Benefit payment dates 2026

Canada Pension Plan (CPP)

Canada

Covers the CPP retirement pension and the CPP disability, children's and survivor benefits.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Canada Pension Plan disability benefits

Canada

Paid on the same dates as the CPP retirement pension.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Old Age Security (OAS) pension

Canada

The same dates apply to the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowance.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)

Canada

Paid together with the Old Age Security pension, on the same dates.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Canada Disability Benefit

Canada

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Veteran disability pension

Canada

The federal calendar lists these dates under the veteran disability pension.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Canada Child Benefit (CCB)

Canada

Related provincial and territorial child benefits are paid together with the CCB on these dates.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (formerly the GST/HST credit)

Canada

The January and April 2026 payments went out under the old name, the GST/HST credit.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Advanced Canada Workers Benefit (ACWB)

Canada

These are the advance payments of the Canada Workers Benefit, paid three times in 2026.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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B.C. income assistance

British Columbia

Each payment is for the following month, so the December 16, 2026 payment covers January 2027.

Source: gov.bc.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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B.C. disability assistance

British Columbia

Paid on the same dates as income assistance, each payment covering the following month.

Source: gov.bc.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Alberta Child and Family Benefit (ACFB)

Alberta

Paid by the Canada Revenue Agency four times a year.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

Alberta Income Support

Alberta

These are direct deposit dates for the following month; cheques are mailed two business days earlier.

Source: alberta.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP)

Alberta

AISH, ADAP and Income Support share one schedule; each date pays for the following month.

Source: alberta.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Alberta Seniors Benefit

Alberta

Source: alberta.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS)

Saskatchewan

These are direct deposit dates for the following month; mailed cheques go out a few days earlier.

Source: saskatchewan.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID)

Saskatchewan

Same schedule as Saskatchewan Income Support; these are direct deposit dates for the following month.

Source: saskatchewan.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Manitoba Employment and Income Assistance (EIA)

Manitoba

These are direct deposit dates for the following month's benefits; mailed cheques are dated a little later.

Source: gov.mb.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB)

Ontario

Combines the Ontario energy and property tax credit, the Northern Ontario energy credit and the Ontario sales tax credit, paid by the CRA.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

Ontario Works

Ontario

Each payment is for the following month, so the November 30 payment covers December 2026.

Source: ontario.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

Ontario

Each payment is for the same month; the page lists the December 2026 date as to be confirmed.

Source: ontario.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Québec Social Assistance Program and Aim for Employment Program

Quebec

The page gives these as the current year's dates without printing the year, and it was last updated October 1, 2026.

Source: quebec.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Québec Social Solidarity Program and Basic Income Program

Quebec

All four Québec social assistance programs share one list of payment dates.

Source: quebec.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Québec Pension Plan (QPP)

Quebec

Covers the QPP retirement pension and the disability and survivors' benefits paid by Retraite Québec.

Source: retraitequebec.gouv.qc.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Québec Family Allowance

Quebec

Paid four times a year by default; families who ask for monthly payments follow a separate monthly list on the same page.

Source: retraitequebec.gouv.qc.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

Nova Scotia Income Assistance

Nova Scotia

Each month's payment is delivered over three days near the end of the month before, so the list has three dates per month.

Source: novascotia.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit (NLDB)

Newfoundland and Labrador

Paid monthly by the Canada Revenue Agency for the province.

Source: canada.ca·checked 13 October 2026#

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