Canada child benefit (CCB) payment amounts

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Canada child benefit payment amounts from July 2016 to June 2018 (tax years 2015-2016)

Basic Canada child benefit

Basic Canada child benefit amount
for children under 6 $6,400
for children aged 6 to 17 $5,400

For families with an income between $30,000 & $65,000 the CCB is reduced as follows:

Number of children Reduction amount
1 child 7% of income greater than $30,000
2 children 13.5% of income greater than $30,000
3 children 19% of income greater than $30,000
4 or more children 23% of income greater than $30,000

For families with an income greater than $65,000 the CCB is reduced as follows:

Number of children Reduction amount
1 child $2,450 + 3.2% of income greater than $65,000
2 children $4,725 + 5.7% of income greater than $65,000
3 children $6,650 + 8% of income greater than $65,000
4 or more children $8,050 + 9.5% of income greater than $65,000

Basic child disability benefit

Basic child disability benefit amount
for each eligible child $2,730

For families with an income greater than $65,000 the CDB is reduced as follows:

Number of children Reduction amount
1 child 3.2% of income greater than $65,000
2 or more children 5.7% of income greater than $65,000
Date modified:
2017-04-07