Canadian Individual Income Tax Return Statistics for the 2023 Tax Year

2023 tax year data from individual income tax and benefit returns processed by the Canada Revenue Agency, with assessments up to November 30, 2024. The statistics are subject to revision and use an earlier extraction date than previous editions to increase timeliness. The data is published by the Canada Revenue Agency and was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze income distribution and tax burden based on processed tax return statistics.
• Model trends in tax filings and benefits for the 2023 tax year.
• Compare tax year statistics with previous editions, accounting for the changed extraction timeframe.
• Study the impact of tax policy changes using the most recent assessment data.

Strengths

• Data is from the most recent 2023 tax year assessments, extracted up to November 30, 2024.
• Published by the authoritative Canada Revenue Agency.
• Available in CSV format for programmatic analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Statistics are subject to revision and comparisons with past editions require accounting for different extraction dates.

Provenance

Source

Canada Revenue Agency | Agence du revenu du Canada

Collection Method

Data from individual income tax and benefit returns processed for the 2023 tax year.

Time Range

2023 tax year, with assessments up to November 30, 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:38:16.524612; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada