Government Benefit Payment Dates in Québec (2026–2027)

If you live in Québec, the money you receive from governments does not arrive on one day. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) pays federal benefits, Service Canada pays the Old Age Security pension, Revenu Québec pays the solidarity tax credit and Retraite Québec pays the Allocation famille and the Québec Pension Plan (QPP). Each has its own calendar, its own eligibility rules and its own 12-month benefit period. This guide brings the dates together for the rest of 2026 and for 2027 where they have been published, with the amounts for the July 2026 to June 2027 period, what changed in 2026, and what to do when a deposit does not show up. All dates and figures were checked on the official sites on November 9, 2026. Where a date has not been published yet, we say so instead of guessing.

What changed in 2026

Three changes explain most of the questions we receive this year:

• The GST/HST credit has a new name. Since July 2026 it is the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB). The CRA states that eligibility, the payment calculation and the quarterly structure are the same as before. The last two payments under the old name were January 5 and April 2, 2026; the July 3 and October 5, 2026 payments were made as CGEB.
• The CGEB is larger. In July 2026 the benefit amount increased by 25%, and the CRA says the increase will remain for five years, from 2026 to 2031. A one-time top-up was also paid on June 5, 2026 to people who were entitled to the GST/HST credit in January 2026.
• The Canada Carbon Rebate is over. The federal government stopped the fuel charge and the rebate for individuals on March 15, 2025, and there have been no quarterly payments since April 2025. Québec residents never received it, because Québec has its own carbon pricing system, but many searches still ask about it.

Benefit payment dates at a glance

The table below lists the next payments for each program. The detailed tables that follow give every published date.

Canada child benefit (CCB) payment dates

The CCB is a tax-free monthly payment for families with children under 18. For Québec residents, it is paid alone: unlike in some provinces, no provincial child benefit is added to the CCB deposit, because Québec’s own family benefit, the Allocation famille, is paid separately by Retraite Québec.

The December payment is always earlier than the 20th so that it arrives before the holidays. The CRA usually publishes the next year’s calendar late in the year; until then, any 2027 dates you see online are estimates, not official dates.

How much is the CCB from July 2026 to June 2027?

The amounts for the July 2026 to June 2027 period are based on your 2025 adjusted family net income (AFNI):

Example. A single parent with one child under 6 and an AFNI of $45,000 loses 7% of $6,763 (the income above $38,237), or $473.41. The annual CCB is $8,157 − $473.41 = $7,683.59, about $640.29 a month. The reduction rates are higher with two or more children; the CRA’s child and family benefits calculator applies them for you.

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

The CGEB is a tax-free quarterly payment for individuals and families with low and modest incomes. Each benefit year runs from July to June and is based on the previous year’s tax return: your 2025 return sets the payments from July 2026 to June 2027.

For July 2026 to June 2027, you could get up to $679 if you are single, $890 if you have a spouse or common-law partner, and $234 for each eligible child under 19. The CGEB stops when adjusted family net income reaches the threshold for your situation; for the 2025 base year, it is $60,012 for a single person without children, $64,232 for a couple without children and $68,912 for a family with one child, rising with each additional child. If your quarterly amount would be under $50, the CRA pays the whole year in one payment in July instead.

Solidarity tax credit payment dates

Revenu Québec’s solidarity tax credit helps low- and middle-income households with the cost of the QST and housing. Payments are made in the first five days of each month, and Revenu Québec has already published the whole July 2026 to June 2027 period:

Monthly, quarterly or once a year?

You do not choose the frequency; the amount of your credit decides it:

The credit is reduced as family income rises and ends at a maximum family income that depends on your situation. For July 2026 to June 2027, the maximum is $64,545 for a person without a spouse, $70,395 for a person with a spouse, plus $2,634 for each child for whom you or your spouse received the Allocation famille for December 2025 (the per-child addition also applies to single-parent families, whose base is $64,545). Family income is line 275 of your 2025 Québec return, plus your spouse’s line 275.

Who is eligible?

For the July 2026 to June 2027 period, you must have met all of these conditions on December 31, 2025: you were 18 or older (or younger with a spouse, a child living with you or emancipated status), you were resident in Québec, and you or your spouse were a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or protected person, or a temporary resident or permit holder who had lived in Canada for the previous 18 months. You claim it on Schedule D of your Québec return, and you must be registered for direct deposit: if the credit cannot be deposited by January 1, 2030, you lose it for this period.

Allocation famille payment dates (Retraite Québec)

The Allocation famille is Québec’s tax-free family benefit. It is paid by Retraite Québec, either monthly or four times a year, on the first business days of the month. Retraite Québec had published only its 2026 calendar as of November 9, 2026:

Quarterly payments in 2026 were made on January 5, April 1, July 2 and October 1. The quarterly payment also includes the supplement for handicapped children and the supplement for handicapped children requiring exceptional care. The supplement for the purchase of school supplies was paid once, on July 2, 2026, for the 2026–2027 school year.

Allocation famille amounts for 2026

The amount you receive depends on family income from line 275 of your Québec return and is updated each July. Retraite Québec publishes the following year’s indexed amounts around the start of the year; the 2027 amounts were not available on November 9, 2026.

Canada workers benefit advance payments

The Canada workers benefit (CWB) is a refundable tax credit for low-income workers. If you are entitled to it, the CRA sends up to 50% of it in advance as the Advanced Canada workers benefit (ACWB), in three payments: July, October and January. In 2026, the ACWB was paid on January 12, July 10 and October 9.

The CRA’s rule is that payments are issued on July 12, October 11 and January 10, or on the last business day before when that date falls on a weekend or a statutory holiday. January 10, 2027 is a Sunday, so under that rule the next payment would be Friday, January 8, 2027; the CRA had not yet posted the date on November 9, 2026. There is nothing to apply for: the CRA calculates the advance from your return, but it must receive your return before November 1 of the benefit period. Note that the CWB amounts for Québec residents differ from the amounts the CRA publishes for most provinces ($1,633 for a single person and $2,813 for a family for 2025), because Québec has adjusted the federal benefit to work alongside its own work premium.

QPP, CPP and OAS payment dates

Québec workers contribute to the Québec Pension Plan, not the CPP, so a Québec retiree’s pension is paid by Retraite Québec near the end of each month. People who worked outside Québec may also receive a CPP pension from Service Canada, which pays on a different day. Old Age Security is federal and is paid by Service Canada everywhere in the country.

In 2026 the maximum QPP retirement pension at 65, including the additional plan, is $1,507.65 a month. For October to December 2026, the maximum OAS pension is $762.50 a month at 65 to 74 and $838.75 at 75 and over, and the OAS recovery tax applies when individual net world income exceeded $93,454 in 2025.

The Canada Carbon Rebate has ended

The Canada Carbon Rebate, formerly the climate action incentive payment, was a tax-free quarterly amount for residents of provinces where the federal fuel charge applied. The federal government stopped the fuel charge and the rebate for individuals on March 15, 2025, and the CRA confirms there were no quarterly payments after April 2025. Québec residents were never eligible, because Québec runs its own cap-and-trade system. Under proposed legislation tabled in November 2025, people in the former rebate provinces had to file any outstanding 2018 to 2024 returns, or submit adjustment requests, by October 30, 2026 to receive retroactive amounts; the CRA now shows that deadline as past, and it never concerned Québec residents. If someone contacts you about a "carbon rebate payment" in 2026 or 2027, treat it as a probable scam.

You must file your tax returns to get paid

None of these programs uses a separate annual application. The CRA, Revenu Québec and Retraite Québec all calculate your payments from your income tax returns, so the rule is simple: file both your federal (T1) and Québec (TP-1) returns every year, even if you had no income, and make sure your spouse or common-law partner files too, because most amounts are based on family income. A missing return from either spouse can stop the CCB, the CGEB, the solidarity credit and the Allocation famille for the whole family.

• Timing matters. Benefit years start in July. If you file after the April 30 deadline, payments for July may be late; if you file after July, the CRA must assess your return first and then pays what you missed retroactively.
• Turning 19. A young adult must file a return for the year before they turn 19 to start receiving the CGEB on the first payment date after their birthday.
• The solidarity credit needs Schedule D. It is the only one of these amounts you must actually claim, on your Québec return.
• Late returns still pay. If you file a past year late, the CRA can pay prior-year amounts retroactively. Our guide to late or unfiled tax returns explains how to catch up.

Direct deposit: set it up with each payer

Direct deposit is faster and safer than cheques, and for the solidarity tax credit it is mandatory. Because there are three payers, you may have to give your banking information more than once:

If you change banks after a separation or a move, update every payer. Our guide to setting up clicSÉQUR, Mon dossier and CRA My Account walks through the sign-in steps for each portal.

What to do if a payment does not arrive

1. Wait the right number of business days. The CRA asks you to wait 5 working days for the CCB and 10 working days for the CGEB and the ACWB before contacting it. Service Canada asks for 5 to 10 business days for CPP and OAS.
2. Check your online account. CRA My Account shows the next payment date, the amount and the status of each payment. Revenu Québec’s My Account shows the date and amount of your last solidarity credit deposit and any notice of determination.
3. Look for a notice. A payment that stops often follows a notice: a missing return for you or your spouse, a review of your marital status or custody, or a change in residency.
4. Confirm your information. An old address, a closed bank account or an outdated marital status is the most common cause. Update it with each payer.
5. Contact the right agency. The CRA for the CCB, CGEB and ACWB; Revenu Québec for the solidarity credit; Retraite Québec for the Allocation famille and QPP; Service Canada for OAS and CPP.

If the CRA or Revenu Québec has sent you a letter asking for documents, such as proof that a child lives with you, see our guide to CRA and Revenu Québec review letters.

Life events that change your payments

Common mistakes

• Waiting to file because you owe nothing. Not filing is the main reason families miss payments.
• Forgetting the spouse’s return. Family income cannot be calculated without it.
• Not claiming the solidarity credit on Schedule D. Unlike the federal benefits, it must be claimed.
• Trusting "2027 payment dates" lists published before the agencies release them.
• Looking for a carbon rebate in Québec. It never applied here and has now ended.
• Updating your bank with one agency only. The CRA, Revenu Québec and Retraite Québec do not share direct deposit information.
• Reporting a separation too early. You are not considered separated until you have lived apart for 90 days because of a breakdown in the relationship.

How we can help

We prepare federal and Québec returns for individuals and families every year, including Schedule D for the solidarity credit, and we check that both spouses’ returns are filed on time so benefits keep coming. A tax professional reviews every return. Personal returns start at $300 (personal tax returns). If you are behind on past years, we can file them and recover retroactive benefits. See pricing, contact us, or start with our Québec personal tax return guide.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• CRA – Payment dates for CRA administered benefits and credits
• Canada.ca – Benefits payment dates (CPP, OAS, CCB, CGEB, ACWB)
• CRA – Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB)
• CRA – CGEB: how much you can get
• CRA – CGEB: payment dates
• CRA – CGEB: who is eligible (income thresholds)
• CRA – GST/HST credit, no longer available (renamed CGEB, June 5, 2026 top-up)
• CRA – Canada child benefit: how much you can get (July 2026 to June 2027)
• CRA – Canada workers benefit: how much you can get and advanced payment dates
• CRA – Canada Carbon Rebate for individuals (closed)
• Service Canada – Old Age Security payment amounts (October to December 2026)
• Revenu Québec – Payment of the solidarity tax credit (July 2026 to June 2027)
• Revenu Québec – Eligibility for the solidarity tax credit
• Revenu Québec – Calculation of the solidarity tax credit (maximum family income)
• Retraite Québec – Payment dates (2026)
• Retraite Québec – 2026 benefit amounts and key data (Family Allowance, QPP)

Keep reading

• How to File Your Tax Return in Québec: 2026 Tax Year Guide
• Childcare Expenses Tax Credit in Québec (2026): Rates and Limits
• Separation and Divorce Taxes in Québec: 2026 Guide
• Your First Tax Return in Québec: A Newcomer’s Guide (2026)
• Behind on Taxes? Filing Late or Unfiled Returns in Canada and Québec
• CRA or Revenu Québec Review Letter or Audit: What to Do (2026)