Source-Deductions-and-Remittances

Business Number
Nine-digit CRA identifier that anchors payroll program accounts and employer-side payroll registration.
Source Deductions & Remittances
CRA payroll account structure, remitter categories, due dates, and payment workflow after each pay run.
Payroll Program Account
15-character CRA payroll account built from the business number, RP program code, and reference number.
PD7A
CRA statement-of-account and remittance-voucher form issued to regular and quarterly remitters for current source deductions.
Accelerated Remitter
CRA remitter category for employers that must remit more often than monthly, using Threshold 1 or Threshold 2 due-date cycles.
Payroll Remittance
Employer payment of source deductions and related employer amounts to the CRA after payroll creates the liability.
Quarterly Remitter
CRA remitter category for qualifying small employers that remit payroll amounts four times a year instead of monthly or accelerated.
Regular Remitter
CRA remitter category for employers on the standard monthly payroll remittance schedule, usually due on the 15th of the next month.
Remittance Due Date
Deadline for CRA payroll remittances, determined by remitter type and the remitting period in which employees were paid.
Remitter Type
CRA classification that sets whether payroll is remitted monthly, quarterly, or on accelerated Threshold 1 or Threshold 2 cycles.
Threshold 1 Accelerated Remitter
CRA accelerated remitter category with tighter remittance timing than a regular remitter schedule.
Threshold 2 Accelerated Remitter
Highest accelerated CRA remitter category, with the fastest payroll remittance timing after each run.