The RL-2 slip (see courtesy translation RL-2-T) is used primarily to report the following:

• retirement income and annuity income paid during a given year to a person resident in Québec on December 31 of that year or to a person resident in Québec immediately before ceasing to be resident in Canada during the year;
• amounts paid during a year to the surviving spouse and to the recipient of the property further to the death of an annuitant;
• Québec income tax withheld from certain amounts;
• the total amount paid to an annuitant of a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) under the Home Buyers' Plan (HBP) or Lifelong Learning Plan (LLP);
• the contributions (or premiums) that a retired employee paid to a private health services plan;
• the total amount of charitable donations collected during the year.

The beneficiary uses the information on the slip to complete their income tax return (TP-1-V).

Note that certain income and certain amounts transferred directly to another plan or fund are not to be reported on an RL-2 slip. For more information, see Amounts Not to Be Reported on the RL-2 Slip.

To find out whether you must file an RL-2 slip, see Persons Required to File the RL-2 Slip.