CPP, OAS, GST and CCB Payment Dates 2026: All Government Benefit Dates

CPP and Old Age Security, including the Guaranteed Income Supplement, are paid on the dates in the first table below. Each schedule here is its payer’s own.

On this page: At a glance · GIS · GST/CGEB · CCB · Trillium · Workers advance · Next year · Other and provincial · Not arrived?

CPP and OAS payment dates 2026

Source: Government of Canada: Benefits payment dates.

The same dates cover the CPP retirement pension and its disability, children’s and survivor benefits, and the OAS pension, the GIS, the Allowance and the Allowance for the Survivor. Service Canada says a payment “may take a few days to arrive”, and longer for a posted cheque. Cheques go out the last 3 business days of the month.

Service Canada’s calendar and its CPP and OAS payment pages list dates, with no rule for how a direct deposit date is set or how a holiday moves it, so this page doesn’t work out dates from one. In Quebec, the Québec Pension Plan has its own dates. Amounts: CPP and OAS. First payment: how long CPP takes.

All main federal programs at a glance

Day of the month each pays in 2026. CCB is the Canada Child Benefit, CGEB the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (the former GST/HST credit), CDB the Canada Disability Benefit.

GIS payment dates

Same dates as OAS

The Guaranteed Income Supplement is paid on the dates in the CPP and OAS table.

How much is paid

It depends on things like your marital status and last year’s income: see GIS amounts and the calculator.

If a payment is late or stops

Service Canada reviews the GIS every year using your federal tax return, and its letter in July says whether the benefit is renewed, stopped or starting again, or whether it needs more income information. No July payment? It asks you to call as soon as possible, at 1-800-277-9914. To avoid a disruption, it says to file your taxes by April 30 every year (renewing the GIS). You can’t collect the GIS for time outside Canada beyond 6 months; contact Service Canada when you return so payments restart.

GST/HST credit and Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit payment dates 2026

Source: Canada Revenue Agency: Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit: Payment amounts.

CRA pays the benefit in four quarterly payments, on the 5th of July, October, January and April (or the last business day before, when the 5th is a weekend or federal statutory holiday), for a payment period that runs from July to the following June. If your benefit works out to less than $50 a quarter, CRA pays the whole year in one payment in July. GST/HST credit and CGEB payment dates has the full schedule, and the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit page has the amounts.

Budget 2026 proposes a one-time supplement to this benefit, up to $223 an adult, $117 a child and $117 for the single supplement. Its draft clauses name January 2027 without a day, and it is a proposal, not law, as of the budget of November 5, 2026 (the proposal).

Canada Child Benefit payment dates 2026

2026: January 20, February 20, March 20, April 20, May 20, June 19, July 20, August 20, September 18, October 20, November 20 and December 11. Source: Canada Revenue Agency: Benefit payment dates.

The CRA generally pays on the 20th, or the last business day before when the 20th is a Saturday, Sunday or federal statutory holiday. Its list can differ: for 2026 it puts December’s payment on December 11, 2026. Related provincial and territorial programs come with it; Alberta’s comes separately.

A payment period runs July to June, set by the return for the year before: the July 2026 to June 2027 payments use 2025 income. A monthly amount under $20 is paid in one lump sum for the period. See amounts and why a payment changes and how to apply.

Ontario Trillium Benefit payment dates 2026

2026: January 9, February 10, March 10, April 10, May 8, June 10, July 10, August 10, September 10, October 9, November 10 and December 10. Source: Canada Revenue Agency: Benefit payment dates.

The CRA usually splits the Trillium year’s amount into 12 payments, on the 10th of each month. When the 10th is a weekend or statutory holiday, it pays on the last working day before.

An entitlement of $500 or less comes as one payment in the first payment month, usually July. Above that, you can choose on your return to wait for one payment at the end of the benefit year; for this period the CRA gives June 10, 2027. If your return is assessed after June 19, 2026, the first payment usually comes four to eight weeks after the assessment.

Canada Workers Benefit advance (ACWB) payment dates 2026

2026: January 12, July 10 and October 9. Source: Canada Revenue Agency: Benefit payment dates.

The CRA describes the three advances as issued on July 12, October 11 and January 10, or on the last business day before when that date is a Saturday, Sunday or federal statutory holiday. Its 2026 list shows January 12 though January 10, 2026 was a Saturday, so go by the list. The rest comes when you claim it on your return; see who gets the advance.

Budget 2026 proposes, not yet as law, to halve the advances for the 2027 tax year, starting in July 2027, and to end them from the 2028 tax year.

