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Happened to see an article about changes to the Canada Child Benefit in relation to CCB payments' continuation for a short time after death of child to assist parents/guardians with funeral costs:
https://www.blogto.com/city/2025/01/...nefit-program/
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/be.../calendar.html
Payment schedule for federal credits and benefits.
Part-time student grant program (not available for NWT, NU, QC-they have their own programs)
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/be...part-time.html
The benefits calculator has been updated for 2025-26 GST Credit and Ontario Trillium Benefit payment amounts. Not sure about provincial credits in other provinces. Carbon Credit has not been updated yet.
https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/icbc...t_locale=en_CA
The benefits calendar page shows when refreshing the page. However, who thought the date of birth field should be linked to a monthly calendar page? That is over 55 years of months to tab back. Nope.
Just put in the day month year fields, CRA.
Reminder for anyone wanting to get their Canada Carbon Rebate on April 15, 2025 that your personal income tax return has to be e-filed by March 23
New Prime Minister Carney has confirmed the Canada Carbon Rebate will still be sent out on April 15.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/carney-kil...203751298.html
However, the Official Opposition has stated that Carney's order in council to scrap the carbon tax (on April 1) can only be passed after Parliament is recalled to debate/pass it.
Suggest we consider this rebate to likely be the last one. For those with cellphones that are not voLTE capable, you might be looking now for affordable replacement phone with voLTE as carriers plan to shut down 3G networks this spring/summer. My carrier still uses 3G for voicemail services so I am looking to see if another model in the same phone brand might be in the secondhand market locally .
Dept of Finance issued a news release with the amounts of the final CCR along with other info. The amounts are higher or the same compared to 2024-25 amounts (Ontario went from $140 to $151)
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-...il-1-2025.html
Orders in council can only change regulations but only parliament can change the law. But they can effectively scrap the tax by changing the regulation to specify the amount of the tax is zero. So the tax still exists but it's zero, haha.
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Two days ago, I saw that the Canada Carbon Rebate was mentioned on X as having a deposit date of April 22, just 6 days before the election.
Considering that Easter is on April 20, I would have liked the rebate to have stayed on its original April 15 deposit date. CRA posted that income tax returns filed by April 2 (not the March 23 deadline I recall seeing a month ago). I won't be the only disappointed person who might have liked to shop prior to April 20...
$11 boost in Ontario for first adult in a household. Thanks @eataiag for the table!
So farewell rebate. Last call.
April 4 is the Gst/Hst credit deposit date.
I filed on the CCR cutoff date of April 2 and scheduled payment just showed up on CRA My Account.
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Thanks @eataiag ! I decided to use SimpleFile by phone since I had the letter in February and I just used up my large value stamps to mail a bubble envelope to USA. Will log into my CRA account to see if I may get my CCR on April 23 or soon afterwards as I filed on April 3.
Update: have a NOA for April 14. No notice regarding the CCR payment date. Since it has been almost 10 months since I last accessed my CRA account and seeing there is no longer a list of benefits schedule showing, I did a spring clean by changing my email address, adding a phone number and changing my password.
Your NOA date is 2 business days (4 calendar days) after mine, so hopefully your scheduled payment will show up early next week. The only upcoming benefits for me besides CCR are the April, May and June Ontario Trillium Benefit but I think you got lump sum. The new benefit year for GST Credit and OTB starts in July and they usually post those at the end of June/beginning of July.
I checked today in My Account and still no news about a CCR deposit date. Rather miss the old tables showing credit payment dates and when next payments are scheduled.
@Ciel21 You can't see payments dates on this link, that you already posted above, when you click the year? https://www.canada.ca/en/services/be.../calendar.html
This one shows them without needing to click on anything but it's missing CPP and OAS. https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-age...ent-dates.html
I do not know why clicking on the year on the first link does not display payment dates for you @eataiag. I can see dates.
Just want to ask if your browser is updated to most recent version? Or does the issue only arise on one device and not another?
