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How to use Basic searchIn the search box, type one or more terms or a phrase that best describes the information that you are looking for. If you are only looking for a CRA form or publication, also check the box entitled “Search in our forms and publications only.” When you check this box, the search results will only include links to CRA forms and publications. When you are finished entering your information on the Search page, press “Enter” or select the Search button. How to use Advanced search“Advanced search” offers several options for refining your search and sorting the search results in order to give you more useful results. By typing one or more terms or a phrase into one of the four search boxes, you can search for pages containing:
If you are only looking for a CRA form or publication, also check the box entitled “Search in our forms and publications only.” When you check this box, the search results will only include links to CRA forms and publications. Sorting Advanced search resultsIn Advanced search, you can choose how the search results are sorted by using the " Sort by:" feature. The default is set at "Relevance", but you can change it to sort by “Date” or “Title.” It is possible to further sort results by selecting either “Ascending” or “Descending” from the “Order:” feature. The default is set at “Descending.” Examples: If you sort by:
When you are finished entering all of the information on the Advanced search page, press “Enter” or select the Search button. About the search resultsThe search results page lists the most relevant results, to a maximum of 200. If you checked the box entitled “Search in our forms and publications only” on the Search page, the results will only include links to CRA forms and publications. Otherwise, the results may include links to informational Web pages as well as forms and publications. The following information is displayed for each search result:
When searching for a popular term or phrase, the CRA search engine may also display a short list of “Suggested links” (a list of hyperlinked titles only) above the other search results. They are considered to be the top choices related to your search term or phrase. How to improve your search resultsChoosing search termsChoosing the right search term or phrase is the key to finding the information you need. Ask yourself if your term or phrase is specific enough. Example: You want information on how to claim automobile expenses. You will get search results that are more relevant when you use the search words automobile expenses, rather than just automobile. Search in the results displayed belowThis feature allows you to refine your search by only searching in the search results. Simply replace your original search term or phrase with a new term or phrase, or insert additional search terms in the search box. Then check the box entitled "Search in the results displayed below" and press "Enter" or select the Search button. Search in our forms and publications onlyIf you check the box entitled “Search in our forms and publications only”, the search engine will search only in the Forms and publications section of our Web site. However, if you do not find the form or publication that you are looking for, you can also visit the Forms and publications section of our Web site and search by different listings. CapitalizationSearches are not case sensitive. Therefore, doing a search for canada revenue agency will yield the same results as a search for Canada Revenue Agency, CANADA REVENUE AGENCY. Wildcards/asterisks (*)You may use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard if you would like to find word variants of a certain word. Example: A search for instal* will return search results containing installment, installments, instalment, instalments, installation, etc. Note: The maximum number of search results displayed is 200; therefore, the CRA search engine may not be able to display search results for all of the word variants. |
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