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 20, 2018
- January 29, 2019
- February 26, 2019
- March 27, 2019
- April 26, 2019
- May 29, 2019
- June 26, 2019
- July 29, 2019
- August 28, 2019
- September 26, 2019
- October 29, 2019
- November 27, 2019
- December 20, 2019
Old Age Security
Includes Old Age Security pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance and Allowance for the Survivor.
All payment dates
- December 20, 2018
- January 29, 2019
- February 26, 2019
- March 27, 2019
- April 26, 2019
- May 29, 2019
- June 26, 2019
- July 29, 2019
- August 28, 2019
- September 26, 2019
- October 29, 2019
- November 27, 2019
- December 20, 2019
Veterans Affairs Canada - Disability pension
All payment dates
- December 21, 2018
- January 30, 2019
- February 27, 2019
- March 28, 2019
- April 29, 2019
- May 30, 2019
- June 27, 2019
- July 30, 2019
- August 29, 2019
- September 27, 2019
- October 30, 2019
- November 28, 2019
- December 23, 2019
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
- December 13, 2018
- January 18, 2019
- February 20, 2019
- March 20, 2019
- April 18, 2019
- May 17, 2019
- June 20, 2019
- July 19, 2019
- August 20, 2019
- September 20, 2019
- October 18, 2019
- November 20, 2019
- December 13, 2019
Working income tax benefit
All payment dates
- October 5, 2018
- April 5, 2019
- July 5, 2019
- October 4, 2019
- January 3, 2020
Goods and services tax / harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit
All payment dates
- October 5, 2018
- April 5, 2019
- July 5, 2019
- October 4, 2019
- January 3, 2020
Ontario trillium benefit (OTB)
All payment dates
- December 10, 2018
- January 10, 2019
- February 8, 2019
- March 8, 2019
- April 10, 2019
- May 10, 2019
- June 10, 2019
- July 10, 2019
- August 9, 2019
- September 10, 2019
- October 10, 2019
- November 8, 2019
- December 10, 2019
Alberta family employment tax credit
All payment dates
- July 27, 2018
- January 25, 2019
- July 26, 2019
- January 27, 2020
Alberta child benefit (ACB)
All payment dates
- November 27, 2018
- February 27, 2019
- May 27, 2019
- August 27, 2019
- November 27, 2019
- February 27, 2020
- May 27, 2020
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