Submitting CRA XML for Years Prior to 2025

What Happened?

Effective January 12, 2026, CRA has updated their validation requirements for XML submissions and now requires all XML files, including those from prior years, to be formatted according to the January 12, 2026 specifications. The fall out from this change is two-fold:

eForms 2023 and Earlier - Amended, cancelled and additional CRA XML files created by eForms 2023 and earlier years will be rejected by CRA.
eForms 2024.114 and Earlier - CRA XML files created by eForms 2024.114 and earlier, will be rejected by CRA.

What Have We Done?

We have updated eForms 2024 to version 2024.115. This version complies with the CRA XML specification of 2026-01-12 and can be used to prepare additional, amended and cancelled XML submissions to CRA for 2024.

Click here to download eForms 2024.115

We are also providing a free utility that updates XML files for years prior to 2025 to comply with the current CRA requirements. This includes XML files created by created by any eForms version released before eForms 2024.115, including eForms for years before 2024.

Click here to download the free XML converter tool

What Can You Do?

Follow these steps to use the free conversion tool to update an XML file created by any eForms released before eForms 2024.115 (or by any other software prior to 2025):

Create the XML file for the year in question; if you're using eForms see these instructions.
Download the conversion utility.
Simply run the utility and follow its prompts
The converted XML file will be created in the same location as the original, with the word "UPDATED" appended to the its name.
Submit the converted XML file to CRA as per usual.

And you're finished!

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