Benefits payment calendar
Below you will find dates for recurring Government of Canada benefit payments, including some provincial and territorial benefit programs administered by the Canada Revenue Agency. If you have signed up for direct deposit, payments will be automatically deposited in your bank account on these dates.
Canada Pension Plan
Includes the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) retirement pension and disability, children's and survivor benefits.
All payment dates
- January 27, 2016
- February 25, 2016
- March 29, 2016
- April 27, 2016
- May 27, 2016
- June 28, 2016
- July 27, 2016
- August 29, 2016
- September 28, 2016
- October 27, 2016
- November 28, 2016
- December 21, 2016
Old Age Security
Includes Old Age Security pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance and Allowance for the Survivor.
All payment dates
- January 27, 2016
- February 25, 2016
- March 29, 2016
- April 27, 2016
- May 27, 2016
- June 28, 2016
- July 27, 2016
- August 29, 2016
- September 28, 2016
- October 27, 2016
- November 28, 2016
- December 21, 2016
Veterans Affairs Canada - Disability pension
All payment dates
- January 28, 2016
- February 26, 2016
- March 30, 2016
- April 28, 2016
- May 30, 2016
- June 29, 2016
- July 28, 2016
- August 30, 2016
- September 29, 2016
- October 28, 2016
- November 29, 2016
- December 22, 2016
Canada child tax benefit
Under proposed legislation, the Canada child benefit will replace the Canada child tax benefit effective July 2016.
All payment dates
- January 20, 2016
- February 19, 2016
- March 18, 2016
- April 20, 2016
- May 20, 2016
- June 20, 2016
Universal child care benefit
Under proposed legislation, the Canada child benefit will replace the universal child care benefit effective July 2016.
All payment dates
- January 20, 2016
- February 19, 2016
- March 18, 2016
- April 20, 2016
- May 20, 2016
- June 20, 2016
Canada child benefit
Under proposed legislation, the Canada child benefit will replace the Canada child tax benefit and the universal child care benefit effective July 2016.
All payment dates
- July 20, 2016
- August 19, 2016
- September 20, 2016
- October 20, 2016
- November 18, 2016
- December 13, 2016
- January 20, 2017
Working income tax benefit
All payment dates
- January 5, 2016
- April 5, 2016
- July 5, 2016
- October 5, 2016
- January 5, 2017
Goods and services tax / harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit
All payment dates
- January 5, 2016
- April 5, 2016
- July 5, 2016
- October 5, 2016
- January 5, 2017
Ontario trillium benefit (OTB)
All payment dates
- January 8, 2016
- February 10, 2016
- March 10, 2016
- April 8, 2016
- May 10, 2016
- June 10, 2016
- July 8, 2016
- August 10, 2016
- September 9, 2016
- October 7, 2016
- November 10, 2016
- December 9, 2016
Alberta family employment tax credit
All payment dates
- January 27, 2016
- July 27, 2016