CRA Payment Dates 2026-2027: Federal and Quebec Benefits

The next GST payment lands on January 5, 2027. The October one went out on October 5, 2026. The Canada Child Benefit comes on the 20th of each month, except in December: December 11 in 2026. After that, it depends on who’s paying you, because federal and Quebec benefits run on separate calendars.

That’s why these searches get confusing. The Government of Canada’s payment calendar (opens in a new tab) lists federal payments only. Quebec’s solidarity tax credit is on Revenu Québec’s site, and the Allocation famille and the QPP pension are on Retraite Québec’s. Here are all four agencies together, month by month, from October 2026 to June 2027.

What are the CRA payment dates for October to December 2026?

Every date below is official, published by the agency that pays it. In short: the GST payment (now the CGEB) went out on October 5, the Canada Child Benefit comes on October 20, November 20 and December 11, and OAS and CPP land near the end of each month. Quebec’s own payments are in the same table, with the agency that pays each one.

Sources: the CRA’s benefit payment dates page (opens in a new tab), the Service Canada calendar, Revenu Québec’s solidarity credit payment page (opens in a new tab) and Retraite Québec’s payment dates (opens in a new tab).

What about January to June 2027?

Only part of the 2027 calendar is out. Revenu Québec has published every solidarity credit date through June 2027, and the CRA’s CGEB guide sets its payments on January 5 and April 5. Apart from the Ontario Trillium Benefit’s June 10 payment, no other 2027 dates are out yet. We’ll add them here as soon as they do.

If you see a 2027 date somewhere else for a payment marked “not yet”, don’t count on it. Until the agency publishes it, it’s a guess.

When is the next GST payment?

The GST/HST credit has been called the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB) since July 2026. It’s paid four times a year, on the 5th of July, October, January and April, or the business day before. The next two are January 5 and April 5, 2027.

The federal budget tabled on November 5, 2026, proposes one more payment on top of these: a one-time supplement in early 2027, up to $339 for a single person with no children and $679 for a couple with two children. Parliament hasn’t passed it, and the budget gives no exact date, so don’t count it as a scheduled payment.

If your quarterly amount would be under $50, you don’t get four payments. The CRA sends the whole year at once, in July. If nothing arrived in October, that may be why. The budget proposes raising that cut-off to $70 (opens in a new tab) for payments after June 2027.

In Quebec, the GST payment and the solidarity credit can land on the same day, but they’re two separate amounts. The GST payment is federal and comes from the CRA. The solidarity credit comes from Revenu Québec.

Quebec’s solidarity tax credit: monthly, quarterly or once?

The solidarity tax credit is paid by Revenu Québec, not Retraite Québec. How often you get it depends on your amount for the July 2026 to June 2027 period:

It arrives within the first five days of the month. Revenu Québec requires direct deposit for this credit. If you’re not signed up for direct deposit with Revenu Québec (separately from the CRA), it isn’t paid.

Canada Child Benefit or Allocation famille: which comes when?

A Quebec family often gets both, and they don’t arrive together. The Canada Child Benefit is federal and comes on the 20th, or the last business day before. The Allocation famille is Quebec’s and arrives at the start of the month.

The Canada Child Benefit (CRA)

According to the CRA’s T4114 guide (opens in a new tab), the payment comes on the 20th. When the 20th falls on a Saturday, a Sunday or a federal holiday, it comes on the last business day before. December is the exception: December 11 in 2026. If your amount is under $20 a month, you get one payment for the year instead. A November 2026 budget proposal would raise that cut-off to $50 a month for payments after June 2027.

The Allocation famille (Retraite Québec)

By default, Retraite Québec pays it four times a year, in January, April, July and October. Each payment covers three months, so January’s covers January, February and March. You can ask to get it monthly instead. The school supplies supplement comes once a year, in July.

Pensions: QPP, OAS and CPP

Retirees in Quebec get the Quebec Pension Plan from Retraite Québec rather than the Canada Pension Plan. The QPP is usually paid on the last business day of the month. Old Age Security is federal and comes the same day as the CPP, near the end of the month.

So a Quebec retiree gets two deposits a few days apart: October 28 for OAS, then October 30 for the QPP. If you worked in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada and now live in Quebec, Service Canada’s CPP eligibility page (opens in a new tab) says Retraite Québec is the one to contact.

The Canada Workers Benefit advance and Quebec’s work premium

The Canada Workers Benefit pays half your amount in advance, in three payments: July, October and January. The October one went out on October 9, 2026. The January 2027 date isn’t published yet. The November 2026 budget also proposes cutting the advance in half (opens in a new tab) from July 2027, then ending advances starting with the 2028 tax year. That isn’t law yet, and it wouldn’t change the January payment.

In Quebec, the work premium has its own advance payments (opens in a new tab), paid monthly by Revenu Québec by the 15th. You have to apply for them. They aren’t automatic.

Payments for other provinces

The CRA also pays some provincial benefits. The Ontario Trillium Benefit comes on the 10th (October 9, November 10 and December 10, 2026), and the single end-of-year payment for people who chose it lands on June 10, 2027. The Alberta child and family benefit comes on November 27, 2026, then in February and May 2027. The Newfoundland and Labrador disability benefit comes on October 23, November 25 and December 24, 2026.

What if a payment doesn’t arrive?

Check your online account with the agency that pays it first. Then wait before you call. The CRA asks you to wait 5 working days after the date for the Canada Child Benefit and the Alberta child and family benefit, and 10 working days for everything else. Service Canada says 5 to 10 business days.

Be careful with messages that say a payment is waiting for you. The CRA doesn’t send texts with links to click about benefits, and those messages are a common scam. A real payment shows up in your account on its own.

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