Please be advised that this site is not affiliated with the Canada Revenue Agency office.
It was created to provide general Canada Child Benefits information only.
You need to tell the CRA your new address if you move.
Your benefit and credit payments may stop if you do not. This is the case even if you use direct deposit and your bank account does not change.
The CRA will not share your change of address with other government departments. You need to contact each government department or agency to give them your new address (e.g. Service Canada Employment Insurance office, IRCC, etc). See Change your address with a different department or agency
Change your personal address
- Online
- Change your address online now using My Account.
Alternative: MyCRA web app
- By phone
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Change your address by phone
- Before you call
- To verify your identity, you will need:
- your social insurance number (SIN)
- your full name and date of birth
- your complete address
- an assessed return, notice of assessment or reassessment, other tax document, or be signed in to My Account
If you are calling the CRA on behalf of someone else, you must be a legal representative.
- Telephone number
- 1-800-959-8281
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut:
1-866-426-1527Outside Canada and the United States (operates in Eastern Time):
613-940-8495 - Hours
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Table 1 Day Hours Monday to Friday 8 am to 8 pm Saturday 9 am to 5 pm Sunday Closed Closed on public holidays
- By mail:
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Change your address by mail
- Complete Form RC325, Address Change Request
- Mail the completed form to the address on the form
Change an address by mail for someone else
You may also change the address of another individual at the same time, such as your spouse or common-law partner. Include a signed letter with your form that contains the individual’s:
- name
- social insurance number
- signature
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