Complete your tax return at a free tax clinic.

Please note that recruitment for our 2025 Community Volunteer Income Tax Clinics is now live. To learn how you can become a volunteer, visit the Canada Revenue Agency website, opens a new window.

Registration to file your taxes at a Community Volunteer Income Tax Clinic will open in March 2025. 

What is a free tax clinic?

Free tax clinics provide eligible community members with the opportunity to have their tax returns done free of charge. Free tax clinics, opens a new window are hosted by Canada Revenue Agency and their partnered community organizations through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program.

Am I eligible for help at a free tax clinic?

You may be eligible for help at a free tax clinic if you have a modest income and a simple tax situation. In general, you have a modest income if based on your family size, your total family income is less than the amount shown in the chart below.

The chart below shows the requirements to take part in a free tax clinic.

Simple tax situation

In general, your tax situation is simple if you have no income or if your income comes from these sources:

• employment
• pension
• benefits such as Canada Pension Plan, disability, employment insurance, social assistance
• registered retirement savings plans (RRSP's)
• support payments
• scholarships, fellowships, bursaries or grants
• interest (under $1,000)

Your tax situation is not simple if you:

• are self-employed or have employment expenses
• have business or rental income and expenses
• have capital gains or losses
• have filed for bankruptcy
• are completing a tax return for a deceased person

2025 Tax Clinics

Please note that recruitment for upcoming 2025 Community Volunteer Income Tax Clinics is now live. To learn how you can become a volunteer, visit the Canada Revenue Agency website, opens a new window.

In partnership with the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program.