“Families can now receive up to $7,997 per child under the age of 6 and $6,748 per child aged 6 through 17. This represents approximately a $200 increase from the previous year and will help parents manage everyday expenses like groceries, clothing or child care, providing added support as they raise their children,” Environment and Climate Change Canada announced on July 18, 2025.
What are the CCB payment dates for 2025?
January 20, 2025February 20, 2025March 20, 2025April 17, 2025May 20, 2025June 20, 2025July 18, 2025- August 20, 2025
- September 19, 2025
- October 20, 2025
- November 20, 2025
- December 12, 2025
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.”
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What is the CCB?
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.”
How much is the Canada Child Benefit?
For the period of July 2025 to June 2026, the maximum annual benefit per child under age 6 is $7,997 ($666.41 per month), and the maximum annual benefit for children aged 6 to 17 is $6,748 ($562.33 per month).
The total amount you’ll get for CCB payments depends on:
