Benefit (Public Accounts)
Canada Child Benefit
Canada Revenue Agency · Children, families and child care
In fiscal year 2024–25, the federal government paid $28.6 billion in Canada Child Benefit, up from $26.3 billion in 2023–24. That is $954 per tax filer.
Tax-free monthly payments to eligible families with children under 18, delivered through the tax system. Public Accounts line: Children's benefits, which reconciles to the Canada Child Benefit line in the budget fiscal tables.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$28.6B
79.6% of Children, families and child care spending in 2024–25.
Up $2.2B from $26.3B in 2023–24.
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $23.9B |
| 2019–20 | $24.3B |
| 2020–21 | $27.4B |
| 2021–22 | $26.2B |
| 2022–23 | $24.6B |
| 2023–24 | $26.3B |
| 2024–25 | $28.6B |
Source and basis
- Consolidated Statement of Revenues and Expenses as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-10-30. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Expense line in the audited Public Accounts consolidated statement of revenues and expenses (accrual). It reconciles to the matching line in the budget fiscal tables. These benefits are not appropriated, so they do not appear in departmental program spending.
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