Tax deadline: Strike not a major issue for most Canadians, expert says

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) workers remain on strike with the May 1 tax deadline less than a week away, but one tax expert said Canadians shouldn’t worry.

Jamie Golombek, managing director of tax and estate planning at CIBC Private Wealth Management, said the majority of people file their taxes electronically, and the CRA’s website is unaffected by the strike.

“Most people, if by now they have all their slips, if they have all their information … you should be just fine,” Golombek told BNN Bloomberg in a television interview on Tuesday.

He noted, however, that people hoping to ask questions of the taxation agency by phone may run into trouble if the strike drags on, making it almost “impossible” to reach an agent.