What is published for next year

As of November 6, 2026, Service Canada's calendar and the CRA's payment dates page list no dates for 2027: not for CPP, OAS, the CCB, Trillium, the workers advance, the Canada Disability Benefit or veterans. The Québec Pension Plan, ODSP and Ontario Works lists stop in 2026 too. A date for that year on another site isn't from Service Canada's calendar.

Published so far: the CRA's guide gives January 5, 2027 and April 5, 2027 for the CGEB. Quebec's solidarity credit, the Alberta Seniors Benefit, British Columbia's assistance and part of Manitoba's assistance have 2027 dates, listed below.

Other federal and provincial payment dates

We read these lists on November 6, 2026. Provinces not named aren’t on this page.

Federal

• Canada Disability Benefit: the third Thursday of each month. 2026: January 15, February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19 and December 17.
• Veteran disability pension: 2026: January 30, February 26, March 30, April 29, May 28, June 29, July 30, August 28, September 28, October 29, November 27 and December 23.
• Employment Insurance: not on the federal calendar; a payment generally comes every two weeks, once you file your report.

Quebec

• Québec Pension Plan (Retraite Québec): generally the last working day of the month. 2026: January 30, February 27, March 31, April 30, May 29, June 30, July 31, August 31, September 29, October 30, November 30 and December 30.
• Family Allowance (Retraite Québec), four times a year: 2026: January 5, April 1, July 2 and October 1. Monthly, on request: 2026: January 5, February 2, March 2, April 1, May 1, June 1, July 2, August 3, September 1, October 1, November 2 and December 1.
• Solidarity tax credit (Revenu Québec), monthly payments: 2026: July 3, August 5, September 4, October 5, November 5 and December 4; 2027: January 5, February 5, March 5, April 5, May 5 and June 4. Smaller credits are paid quarterly or once.

Ontario

• ODSP: the last business day of each month; December’s can come earlier, and Ontario’s table showed December 2026 as to be confirmed.
• Ontario Works: the last business day of the month before the one it covers.
• GAINS: on or about the 25th of each month.

Alberta

• AISH, ADAP and Income Support: direct deposit 4 business days before the first of the month. 2026: January 27, February 24, March 26, April 27, May 26, June 25, July 28, August 26, September 24, October 27, November 25 and December 22.
• Alberta Seniors Benefit: 2026: January 26, February 23, March 25, April 24, May 25, June 24, July 27, August 25, September 23, October 26, November 24 and December 17; 2027: January 25, February 22, March 23, April 26, May 25, June 24, July 26, August 25, September 23, October 25, November 24 and December 17.
• Alberta Child and Family Benefit (CRA, separately from the CCB): 2026: February 27, May 27, August 27 and November 27.

British Columbia

• Income and disability assistance, each date for the following month: 2026: January 21, February 25, March 25, April 22, May 27, June 24, July 29, August 26, September 23, October 21, November 18 and December 16; 2027: January 20, February 24, March 24, April 21, May 19, June 23, July 21, August 25, September 22, October 20, November 24 and December 22.
• Senior’s Supplement: 2026: January 27, February 27, March 27, April 27, May 27, June 29, July 27, August 27, September 28, October 27, November 27 and December 22.

Other provinces

• Saskatchewan Income Support and SAID, direct deposit, for the following month: 2026: January 29, February 26, March 30, April 29, May 28, June 29, July 29, August 28, September 29, October 29 and November 27.
• Manitoba Employment and Income Assistance, direct deposit, for the following month: 2026: March 27, April 28, May 27, June 26, July 29, August 27, September 25, October 28, November 26 and December 29; 2027: January 27, February 24 and March 25.
• Nova Scotia Income Assistance: the province posts a three-day delivery window each month.
• Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit (CRA): 2026: January 23, February 25, March 25, April 24, May 25, June 25, July 24, August 25, September 25, October 23, November 25 and December 24.

If a payment doesn’t arrive

Your CRA account shows your next payment and can send a reminder about a week ahead. The Canada Carbon Rebate has closed, so it won’t arrive.

Direct deposit

The CRA and Service Canada each have their own direct deposit setup. For CRA benefits, use your CRA account or your bank or credit union. For OAS, use My Service Canada Account, after one call to enable the feature. For EI, CPP and the Canada Disability Benefit, that account can’t be used for now: ask for a call back, go in person or call.

Keep filing your tax return

The CCB and the CGEB are calculated from your return, and the CRA says you have to file, even with no income.

Related pages

• Benefits by life situation
• Why the CRA deposited money

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