Contact the CRA at 1-800-387-1193 and provide the date of death as soon as possible. If the deceased person was receiving CCB payments (which could include payments from related provincial or territorial child benefit and credit programs) for a child and the surviving spouse or common-law partner is the child’s parent, the CRA will usually transfer the CCB payments to that person.

If anyone else, other than the parent, is now primarily responsible for the care and upbringing of the child, that person will have to apply for benefit payments for the child through one of the following options:

• by using the "Apply for child benefits" online service on My Account
• by completing and sending to the CRA Form RC66, Canada Child Benefits Application

What if the deceased's spouse or common-law partner receives the CCB?

If you are the surviving spouse or common-law partner and you receive CCB payments for a child, contact the CRA at 1-800-387-1193 to provide them with the date of death, and they will automatically recalculate the payments excluding the deceased person's net income.

What if the deceased is an eligible child?

Your entitlement to CCB payments stops the month after the child's date of death. You should notify the CRA of the date of death so that they can update their records.

Forms and publications

• Information Sheet RC4111, What to Do Following a Death
• Form RC66, Canada Child Benefit Application

Related topics

• Canada child benefit (CCB)