@Ciel21
I can see the dates. When you said you miss the old tables, I thought you were saying you couldn't find future payments dates. If you can also see dates, then everything is fine. I misunderstood what you were trying to say.
I meant when we go into our CRA accounts My Account, the old format had Benefits and Payment sections that we could click on to see when our tax credits that we are eligible for are set to be direct deposited.
The new My Account is just basically an email box. Can only flag an email or archive it, or delete it. Nothing more.
Don't know if this is what you are looking for but this is what I see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ciel21
On the Benefits & Payment page I see this. Nothing shows for GST credit because strictly speaking there are no future payments right now and nothing will show until the new benefit year running from July 2025 to April 2026 gets setup.
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When I click on Payments for OTB I see this. CCR is a bit messed up because I think they didn't want to start a new benefit year just for one payment so they stuck it in the 2023-24 benefit year.
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I envy you for having the old format of My Account. I no longer see those sections in the current format of MyAccount via website. Checked tonight and still no email notice about CCR credit. Maybe next week.
The Notice of Assessment paper version likely is in the mail stream for delivery next week.
I saw posts indicating that mail union and Canada Post are no longer negotiating. Possible strike next month just after Victoria Day around May 22.
Checked yesterday, no email. Checked today, one email.CCR deposited today.
I checked my CCR deposit at Simplii using touchtone phone banking. Sometimes too lazy to go online. Most banks don't have that option. Both Simplii and Tangerine have it probably because they started in the 90's (Tangerine as ING and Simplii as PCF). I remember thinking how convenient it was to bank without having to go inside a branch or talk to anyone.
@Ciel21 I wonder if your account is in limited access mode as described by the link below. Maybe some glitch changed it from full to limited access. Hope they admit it was a mistake and don't make you go through identity verification again.
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-age...y-account.html
That access situation is probable. I have 50% interest in suspending direct deposits from CRA because I feel CRA wants to email me info rather than mail me info. I am aware that it is no longer possible to just remove banking info and leave it blank-CRA made changes in 2022 or early 2023 where once banking info is entered, it cannot be cleared and left empty.
The good old days...
It had been about 8 months ago that I was logged into MyAccount last year. The CCR status and having phone filed my return are what prompted me to check my CRA account this month twice or thrice per week.
Canada Post and postal union are back at negotiations. We all probably should consider e-billing options before May 22 just in case (it will be hard for members without printer access who need print copies of bills, notices, et cetera) the report and talks are not satisfactory to all groups concerned.
GST Credit for new benefit year posted on MyAccount. Three of the 4 payment dates are earlier than the regular 5th of the month. April 2026 is extra early because of Good Friday. Nothing showing for Trillium Benefit yet.
@Ciel21 There's a delete button beside my direct deposit info. I didn't test it though. If it's missing, it's probably because of your account's limited access.
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Ontario Trillium Benefit for new benefit year posted today.
Wonder if this new benefit is of interest to anyone? Applying by June 30th seems a bit rushed eh? But would be great if approval went through and
a cheque came in July!
A new Canadian government benefit payment launches in July and you can apply now
@walkonby That new benefit is taxable, costs applicants $150-200 to pay their doctors to complete the form (which was posted on June 20), and if anyone got their form in by June 30- there is a 28-day processing period. So effectively no one will see a payment before August.
@eataiag I have the full MyAccount experience now. In the last week of June, I learned I am now getting OTB monthly.
@Ciel21 OMG! Thank you for doing the deep dive on that benefit. Very disappointing! The article made it sound like easy benefit money for those in need!
I think CRA switched everyone to electronic notification today. They provided instructions on how to switch back if you prefer snail mail.
Instructions to switch back
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1. Sign in to your CRA account and go to My Account.
2. From the Overview page, go to Profile.
3. Under Notification Preferences, select Edit.
4. From the Edit notification preferences page, select Start, de-select Electronic mail, then select Next.
5. Review the Terms of Use, acknowledge your agreement, and select Submit.
Got my 50% CGEB (formerly GST credit) top up today.
