July 2026 to June 2027
The Canada child benefit starts with an application, not with a guess.
By Vishal Tomar · Checked against official sources · Updated 13 November 2026
If 2025 adjusted family net income is under $38,237.00, you get $8,157.00 a year ($679.75 a month) for each child under 6, and $6,883.00 a year ($573.58 a month) for each child aged 6 to 17. Between that income and $82,847.00, the reduction is 7% for one child, 13.5% for two, 19% for three, and 23% for four or more. Above $82,847.00 CRA uses a fixed reduction plus a smaller percentage. The figures are on How much you can get.
Apply on Form RC66. The status and foreign-income details newcomers are asked for go on RC66SCH, the schedule that accompanies RC66. CRA's newcomers page says a temporary resident may start the benefit in the 19th month they have lived in Canada, with a valid permit and the other conditions met. Proof of birth and the date of entry are among the things the CRA may ask for. One household applies.
Shared custody is half of what that parent would get with full custody, using their own family income. The child disability benefit, up to $3,480.00 for this payment period, is not in the estimator. Neither are provincial child benefits. The groceries benefit is a separate application path: GST/HST credit estimator. The workers benefit and the Ontario trillium benefit are separate: Canada workers benefit · Ontario trillium benefit. The filing sequence is the first tax return.
July 2026 to June 2027
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Estimated annual amount
$7,683.59
About $640.29 a month.
How much you can get — Canada child benefit. July 2026–June 2027 · Canada Revenue Agency
- Maximum before the income reduction
- $8,157.00
- Reduction
- $473.41
The child disability benefit, up to $3,480.00 a year for July 2026 to June 2027, is not included. Provincial child benefits are not included.
Questions
Which form does a newcomer use?
Form RC66 is the Canada child benefit application. It also covers related provincial and territorial programs, and CRA uses it for the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit. New residents are asked for status and for income from before they arrived. The schedule that collects status and that income is RC66SCH.
When can a temporary resident be paid?
CRA's newcomers page says a temporary resident can start receiving the Canada child benefit in the 19th month they have lived in Canada, if they hold a valid permit and meet the other rules. A permit has to stay valid. This page does not decide immigration status.
What income does the estimator use?
July 2026 to June 2027 payments use 2025 adjusted family net income. The maximum is $8,157 a year for each child under 6 and $6,883 for each child aged 6 to 17, with no reduction when that income is $38,237 or less.