Prescribed Interest Rate

2023-Q12023-Q22023-Q32023-Q42024-Q1
Overdue8%9%9%9%10%
Overpayment – Individuals4%5%5%5%6%
Overpayment – Corporations6%7%7%7%8%
Benefits4%5%5%5%6%

The prescribed rate is based on the average yield of Government of Canada three-month Treasury bills auctioned in the first month of the preceding quarter, rounded up to the next whole percentage. In October 2024, the three-month T-Bills was 5.16%.