Canada Child Tax Benefit

The Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) is a tax-free monthly payment available to eligible Canadian families to help with the cost of raising children. The CCTB can incorporate the National Child Benefit (NCB), a monthly benefit for low-income families with children, and the Child Disability Benefit (CDB), a monthly benefit for families caring for children with severe and prolonged mental or physical disabilities.

The CCTB was enacted in response to a commitment made by the Canadian parliament, in November 1989, to eradicate child poverty in Canada by the year 2000.^[1] However, it has been found that, due to cutbacks to social assistance, the impact of this program in reducing child poverty is negligible.^[1]

References

1. Garcia, Miguel Roberto Sanchez (2002). Targeting child poverty in Canada (Ph.D. Dissertation) Wilfrid Laurier University

External links

• Information about CCTB from Revenue Canada.
• Ottawa on lookout for child benefit fraud