Tax-related benefits and credits per year

• Payment - Canada child benefit (CCB)
  • How much - Up to $7,997 per child under 6 years of age. Up to $6,748 per child 6-17 years of age
  • How often – Monthly
  • Helps to - support the needs of children under 18
• Payment - Goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit
  • How much - Up to $533 if you’re single. Up to $698 if you’re married or have a common-law partner. And up to an additional $184 for each child you have under 19
  • How often - July, October, January, and April
  • Helps to - offset the cost of GST or HST paid on products and services
• Payment - Canada workers benefit (CWB) (includes a disability supplement if you’re eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC)*)
  • How much - Up to $1,633 if you’re single. Up to $2,813 if you’re married or have a common-law partner. And up to an additional $843 if you’re approved for the DTC*
  • How often - Annually when you do your taxes (you may be eligible to receive Advanced Canada Workers Benefit payments up to 50% of the CWB in July, October, and January)
  • Helps to - offset certain costs for individuals and families who are working and earning a low income
• Payment - Child disability benefit
  • How much - Up to $3,411 for each child who is eligible for the DTC*
  • How often - Monthly
  • Helps to - support the needs of a child under 18 who is living with a disability and is eligible for the CCB and DTC*
• Payment - Provincial and territorial payments
  • How much - Varies
  • How often - Varies
  • Helps to - reduce the cost of living for individuals and families

* More information on the DTC: canada.ca/disability-tax-credit

Are you eligible?

For all benefit and credit payments, you need to:

• be a resident of Canada for income tax purposes
• have significant ties in Canada (a home, spouse or common-law partner, or dependents)

For some benefit and credit payments, you also need a valid immigration and citizenship status:

• Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• protected person
• temporary resident (lived in Canada for the previous 18 months with a valid permit in the 19th month)
  • inform the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) if your permit is renewed to avoid interruptions to payments

Keep getting your payments

• Do your taxes by April 30 each year.
• Do your taxes even if you have no income or tax-exempt income.
• Both married or common-law partners need to do their taxes.
• In Quebec, you need to file a separate provincial tax return with Revenu Québec.
• Check out a free online learning tool to help you understand taxes at canada.ca/learn-about-taxes
• Find more information at canada.ca/taxes-get-ready

Get more information

Online

Before calling us, save time by checking Canada.ca! You may be able to find the information you need at canada.ca/benefits-credits-info

To order CRA publications in alternate formats, including large print and braille, go to canada.ca/cra-multiple-formats

Free tax help: You may be eligible to get your tax return filed for free by a volunteer. Find out if you are eligible at canada.ca/get-tax-help

By phone

Questions about benefits: 1-800-387-1193

Residents of the territories with an 867 area code: 1-866-426-1527

General questions or to get forms: 1-800-959-8281

TTY (teletypewriter): 1-800-665-0354

Canada Video Relay Service (VRS): 1-800-561-6393

Questions about social insurance numbers (SIN): 1-866-274-6627 (Service Canada)

Questions about doing taxes in Quebec: 1-800-267-6299 (Revenu Québec)