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Liberals’ grocery benefit payments start for eligible Canadians today

Eligible households will receive a one-time payment equal to 50% of the annual benefit, and quarterly payouts will rise 25% for five years.

  • On Friday, June 5, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney's government began distributing top-up payments for the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit to eligible Canadians.
  • First announced by Carney in January, the one-time top-up provides up to $533 to households, building on the previous GST/HST credit system.
  • An estimated 12 million Canadians qualify for automatic payments based on their 2024 tax returns, with single adults without children receiving up to $267.
  • While the payments aim to ease financial pressure, employers added 10,000 positions in May though the unemployment rate remained at 6.9 per cent.
  • The Bank of Canada is expected to hold interest rates steady at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, amidst ongoing uncertainty regarding the July 1 North American trade review.
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vancouverstar.com broke the news in Vancouver, Canada on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
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