receive one, a filing-season launch matters to nearly everyone, and a scam warning matters to everybody. If something does apply, our guides and calculators can show what it means in dollars. We don’t comment on the releases or predict what comes next, and nothing here is advice for you or anyone else.
A note on timing. The feed is fetched once a day, so this page is not real time. Each headline shows the date the CRA published it, and a release from this morning may not appear until the next refresh. For anything urgent, go straight to the CRA’s news page.
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Latest headlines
Latest from the CRA
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- The Canada Child Benefit payments increasing in 2026-2027: Nearly 81,000 families in New Brunswick benefiting from more generous payments starting this month
Canada Revenue Agency news release, July 16, 2026
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Canada Revenue Agency news release, May 6, 2026
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Canada Revenue Agency news release, April 17, 2026
- The Minister of Finance and National Revenue and the Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions) mark the launch of the 2026 tax-filing season
Canada Revenue Agency news release, February 23, 2026
Why read this?
News releases often announce new deadlines, scams and changes to payments. You’ll find new deadlines, scam warnings and payment changes here, and you shouldn’t have to hunt for them. Can’t see anything above? The feed may be down, so check the CRA’s own news page. For dates that never change, see the tax calendar, and for current limits, the numbers for the year. Our guide to dealing with the CRA covers letters and calls, and the benefits and credits guide explains the payments that releases often mention.
If you’re ever unsure whether a message you received is real, don’t click anything in it, because scammers copy the look of CRA notices, and instead sign in to your own CRA account or call the agency using the number on its website.
We’re not the CRA, and this isn’t advice for you or anyone else.
Frequently asked questions
Where do the headlines come from?
From the Canada News Centre feed for the Canada Revenue Agency. Each one links to the original page.
Does this site speak for the CRA?
No. We aren't affiliated with the CRA. We list its public headlines and nothing more.
How often does the list update?
Once a day. If the feed can't be reached, the last list stays on the page.
Information only. This page is general information, not tax, legal or accounting advice. Tax-Services.ca is an independent publisher: we don't prepare or file tax returns or offer tax services, and we have no connection with the CRA, Revenu Québec, any government or any company named on this page. Check the figures that matter with an official source or a qualified professional.