Child benefits

• Lawyer calling on Quebec government to review criteria for ‘exceptional needs’ supplement

  Most of the families who apply for Quebec's new supplement for children with exceptional needs are being turned down — 54 per cent to be exact.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2017
  
• Anti-poverty groups urging Trudeau government to boost child benefit

  The goal would be to reduce child poverty rates by 50 per cent by 2020.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2017
  
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• Indexing Canada Child Benefit to inflation would cost extra $5.8B by 2026, watchdog says

  The Canada Child Benefit isn't indexed to inflation for now, and the Liberals haven't agreed to do that until 2020 - after the next scheduled federal election in 2019.

  Money

  Dec 14, 2016
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• Canada Child Benefit should increase with inflation, anti-poverty group says

  In its annual report to be released Thursday, the group Campaign 2000 says the Liberal government's new income-tested child benefit could fall short of its lofty goals because it isn't automatically adjusted to combat rising food and housing prices.

  Economy

  Nov 24, 2016
• Trudeau’s poised to name his cabinet. Here’s what the newly minted ministers will face

  After the Liberals finish celebrating their comeback victory, they’ll have to govern. And they have a tough set of promises to live up to.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2015
• Beefed up child benefit cheques start arriving as economy wobbles

  Bigger cheques for families with children from the federal government start landing this month, a 'happy accident' as economic conditions deteriorate.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2015