CRA Launches the Registered Plan Administrator Account Portal
June 25, 2026
On June 15, 2026, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) launched the Registered Plan Directorate’s (“RPD”) Registered Plan Administrator Account (“RPAA”) portal, a new online platform which enables administrators of registered plans to interact with the RPD electronically.
The key features of the RPAA portal include:
- Accessible through other CRA accounts - registered plan owners1 (i.e., the administrator of a deferred income or savings plan) and their authorized representatives can access their registered plan accounts through the RPAA portal. In particular, authorized representatives can access the RPAA portal through Represent a Client in their CRA account;
- Online submission of documents – submit documents online, including applications to register a new plan, annual information returns, CRA filing forms, plan texts and amendments, waiver requests and other documents;
- Correspondence with the CRA – send and receive correspondence online with the CRA;
- Tracking – submissions and correspondence may be tracked with case reference numbers, status updates (showing assigned, pending, approved), and access to filing history; and,
- Authorized representatives – registered plan owners may grant access to their RPAA with tiered levels of permissions to individuals or firms.
The RPAA portal is available for the following types of plans:
- Registered pension plans
- Deferred profit sharing plans
- Retirement savings plans
- Tax-free savings accounts
- First home savings accounts
- Pooled registered pension plans
- Disability savings plans
- Education savings plans
- Retirement income funds
- Supplementary unemployment benefit plans
There will be a transition period (to be determined by the CRA) during which paper filings/correspondence may continue before use of the RPAA becomes mandatory, but registered plan administrators are encouraged to begin using the RPAA portal immediately.
The RPAA portal is a welcome step for plan administrators that should streamline communications and filings with the CRA.
For more information on the RPAA portal, click here.
1 For this purpose, “registered plan owners” are (i) the issuer of a first-home savings account, tax-free savings account, registered retirement savings plan, or registered disability savings plan, (ii) the administrator of a registered pension plan or a pooled registered pension plan, (iii) the promotor of a registered education savings plan, (iv) the sponsoring employer or trustee of a deferred profit sharing plan, and (v) the sponsoring employer of a registered supplemental unemployment benefit plan.
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