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Parents, here are the CCB payment dates for 2024 and 2025, along with how much you can expect to receive each month.
The Canada Child Benefit (CCB) is a tax-free monthly payment to help parents cover the cost of raising children. Each July, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recalculates how much eligible Canadian families will receive in CCB payments, based on your adjusted family net income from the previous year (for this year, that’s 2023). The CCB is also indexed to inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.
This year’s recalculation means that families could receive an additional $350 per child under 6, and $295 per child aged 6 to 17, compared to the 2023–24 period. For the 2024–25 benefit year, families most in need can receive up to $7,787 per child under the age of 6 and $6,570 per child aged 6 through 17, Employment and Social Development Canada announced July 18. This represents an increase of 4.7% from the previous year.
If you don’t receive a payment on the dates above, wait five business days before you contact the CRA for assistance, according to its website. But do follow up: “A parent who may have been entitled to the CCB but was not registered may still be in luck,” says Heath. “You can request retroactive payment of the benefit going back up to 10 years.”
The Canada Child Benefit is a non-taxable monthly payment the CRA sends to eligible families with kids under age 18. It’s intended to help low-income and middle-income families cover child-rearing expenses. The CCB was introduced in 2016, and it has been indexed to inflation since 2018.
CCB payments may include the Child Disability Benefit (CDB), and some provinces and territories offer additional assistance (for example, the Ontario Child Benefit, or OCB).
“The Canada Child Benefit is meant to indirectly help cover the costs of raising a family for parents whose incomes are below the applicable thresholds,” says Jason Heath, Certified Financial Planner at Objective Financial Partners Inc. in Toronto, and MoneySense columnist. “The more kids you have, the higher your benefit entitlement, and the higher the income means-testing limit will be for you. Best of all, it is a tax-free benefit, so you do not report the income on your tax return.”
For the period of July 2024 to June 2025, the maximum annual benefit per child under age 6 is $7,787 ($648.91 per month), and the maximum annual benefit for children aged 6 to 17 is $6,570 ($547.50 per month).
The total amount you’ll get for CCB payments depends on:
If your adjusted family net income in 2023 was below $36,502, you will get the maximum amount for each child. Above $36,502, CCB payments gradually decrease with higher adjusted family net incomes. See sample calculations on the CRA website, and use the CRA’s CCB calculator to figure out how much you can receive.
If you share custody of a child, you get 50% of what you would have received if you had full custody. The payment amount is based on your adjusted family net income.
To apply for CCB payments, you must live with and be primarily responsible for the care and upbringing of at least one child under 18. You must also be a resident of Canada for tax purposes. In addition, you or your spouse or common-law partner must be any of the following:
Read more about eligibility for the CCB.
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