Ottawa, March 18, 2005... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issued the March Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) payments on March 18, 2005, totalling more than $751 million, to more than 3 million recipients across Canada.
Recipients who are expecting a benefit payment and have not received it by March 29, should contact the Agency's CCTB enquiry service at 1-800-387-1193. This service is available weekdays from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time.
In order to receive, or continue to receive, CCTB payments, recipients and their spouses or common-law partners have to file a tax return.
Recipients who are moving should inform the Agency as soon as possible, to ensure that their CCTB payments are not disrupted, even if they use direct deposit and their bank account does not change. The Address Changes Online service at www.cra-arc.gc.ca/myaccount makes it easier for clients to notify the CRA of a change of address.
As other entitlements are combined each month with the CCTB into a single payment, payments for the following provincial and territorial child benefit programs administered by the Agency will also be issued:
BC Family Bonus
New Brunswick Child Tax Benefit
Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit
Northwest Territories Child Benefit
Nunavut Child Benefit
Nova Scotia Child Benefit
Saskatchewan Child Benefit
Yukon Child Benefit
Recipients can have their CCTB payments deposited directly into their account at their financial institution. To take advantage of this option, they have to complete a Form T1-DD,Direct Deposit Request, which they can get at their tax services office or tax centre.