CCB young child supplement

The CCB young child supplement (CCBYCS) provides up to four tax-free payments in 2021 to families with children under the age of six to help pay for a wide range of expenses. Families may be entitled to receive up to $1,200 per child under the age of six.

• Who can get the CCBYCS
• How much you can get
• Payment dates

Who can get the CCBYCS

You must be entitled to receive the Canada child benefit (CCB) for a child under the age of six in January, April, July or October 2021 to receive the CCBYCS.

An amount is payable for January, April, July or October if the child is under the age of six at the beginning of that month.

For example:

• If your child turns six sometime in January 2021 and you are entitled to receive the CCB for that child, you are entitled to receive the CCBYCS for this child for January 2021 but not afterwards.
• If your child is born sometime in January 2021, you are not entitled to receive the CCB for that child for that month. Therefore, you are not entitled to receive a quarterly CCBYCS payment for this child for January 2021. However, you could be entitled to receive the April, July and October 2021 payments.

You do not need to apply to receive the CCBYCS. However, you and your spouse or common-law partner must file your 2019 and 2020 income tax and benefit returns to get the payments you are entitled to.

How much you can get

If you are entitled to receive the CCB in January 2021 for a child under the age of six, you can expect to receive:

• $300 per child if your family net income for 2019 is $120,000 or less
• $150 per child if your family net income for 2019 is more than $120,000

If you are entitled to receive the CCB in April 2021 for a child under the age of six, you can expect to receive:

• $300 per child if your family net income for 2019 is $120,000 or less
• $150 per child if your family net income for 2019 is more than $120,000

If you are entitled to receive the CCB in July 2021 for a child under the age of six, you can expect to receive:

• $300 per child if your family net income for 2020 is $120,000 or less
• $150 per child if your family net income for 2020 is more than $120,000

If you are entitled to receive the CCB in October 2021 for a child under the age of six, you can expect to receive:

• $300 per child if your family net income for 2020 is $120,000 or less
• $150 per child if your family net income for 2020 is more than $120,000

Parents who share custody will each get half of the CCBYCS for each child under the age of six based on their own family net income.

Agencies that receive children’s special allowances (CSA) payments will also receive CCBYCS equivalent payments of $300 for each child under the age of six for whom the CSA is paid.

Payment dates

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) makes CCBYCS payments on the following dates:

• May 28, 2021 (includes amounts for January and April)
• July 30, 2021
• October 29, 2021

These payments are issued separately from the CCB payments you already receive.

If you do not receive your payment on the expected payment date, please wait 10 business days before you contact us.

If your situation changes, let the CRA know as soon as possible. Your payments may stop if you don’t inform the CRA.