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COIN said

That's almost 2 months. I filed a paper return this year on May 1st and the cheque was cashed on May 24th. Return is in progress.  

Update: N of A received to-day (May 30th).

Filed 2022 return on April 19 (Netfile)
NOA was available online April 27

Still no NOA via snail mail.

If you haven't opted for electronic communication you still get paper snail mail NOAs, I still get them. 2022 NOA came a week or two after I received my refund direct deposit.

My NofA says I still owe the CRA a bit of money. I'll just pay it rather than try to find out why.

Slightly off topic, but could be related to tax payments for some.

I got a CRA CAIP notice in the mail yesterday that advised my "entitlement" (I'm in Ontario) for the year, getting back in quarterly payments the amount I prepaid via higher taxes, minus the 10% cut which I call Trudeau's money laundering scheme. Then the first quarterly payment in April was missed, without prior notice as to why. Only early tax filers with simple returns got their first CAIP payment.

Excuse the explanation which could be viewed as political, (OK, I'm venting too) but the purpose is so everyone should know the Massive artificial reduction in the deficit, by changing from a tax deduction system in the year of filing to grabbing money and then very slowly giving part of it back. 57% of the Canadian population is involved, and amounts are fairly large, so financially this is a major sleazy trick! On top of that, they earn/save interest on the remaining 90% "accrued" money for the duration.

Now, strictly back on topic. This notice says the April payment amount to me that they missed has been transferred to my income tax account, with the comment
" We will apply any future credits (meaning the other CAIP quarterly payments) to the amount due on the income tax account until it is paid in full".

But despite stating the July, October and January amounts and dates in this notice, nowhere does it say when I'm going to get the missed April 2023 payment, as my tax account was already paid in full! Not helpful. I guess they figure nobody pays taxes, or, providing half detail information and no information about the remainder, is far superior than trying to be helpful with basic information.

So I wasted my time logging in to and hunting around in CRA, and find I will receive my late payment (April amount) on June 15. Lucky it was in there, because other than useless recorded messages, there is no way of contacting them.

Filled with Netfile Apr 4, still in initial processing. That could be because one of my bank forms wasn't showing in the online system till May 8 even though I got the paper copy on time.

Tax return page 1 says "By providing an email address, you are registering to receive email notifications from the CRA and agree to the Terms of use in Step 1 of the guide."

Step 1 of Ontario Guide says:
"Email address
Enter your email address on your return if you would like to receive email notifications from the CRA and you agree to the terms of use for email notifications below. You can also register for email notifications by signing in to My Account for Individuals and selecting the “Notification preferences” service.

Terms of use for email notifications
The CRA will use the email address provided to notify you about any CRA mail available in My Account, when certain changes are made to your account information, and other important account information
Any mail that is eligible for electronic delivery will no longer be printed and mailed
The notifications that are eligible for this service may change. You may not always be notified when new types of notifications are added or removed from this service
To view CRA mail online, you must be registered for My Account or your representative must be registered for Represent a Client and be authorized on your account
All CRA mail available in My Account is presumed to have been received on the date that the email notification is sent
It is your responsibility to make sure that the email address provided to the CRA is up to date
CRA email notifications are subject to the terms of any agreement with your mobile carrier or Internet service provider. You are responsible for any fees imposed by them
Email notifications are sent unencrypted and unsecured. They could be lost, intercepted, viewed, or altered by others who have access to your email account. You accept this risk and acknowledge that the CRA will not be liable if you are unable to access or receive the email notifications, nor for any delay or inability to deliver notifications
These terms of use may change from time to time. The CRA will provide advance notice of the effective date of any new terms. You agree that the CRA may notify you of these changes by emailing the new terms, or notice of where to find them, to the email address that you provided. You agree that your use of the service after the effective date of any change to these terms constitutes your agreement to the new terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you must remove your email address from My Account and no longer use the service".

I'm guessing a lot of people just fill in the email address box on the return without checking out the t&c in the Guide and because it's kind of normal now to give out your email address when the option is presented plus it's kind of cool to go electronic vs paper when the option is presented.