CRA sign-in services help

CRA sign-in services help - About provincial partners

A provincial partner uses a type of government-issued identification to sign in. Currently, this sign-in option is only available to residents of British Columbia and Alberta.

On this page

• Who can use a provincial partner
• Benefits and limitations
• Resources

Who can use a provincial partner

To register with this option, you must have:

• An account with one of our provincial partners:

  • BC Services Card
  • Alberta.ca Account

• A social insurance number (SIN) to validate your identity the first time you sign in.

  If you do not have a SIN

  If you don't have a SIN, we will also accept:

  • A temporary tax number(TTN)
  • An individual tax number (ITN)

  You will not need to use the document verification service or a CRA security code to further verify your identity.

You can only use a provincial partner to sign in to My Account. If you already access My Account using a CRA user ID and password or a Sign-In Partner, you may continue using that option.

Benefits and limitations

Registering with a provincial partner allows you to:

• Get immediate access to My Account
• Register even if you haven’t filed your taxes in the previous 2 years

With a provincial partner you cannot use certain services, including:

• My Business Account
• Represent a Client

If you would like to access those services, you can also create a CRA user ID and password or use a Sign-In Partner to do so.

If you use a BC Services Card, you will not be required to enroll in multi-factor authentication (MFA).

Resources

For assistance with your BC Services Card, go to: BC Services Card Login

For assistance with your Alberta.ca Account, go to: Alberta.ca Account - Contact