Service Standards 2017-2018

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Service Standards 2017-2018

Service standards for enquiries and account updates

Telephone enquiries serviceFootnote 1

  • What is this? This is a timeliness service standard for responding to telephone enquires. Once callers indicate that they want to speak with an agent, our goal is to respond to their call in the agent queue within two minutes. This service standard was modified in 2017-2018.
  • Standard: Our goal is to respond to your telephone call within two minutes of your choosing to speak to an agent.
  • Target: The CRA aims to meet this standard 80% of the time.
  • How you can request this service from the CRA:
    • Telephone
  • How you will receive this service from the CRA:
    • Telephone
Performance results:
2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
N/A N/A N/A

My Business Account enquiries

  • What is this? This is a timeliness service standard for responding to My Business Account enquires. This service standard was introduced in 2017-2018.
  • Standard: Our goal is to respond to your enquiries submitted through the My Business Account within two weeks.
  • Target: The CRA aims to meet this standard 95% of the time.
  • How you can request this service from the CRA:
    • My Business Account
  • How you will receive this service from the CRA:
    • My Business Account
Performance results:
2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
N/A N/A N/A

Debt Management Call Centre – tax programs telephone service level

  • What is this? This is a timeliness service standard for tax collections payment arrangements and enquiries from businesses and individuals. Once callers indicate that they want to speak with an agent, our goal is to respond to their call in the agent queue within one minute. This service standard was introduced in 2017-2018.
  • Standard: Our goal is to respond to a call in the agent queue within one minute.
  • Target: The CRA aims to meet this standard 80% of the time.
  • How you can request this service from the CRA:
    • Telephone
  • How you will receive this service from the CRA:
    • Telephone
Performance results:
2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
N/A N/A N/A

Debt Management Call Centre – government programs telephone service level

  • What is this? This is a timeliness service standard for collections and account-specific telephone enquiries for defaulted Canada student loans, employment insurance overpayments, and other debts on behalf of Employment and Social Development Canada. Once callers indicate that they want to speak with an agent, our goal is to respond to their call in the agent queue within two minutes. This service standard was introduced in 2017-2018.
  • Standard: Our goal is to respond to a call in the agent queue within two minutes.
  • Target: The CRA aims to meet this standard 80% of the time.
  • How you can request this service from the CRA:
    • Telephone
  • How you will receive this service from the CRA:
    • Telephone
Performance results:
2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
N/A N/A N/A

Authorize or cancel a representative

  • What is this? This is a timeliness service standard for processing a request to authorize or cancel a representative. This service standard was modified in 2017-18.
  • Standard: Our goal is to update your account information within three business days of receiving your digital request to authorize or cancel a representative, and within four weeks of receiving your paper request Footnote 2 to authorize or cancel a representative.
  • Target: The CRA aims to meet this standard 95% of the time.
  • How you can request this service from the CRA:
    • Internet
    • Mail
  • How you will receive this service from the CRA:
    • Internet
    • Mail
Performance results:
2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
N/A N/A N/A

Footnotes

Footnote 1

This service standard is made up of the following telephone enquiries service standards: general enquiries, e-Services Helpdesk enquiries, business enquiries, Canada child benefit enquiries, charities enquiries, GST/HST rulings and interpretations enquiries, and GST/HST credit enquiries.

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Footnote 2

A paper request includes one that is sent online using our "Submit Documents" service.

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Date modified:
2017-04-27