Ministers Set to Fan Out Across the Country to Promote Boost to Canada Child Benefit

Canada Child Benefit payments going up

The federal government announced an increase in the benefit on Monday, saying that it should help eligible families navigate the higher cost of living.

Ministers set to fan out across the country to promote boost to Canada Child Benefit

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Parents urged to claim Child Benefit for their newborn to avoid missing payments

HMRC says one in three new parents are missing out on Child Benefit payments in their baby’s first year, with claims only backdated for up to three months.

Koutrakis announces increase in 2026-2027 Canada Child Benefit payments

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government says it is lowering costs for families by strengthening the Canada Child Benefit (CCB), a monthly tax-free payment to help families with the costs of raising children. On Monday at the Laurus Camp located at the JFK school in Laval, Vimy Liberal MP Annie Koutrakis, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Jobs and Families, announced that starting this month, the CCB will provide families with u…

Canada Child Benefit payments to benefit 153,000 in Manitoba

Winnipeg – The Government of Canada is lowering costs for families by strengthening the Canada Child Benefit (CCB). The CCB is a monthly tax-free payment to help them with the costs of raising children. In Manitoba, on behalf of Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth), Ginette Lavack, Member of Parliament for St. Boniface—St. Vital and Parliamentary Secretary to ... Read More The post Canada Child Benefit payments to benefit 153,000…