CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated to clarify that changes to the GST credit had already been announced
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians will see increases to the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) beginning in May.
Eligible familes will receive $300 extra per child as part of their regular May 2020 CCB payment.
Trudeau also pointed to what the government has done with the GST credit which sees the one-time payment calculated based on 2018 tax returns.
The increases to maximum amounts are as follows:
- $443 to $886 single
- $580 to $1,160 married or living common-law
- $153 to $306 each child under the age of 19 (excluding the first eligible child of a single parent)
- $290 to $580 first eligible child of a single parent
Trudeau also announced that a bill for the $9 billion relief package for students - which includes the Canada Emergency Student Subsidy and the Canada Service Student Grant - will be introduced in Parliament Wednesday.
Original story:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to brief Canadians on COVID-19 in what has become his daily address from Rideau Cottage at 11:00 a.m.
Village Media will carry the livestream.