Families in Saskatchewan receive the child tax benefit as two payments bundled into one monthly deposit: the federal Canada Child Benefit and the provincial Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit. For the July 2025 to June 2026 benefit year, the CCB pays up to $7,997 per year for each child under six and up to $6,748 per year for each child aged six through seventeen.1Canada Revenue Agency. How Much You Can Get – Canada Child Benefit The Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit adds up to $1,282 per family on top.2Canada Revenue Agency. Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit Neither payment is taxable, and you don’t report them as income.
How Much You Can Receive
Canada Child Benefit
The CCB is the larger of the two payments. For the benefit year running July 2025 through June 2026, the maximum annual amounts are:
- Under age 6: $7,997 per child, or $666.41 per month
- Ages 6 to 17: $6,748 per child, or $562.33 per month
These maximums go to families with an adjusted family net income at or below $37,487.1Canada Revenue Agency. How Much You Can Get – Canada Child Benefit When a child turns six, the payment automatically drops to the lower tier the month after the birthday. Amounts recalculate every July using your previous year’s tax return, and they’re indexed to inflation, so the dollar figures typically nudge up each benefit year.3Canada Revenue Agency. Keep Getting Your Payments – Canada Child Benefit
Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit
The SLITC arrives in the same monthly deposit as your CCB. For the July 2026 to June 2027 benefit year, it provides:
- Basic individual amount: $460
- Spouse or common-law partner: $460
- Per child: $181, up to a maximum of two children
- Maximum per family: $1,282
The credit begins to shrink once adjusted family net income exceeds $39,345 and phases out entirely at $81,668.2Canada Revenue Agency. Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit Note the two-child cap on the SLITC child amount. Even if you have three or more children, only two count toward this credit. The CCB has no such cap.
Child Disability Benefit
If your child qualifies for the disability tax credit, an additional supplement of up to $3,411 per year, or $284.25 per month, is added to your CCB for the July 2025 to June 2026 benefit year.4Canada Revenue Agency. Child Disability Benefit This supplement also adjusts each year for inflation.
How Income Reduces the Benefit
Families earning $37,487 or less get the full CCB. Above that threshold, the benefit tapers based on both your income and the number of children in your household. With one child, the reduction begins at 7% of income above the threshold; with two children, 13.5%; three, 19%; four or more, 23%. A second, steeper reduction kicks in past $81,222.1Canada Revenue Agency. How Much You Can Get – Canada Child Benefit Larger families lose more per dollar of extra income because the total benefit at stake is bigger. The CRA’s online child and family benefits calculator will give you an exact figure for your household.
The SLITC uses its own formula. For the July 2026 to June 2027 benefit year, it reduces by about 2% of family net income above $39,345.5Government of Saskatchewan. Low-Income Tax Credit Because both programs pull from your adjusted family net income on last year’s tax return, filing on time is the single most important thing you can do to keep payments accurate.
Who Qualifies
To receive the CCB, and with it the SLITC, you must meet all four of these conditions:6Canada Revenue Agency. Who Can Apply – Canada Child Benefit
- You live with a child under 18.
- You are the person primarily responsible for the child’s daily care, medical needs, and childcare arrangements.
- You are a resident of Canada for tax purposes.
- You or your spouse or common-law partner is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, protected person, or a qualifying temporary resident.
Temporary residents have an extra requirement. You must have lived in Canada for the previous 18 consecutive months and hold a valid permit in the 19th month that does not carry a “does not confer status” notation.7Canada Revenue Agency. Canada Child Benefit – T4114 You can still apply earlier to register your children for other programs such as the GST/HST credit, then reapply for the CCB once you hit the 19-month mark.
Both you and your spouse or common-law partner must file a tax return every year, even if one of you had no income. The CRA needs both returns to calculate your family net income, and missing returns will stop payments.
Shared Custody
How custody is divided directly affects who gets paid.6Canada Revenue Agency. Who Can Apply – Canada Child Benefit
- If the child lives with each parent between 40% and 60% of the time, both parents should apply. Each receives 50% of the CCB calculated on their own household income.
- If the child lives with you more than 60% of the time, you apply and receive the full benefit.
- If the child is with you less than 40% of the time, you can’t apply for that child.
Temporary arrangements also count. If a child normally lives with the other parent but stays with you for the summer, you can apply for payments during that period, and the other parent reapplies once the child returns.
How to Apply
Three routes are available, and the right one depends on your situation.
Through Birth Registration
New parents in Saskatchewan can use the Automated Benefits Application built into provincial birth registration. When you register the birth, you consent to share your information with the CRA and enter your Social Insurance Number. The province forwards the details securely, and no separate application or proof of birth is required.8Canada Revenue Agency. How to Apply for Child and Family Benefits When Registering the Birth This is the fastest option for a newborn.
Online Through CRA My Account
For an older child, a child who’s newly in your care, or a birth where you didn’t consent to share information at registration, use the “Apply for child benefits” tool inside your CRA My Account. You’ll upload proof of birth if the CRA has never paid benefits for the child before.9Canada Revenue Agency. How to Apply – Canada Child Benefit
By Mail
You can also complete Form RC66, the Canada Child Benefits Application, and mail it to your tax centre with proof of birth for any child the CRA hasn’t previously paid benefits for.10Canada Revenue Agency. RC66 Canada Child Benefits Application Don’t submit an RC66 if you’ve already applied online or through birth registration. Duplicate applications delay processing.
Whichever route you take, both parents’ most recent tax returns must be on file before the CRA can calculate the benefit.
Payment Dates
The CCB and SLITC pay together on a monthly schedule, generally around the 20th. The 2026 payment dates are:11Canada Revenue Agency. Canada Child Benefit – Payment Dates
- January 20
- February 20
- March 20
- April 20
- May 20
- June 19
- July 20
- August 20
- September 18
- October 20
- November 20
- December 11
Direct deposit is the fastest way to receive payment and avoids lost-cheque problems. Set it up or change banking details through CRA My Account. If your total annual benefit works out to less than $240, the CRA pays it as a single lump sum in July rather than monthly. July is also when the amount resets based on your latest tax return, so the first payment of a new benefit year often differs from the June deposit.
Changes You Have to Report
Once you’re approved, life changes still need to reach the CRA on time. Late reporting is the main cause of overpayments the CRA later claws back. Report:12Canada Revenue Agency. Keep Your Information Up to Date
- Marital status changes, by the end of the month following the change. Separate in March, tell the CRA by the end of April.13Canada Revenue Agency. Update Your Personal Information With the CRA
- Any change of address, even if your bank account stays the same.
- Starting or ending shared custody.
- A child leaving your care. Entitlement stops the month after the child leaves.
- The death of a child. For a death on or after January 1, 2025, the eligible parent may continue receiving CCB payments for six more months or until the date the child would have turned 18.
A Related Program: Saskatchewan Employment Incentive
Working families with modest earnings may also qualify for the Saskatchewan Employment Incentive, a separate provincial program. The SEI provides a monthly cash benefit, supplementary health coverage, discounted bus passes where available, and access to the Saskatchewan Housing Benefit.14Government of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Employment Incentive Maximum monthly amounts are $400 for one child, $500 for two, and $600 for three or more. You receive the full amount when monthly earned income falls between $500 and $2,200 before deductions, and the benefit reduces by 30 cents on each dollar of income above $2,200. Unlike the CCB, the SEI is triggered by employment income rather than by filing a tax return, so it reaches only families who are working.