Income Tax Assistance – Volunteer Program Statistics
Every year as part of the income tax assistance program, community organizations hold free federal and Québec income tax return preparation sessions, where volunteers complete tax returns for thousands of eligible individuals, so they can receive the benefits and tax credits they are entitled to.
Volunteer program statistics for 2024
See the volunteer program statistics for 2024 below.
Participants
January 1 to December 31, 2024
Organizations
550
Volunteers
3,710
Number of registered organizations and volunteers
Level of government
People helped
Returns filed
Refunds, credits and benefits
Provincial
215,190
226,180
$525,646,0001See note 1.
Federal2See note 2.
196,810
208,980
$341,080,000
Total
215,1903See note 3.
435,160
$866,726,000
Note 1 This amount is an estimate rather than an actual amount.
Note 2 The federal statistics come from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and were not verified by Revenu Québec. They may be updated if the CRA receives other information.
Note 3 215,190 people used the income tax assistance program to complete at least one Québec income tax return, and 196,810 used it to complete at least one federal return. Since Revenu Québec did not verify the numbers provided by the CRA, the number of people who completed both a Québec and federal return cannot be determined.
Volunteer program statistics from January 1 to December 31, 2024
Statistics for previous years
See the volunteer program statistics for previous years below.
Volunteer program statistics for 2023
Participants
January 1 to December 31, 2023
Organizations
540
Volunteers
3,340
Number of registered organizations and volunteers
Level of government
People helped
Returns filed
Refunds, credits and benefits
Total
197,7403See note 3.
404,620
$770,881,000
Provincial
197,740
208,640
$462,298,0001See note 1.
Federal2See note 2.
184,370
195,980
$308,583,000
Note 1 This amount is an estimate rather than an actual amount.
Note 2 The federal statistics come from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and were not verified by Revenu Québec. They may be updated if the CRA receives other information.
Note 2 197,740 people used the income tax assistance program to complete at least one Québec income tax return, and 184,370 used it to complete at least one federal return. Since Revenu Québec did not verify the numbers provided by the CRA, the number of people who completed both a Québec and federal return cannot be determined.
Volunteer program statistics from January 1 to December 31, 2023
Volunteer program statistics for 2022
Participants
January 1 to December 31, 2022
Organizations
530
Volunteers
3,120
Number of registered organizations and volunteers
Level of government
People helped
Returns filed
Refunds, credits and benefits
Total
180,4003See note 3.
367,800
$633,539,000
Provincial
180,400
191,200
$339,012,0001See note 1.
Federal2See note 2.
166,090
176,600
$294,527,000
Note 1 This amount is an estimate rather than an actual amount.
Note 2 The federal statistics come from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and were not verified by Revenu Québec. They may be updated if the CRA receives other information.
Note 2 180,400 people used the income tax assistance program to complete at least one Québec income tax return, and 166,090 used it to complete at least one federal return. Since Revenu Québec did not verify the numbers provided by the CRA, the number of people who completed both a Québec and federal return cannot be determined.
Volunteer program statistics from January 1 to December 31, 2022
Volunteer program statistics for 2021
Number of registered organizations and volunteers
Participants
January 1 to December 31, 2021
Organizations
520
Volunteers
3,070
Volunteer program statistics from January 1 to December 31, 2021
Level of government
People helped
Returns filed
Refunds, credits and benefits
Provincial
165,540
173,240
$226,548,0001See note 1.
Federal2See note 2.
147,870
154,230
$234,217,000
Total
165,5403See note 3.
327,470
$460,765,000
Note 1 This amount is an estimate rather than an actual amount.
The federal statistics come from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and were not verified by Revenu Québec. They may be updated if the CRA receives other information.
Note 3 More than 165,540 people were able to receive the benefits and credits to which they were entitled. Of these, about 147,870 people used the service to file both their provincial and federal returns, and about 17,670 people used it to file their provincial returns only.