Making Payments
How to make a payment
On this page
There are several options for making a payment to Alberta Tax and Revenue Administration, which are described below.
By Internet
You may be able to pay your corporate or commodity taxes by using the internet payment services provided by major financial institutions in Canada or TelPay for Business. For information, contact your financial institution to see if they provide these services. Most financial institutions allow you to schedule post-dated payments.
At your financial institution
You can make your payment free of charge at your financial institution in Canada. Present the required original TRA remittance advice and your payment to the teller. (Photocopies of the remittance advice form are not accepted.)
By mail or in person
You may mail, courier or hand-deliver cheques and money orders payable to the Minister of Finance, to TRA between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except government holidays.
Any cash payment in excess of the amount owing will be credited to the taxpayer’s account, as the reception desk no longer provides change. TRA also accepts payment by debit card in person at the following address:
Tax and Revenue Administration
Alberta Finance
9811 - 109 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 2L5
To help us process your payment correctly, write your Corporate Access Number and/or full nine-digit Business Identification Number (BIN) (e.g. 123456789) on the back of the cheque or money order. Cheques that are post-dated to the due date are acceptable. We consider you to have made the payment on the day we receive the payment, not on the day you mail it. Do not send cash in the mail.
The Calgary office of Tax and Revenue Administration (TRA) no longer accepts mailed, couriered or hand delivered documents or payments effective September 1, 2009 - click here for more information.
Remittance advices
We will automatically send you the appropriate remittance advice based on your account status and needs, along with your Statement of Account as applicable. If you need more remittance advices, please call us at 780-427-3044 (toll free within Alberta: 310-0000-780-427-3044). Financial institutions will not accept photocopied remittance advices.
Minimal amounts
You do not have to pay a balance of $20 or less that you may owe after we process your return and add any interest or penalty charges.
Payments made in error to Canada Revenue Agency
There is no process for transferring payments of Alberta corporate taxes made to Canada Revenue Agency in error.
For further information about payment of corporate taxes refer to paragraphs 17 through 19 of Information Circular CT-3, Alberta Corporate Tax Instalments. For more detailed information relating to Alberta corporate taxes, see the CT series of information circulars
