Filing taxes in Canada is relatively simple compared to the USA. See the site for various options, but try to find ones not operated by American firms such as H&R Block and TurboTax.

From a cursory search, TaxTron, GenuTax, Better Tax appear Canadian. Many are Pay-What-You-Want model.

If you have a complex tax situation and/or can’t file online, and/or don’t want to do the paper return yourself, consider seeing an independent Canadian accountant.

ETA: TurboTax blames filers for incorrect claims in Ontario getting audited, causing Canadians to owe thousands.

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    Absurd we don’t have a system from the government directly to do this.

    yeah, It seems the lobby is too strong here. A bunch of countries provide their own software with autofill included.

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      There has been some movement on this. There is a government file by phone option, restricted based on income and return complexity. It is being expanded onto computers, and a somewhat larger user pool. I’d like to see it be universal provided you match the complexity criteria.