Tax Credits and Benefits

The Canada Child Benefit is a tax-administered payment program tied to family income, filing status, and eligible children.

Canadian tax credits and benefit programs that reduce tax payable or deliver income-tested support.

Family and household benefit programs administered through the Canadian tax system.

The GST/HST credit is a refundable benefit payment calculated from return information and household income.

Non-refundable tax credits reduce tax payable but generally cannot create or enlarge a refund beyond tax otherwise owing.

Refundable tax credits can produce a payment even when tax otherwise payable is low or nil.

The basic personal amount is the core non-refundable credit amount that shelters part of income from federal tax.

Personal credit terms that reduce federal or provincial tax payable on a Canadian return.