T4 — Statement of Remuneration Paid
What is this slip?
Summarizes employment income and payroll deductions for the year. This is the most common tax slip in Canada — almost every employed person gets one.
Every box explained
| Box | Label | Where it goes on your T1 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Employment income Your gross employment income before any deductions — salary, wages, commissions, taxable benefits. Note: Includes taxable benefits like employer-paid life insurance or personal use of a company vehicle. Goes to: Line 10100 of your T1 | Line 10100 of your T1 |
| 16 | Employee's CPP contributions CPP deducted from your pay during the year. Goes to: Claimed as a credit on Schedule 8 | Claimed as a credit on Schedule 8 |
| 16A | Employee's CPP2 contributions Second-tier CPP contributions (introduced 2024) on earnings above the first YMPE. Goes to: Schedule 8 | Schedule 8 |
| 17 | Employee's QPP contributions QPP deducted from your pay (Quebec employees only). Goes to: Schedule 8 / TP-1 | Schedule 8 / TP-1 |
| 18 | Employee's EI premiums Employment Insurance premiums deducted from your pay. Goes to: Claimed as a credit on Schedule 1 | Claimed as a credit on Schedule 1 |
| 20 | RPP contributions Your contributions to a Registered Pension Plan through work. Goes to: Line 20700 of your T1 | Line 20700 of your T1 |
| 22 | Income tax deducted Federal and provincial income tax withheld at source. Goes to: Line 43700 of your T1 (tax already paid) | Line 43700 of your T1 (tax already paid) |
| 24 | EI insurable earnings The earnings on which EI premiums were calculated. May be less than Box 14 if you hit the annual max. Goes to: For information only | For information only |
| 26 | CPP/QPP pensionable earnings The earnings on which CPP or QPP was calculated. May be less than Box 14 if you hit the YMPE. Goes to: For information only | For information only |
| 44 | Union dues Mandatory union dues or professional fees required for your employment. Goes to: Line 21200 of your T1 | Line 21200 of your T1 |
| 46 | Charitable donations Charitable donations deducted directly from your pay through a payroll giving program. Goes to: Schedule 9 | Schedule 9 |
| 50 | RPP or DPSP registration number The registration number of your workplace pension or profit-sharing plan. Goes to: For information only | For information only |
| 52 | Pension adjustment Reduces your RRSP room by the estimated value of your workplace pension benefits earned this year. Goes to: Used to calculate your RRSP deduction limit | Used to calculate your RRSP deduction limit |
| 56 | PPIP insurable earnings Provincial Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP in Quebec) insurable earnings. Goes to: For information only | For information only |
Quick tips
- You can view slips filed by your employer or payer in CRA My Account — usually within a few days of the February 28 deadline.
- If you received this slip but haven't filed your return, the income is still taxable. File using your own records if the slip is late.
- Keep your slips for at least 6 years — CRA can reassess that far back.
- If you have multiple employers, you get a separate T4 from each. Add up Box 14 from all of them for your total employment income.
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