In 2021, the total number of tax filers in Canada was equal to around 28.1 million individuals. This statistic breaks down this figure by province of residence of the tax filers. In 2021, about 10.8 million Ontarians filed an income tax return.
Number of tax filers in Canada in 2021, by province
Tax filers are people who filed a tax return for the reference year and were alive at the end of the year.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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