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

  • December 21, 2016
  • January 27, 2017
  • February 24, 2017
  • March 29, 2017
  • April 26, 2017
  • May 29, 2017
  • June 28, 2017
  • July 27, 2017
  • August 29, 2017
  • September 27, 2017
  • October 27, 2017
  • November 28, 2017
  • December 20, 2017

Old Age Security

Includes Old Age Security pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance and Allowance for the Survivor.

All payment dates

  • December 21, 2016
  • January 27, 2017
  • February 24, 2017
  • March 29, 2017
  • April 26, 2017
  • May 29, 2017
  • June 28, 2017
  • July 27, 2017
  • August 29, 2017
  • September 27, 2017
  • October 27, 2017
  • November 28, 2017
  • December 20, 2017

Veterans Affairs Canada - Disability pension

All payment dates

  • December 22, 2016
  • January 30, 2017
  • February 27, 2017
  • March 30, 2017
  • April 27, 2017
  • May 30, 2017
  • June 29, 2017
  • July 28, 2017
  • August 30, 2017
  • September 28, 2017
  • October 30, 2017
  • November 29, 2017
  • December 21, 2017

Canada child benefit

The Canada child benefit has replaced the Canada child tax benefit and the universal child care benefit effective July 2016.

All payment dates

  •  January 20, 2017
  • February 20, 2017
  • March 20, 2017
  • April 20, 2017
  • May 19, 2017
  • June 20, 2017
  • July 20, 2017
  • August 18, 2017
  • September 20, 2017
  • October 20, 2017
  • November 20, 2017
  • December 13, 2017

Working income tax benefit

All payment dates

  • January 5, 2017
  • April 5, 2017
  • July 5, 2017
  • October 5, 2017

Goods and services tax / harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit

All payment dates

  • January 5, 2017
  • April 5, 2017
  • July 5, 2017
  • October 5, 2017

Ontario trillium benefit (OTB)

All payment dates

  • December 9, 2016
  • January 10, 2017
  • February 10, 2017
  • March 10, 2017
  • April 10, 2017
  • May 10, 2017
  • June 9, 2017
  • July 10, 2017
  • August 10, 2017
  • September 8, 2017
  • October 10, 2017
  • November 9, 2017
  • December 8, 2017

Alberta family employment tax credit

All payment dates

  • January 27, 2017
  • July 27, 2017

Alberta child benefit (ACB)

All payment dates

  • August 26, 2016
  • November 25, 2016
  • February 27, 2017
  • May 26, 2017
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