Situation-first routing

Pick the closest tax situation, then open the first page that explains it clearly.

Use this page when you know the document, problem, or life event in front of you, but you do not yet know the exact Canadian tax term you need.

Most readers should start from the nearest real-world trigger rather than the broadest topic label. Open one page first, then follow the related-term trail once the concept is right.

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Fastest Single-Page Starts

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Use This Router Well

  • Start from the trigger in front of you, not the biggest section name
  • Open one or two pages first before jumping across the whole site
  • Switch to Library if you want the full section map instead

Choose the closest situation

Each card is a reader entry path, not just a category label. Start where the tax workflow actually began for you.

I am filing a personal return

Start with the return, then move into the income-calculation terms that determine the final result.

I am looking at a slip or pay statement

Start with the document you received, then connect it to the payroll or reporting terms that produced the amounts.

I am checking a credit or benefit

Start with the program, credit, or household-status term itself, then compare it with the income terms that affect amount or eligibility.

I am sorting deductions or work-related claims

Use the deductions pages when the issue is whether a claim lowers income on the return rather than lowering tax payable later.

I am dealing with Quebec or province-specific context

Use the provincial-context pages when the federal term is clear but the province, territory, or Quebec filing layer still changes the practical result.

I am handling GST/HST or business workflow

Move into the sales-tax, remittance, or self-employment pages when the issue is no longer just about ordinary employment income.

I already filed and the CRA responded

Use the CRA process pages to understand what happened after filing and what the next step means.

I am checking investments or registered accounts

Use the investment-tax pages when the question is about gains, cost base, RRSPs, or TFSAs rather than salary income.

Need the whole section map?

Use Library when you want the site organized by workflow and topic cluster instead of by situation.

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Need scope or boundary help?

Use the support pages when the real question is what the site covers, how it is edited, or whether it is enough.

Read the FAQ

Need support rather than term routing?

Corrections, missing terms, broken links, and boundary questions belong on the support pages rather than inside term pages.

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