T3APP - Application for Trust Account Number

The following instructions are taken from the form.

Instructions and Information

Applying for a trust account number

A trustee can apply for a trust account number in order to file the corresponding return. A trustee is an individual or a non-individual (for example, a corporation, a partnership, or a trust company) that holds legal title to property in trust for the benefit of the beneficiaries. A trustee includes an executor, administrator, or liquidator who owns or controls property for some other person.

Note

This application also applies to a non-resident trust electing to file an income tax return under section 216 of the Income Tax Act. For more information, see Guide T4144, Income Tax Guide for Electing under Section 216.

What documents you need to send

Please send a completed and signed Form T3APP, Application for Trust Account Number, and a copy of the trust document (or the legal document such as a last will and testament) to the CRA.

Receiving and using the trust account number

Once the CRA has processed this form, a trust account number will be mailed to the trust. Include the number on all correspondence for the trust.

Note

The CRA has launched My Trust Account, a secure portal that lets legal and authorized representatives of trust accounts manage trust information online. You can securely access My Trust Account services through Represent a Client. For more information, go to Represent a Client – Canada.ca and click on About My Trust Account.

Representative

If you want to authorize a representative, please fill in and attach Form AUT-01, Authorize a Representative for Offline Access. You can find the form at canada.ca/authorize-representative-form.

Your representative cannot update any of the following:

address
direct deposit information
other representatives
pre-authorized debit agreement

Sending your Form T3APP and related documents

By mail

If the trustee is a deemed resident, or if the trustee's mailing address is in one of the locations listed below, send Form T3APP and documents to:	Winnipeg Tax Centre Post Office Box 14000, Station Main Winnipeg MB R3C 3M2
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Northwest Territories Nunavut Saskatchewan Yukon Specific areas of Ontario (Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo and their surrounding areas) Specific areas of Quebec (Montreal, Sherbrooke and their surrounding areas) An area outside of Canada
If the trustee's mailing address is in any other Canadian location not listed above, send Form T3APP and documents to:	Sudbury Tax Centre Post Office Box 20000, Station A Sudbury ON P3A 5C1

To receive your trust account number instantly, register for a trust account number online using the Trust account registration through one of CRA's online services. Go to canada.ca/cra-login-services.

Additional information

For more information, see Guide T4013, T3 Trust Guide, go to canada.ca, or call one of the following numbers:

toll-free within Canada and the Continental U.S.A: 1-800-959-8281
from outside Canada and the Continental U.S.A, the CRA accepts collect calls by automated response at 613-940-8495. In a collect call, you may hear a beep and experience a normal connection delay