CCB Payment Dates 2026: Canada Child Benefit Schedule

The Canada Child Benefit (CCB) is paid monthly, on dates that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) publishes each year. Here is the full 2026 schedule. For how much you get, see CCB amounts. The payment calendar has the dates for every program, and the benefits guide lists every program.

CCB payment dates 2026

Source: Canada Revenue Agency: Benefit payment dates.

CRA doesn’t follow a fixed rule for the day, so rely on the table rather than counting business days. With direct deposit, the money is in your account on the date shown; a cheque takes longer to arrive.

What is paid with the CCB

Each CCB deposit can include more than the federal benefit:

• Child Disability Benefit: up to $290 a month per eligible child, see CDB amounts.
• Provincial and territorial child benefits that CRA runs, including the Ontario Child Benefit and the BC Family Benefit.

Two provincial programs have their own schedules. The Alberta Child and Family Benefit is paid 4 times a year, on February 27, May 27, August 27 and November 27. Quebec’s Family Allowance is paid by Retraite Québec.

Families whose CCB works out to less than $20 a month get the whole benefit year as one lump sum with the July payment instead of monthly deposits.

Why the July payment changes

July starts a new benefit year. From the July payment, CRA uses the previous calendar year’s family net income and the new benefit year’s amounts, so your deposit can go up or down that month. The July 2026 to June 2027 payments are based on 2025 income. Why your CCB changed goes through the common reasons.

Payments also stop from July if last year’s returns aren’t filed; why your CCB changed explains how to restart them.

If a payment is late or missing

CRA asks you to wait 5 working days after the payment date before contacting it. Before calling:

1. Sign in to My Account and check “Benefits and credits” for the payment and any new notice.
2. Confirm your direct deposit details and address are current.
3. Check that both your and your spouse’s or partner’s returns for last year have been assessed.
4. If you’ve separated, moved or a child has left your care, confirm CRA has the change.

The CRA benefits line is 1-800-387-1193.

Related pages

• Canada Child Benefit amounts
• Am I eligible for the CCB?
• How to apply for the CCB
• Why is my CCB lower than expected?
• Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit payment dates
• Ontario Trillium Benefit and its payment dates
• Canada Workers Benefit and its advance payment dates