Note: This year-end KIT is intended for Wagepoint 1.0 users. If you’ve upgraded to Wagepoint 2.0, here is the Wagepoint 2.0 year-end KIT.
A successful year-end revolves around – no huge surprise – your year-end documents. So we’ve prepared this article to guide you through Wagepoint’s 2025-2026 review and submission periods, as well as some helpful tips to keep you on track.
How does document submission work in Wagepoint this year?
In short, it will work exactly the same way as last year, using daily submissions.
Simply click “Submit” anytime during the review period of January 5, 2026 at 12:00 am ET to February 19, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET and your file(s) will typically be transmitted to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec (RQ) within one to two (1-2) business days.
Tips and tricks to help with your year-end documents
- You must run a minimum of two (2) payrolls that pay in the 2025 calendar year in order for Wagepoint to prepare and submit your T4/T4A/RL-1 forms. To check if you qualify, please review your payroll reports.
- Please confirm that you’ve correctly set your “Auto-submit tax forms” status under Settings > Account Settings to indicate how you’d like your year-end forms handled.
- The toggle is set to “Yes” by default, unless you have changed this setting in the past.
- This setting will be locked as of February 19, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET.
- Set the toggle to “Yes” to allow Wagepoint to file the tax forms with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec (RQ) on your behalf.
- Set the toggle to “No” if you wish to DIY, submitting your own tax forms to the government and your employees.
- Note: If adjusting the toggle, ensure you leave enough time to review and edit the tax forms if needed, before the above noted deadline. The toggle will be locked and, if set to “Yes”, forms will be submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec (RQ) on your behalf.
- The toggle is set to “Yes” by default, unless you have changed this setting in the past.
- As per the CRA/RQ, the year-end reporting period only looks at pay dates that fall within the calendar year — January to December 2025. In other words, anything you want showing on your 2025 year-end documents must be processed in 2025 with a pay date in 2025.
- If you have payrolls that were processed outside of Wagepoint, you must enter the year-to-date amounts into the system in order for the wages and taxes to be included in your year-end reports. If these amounts were not added at the time that the employee was set up in the system, you will also be able to add these to the T4 during the review process.
- Once your files are submitted, we will generate the final year-end forms in PDF format and make them available to your employees online through the employee portal. If you have active or terminated employees who don’t have access to their Wagepoint employee accounts online, you will need to print and physically mail or hand out their T4 / T4A / RL1. (You must also request their written permission to use alternate methods of delivery like standard mail.)
- Please note: We’re currently processing your T4 and RL-1 slips. Finalized versions will be uploaded to your Reports folder and Employee Portal by the CRA filing deadline of March 2, 2026.
Important payroll timelines for 2025-2026 year-end
| Dates and deadlines | |
|---|---|
| Before Nov. 30, 2025 | Ensure you set up any employees or contractors who were not paid through Wagepoint but need a T4/T4A/RL-1 for 2025 before you run your last payroll for the year. |
| Dec. 23, 2025 | Updates to the payroll tax tables for 2026 will be completed within Wagepoint. |
| Dec. 23, 2025* |
First date to process a direct deposit payroll for a pay date in 2026. *This date has been updated from Dec. 29 to give you extra time to prepare for 2026. |
| Dec. 24, 2025 | The last date to process a direct deposit payroll for a pay date in 2025 if you are on a standard 3-day processing schedule. If you are unsure of your processing schedule, please reach out to support to confirm your schedule. |
| Dec. 31, 2025 | The last date to process a manual payroll for a pay date in 2025 and issue paper cheques or e-transfers to pay employees. Your payroll must be processed by 12:00 pm ET. |
| Jan. 5, 2026 | T4, T4A, RL-1 reports for 2025 will be available for review in Wagepoint. |
| Jan. 5, 2026 | Watermarked 2025 RL-1 Summaries will be available for download in Wagepoint. Unlike previous years, you will not be able to print, sign and mail these Summaries to Revenu Québec due to changing requirements. Read more. |
| Jan. 14, 2026 onward | Employees can begin accessing their individual T4 / T4A / RL-1 forms online through their Wagepoint employee accounts. (This applies to companies that submit their year-end forms within Wagepoint, beginning on January 5. Due to CRA’s blackout dates, the earliest electronic submission is January 12, 2026. After January 14, employees will be able to access PDFs approximately 48 business hours after employers submit the forms.) Update: We’re currently processing your T4 and RL-1 slips. Finalized versions will be uploaded to your Reports folder and Employee Portal by the CRA filing deadline of March 2, 2026. |
| Early February 2026 |
Québec employers – File your 2025 RL-1 Summary early to ensure it reaches Revenu Québec on or before February 28.
Please note that you will need to wait approximately 48 hours after you submit your RL-1 forms within Wagepoint to access the PDFs. There may be an added delay during busy periods, so please review and submit early. |
| Feb. 19, 2026 |
Adjustments to 2025 year-end documents must be completed by 11:59 pm ET. Last date to change auto-submit settings for 2025 year-end forms. |
| Feb. 20, 2026 | T4s, T4As, RL1s, T4 summary, and T4A summary reports will start to be submitted to the CRA/RQ via an electronic bulk submission process for customers whose auto-submit setting is set to “Yes”. |
| Mar. 3, 2026 onward | If applicable, you can request amendments ($10 per amended or cancelled slip) for any year-end reports that have been submitted electronically. |
| Mar. 9, 2026 onward | The “auto-submit” tax forms setting will re-open for 2026. |
We’re here to help.
Contact Wagepoint’s customer support by submitting a ticket directly within the app, or sending us an email to support@wagepoint.com.