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First-Year Tax Calendar for Canadian Founders

12 min readLast updated June 2026Beginner levelCanada-wideOfficial-source checked

The deadlines aren't hard to meet — they're hard to see, because filing and paying happen on different dates, some dates are fixed and some move with your year-end, and your first year has its own quirks. Here's the whole map.

First-Year Tax Calendar for Canadian Founders

The deadlines aren't hard to meet — they're hard to see, because filing and paying happen on different dates, some dates are fixed and some move with your year-end, and your first year has its own quirks. Here's the whole map.

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