A remittance is a payment a business sends to the CRA for amounts it has collected or withheld, such as payroll source deductions or net GST/HST.
A remittance is the act of forwarding to the CRA money the business holds on the government's behalf, chiefly payroll source deductions (income tax, CPP, EI plus the employer share) and net GST/HST. Because these are trust amounts, remittance deadlines are strict and the penalties for lateness are severe.
Payroll remittance frequency depends on the size of the payroll, from quarterly for the smallest employers to several times a month for large ones. Missing a remittance triggers penalties of up to 10% (20% for repeats) and interest, with directors personally liable, making remittance dates the most important on a business calendar.
An employer withholds $3,000 in source deductions in March. As a regular remitter, it must remit that plus its employer CPP and EI share to the CRA by April 15, the 15th of the following month.
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