When is my next benefit payment?

CPP, OAS, the Canada Child Benefit and the rest don’t land on the same day — and the day moves when it falls on a weekend. This page puts every major 2026 payment date in one place and works out your next payment for today. Every date comes straight from the Government of Canada’s official benefits calendar.

Your next payments

Dates are the government’s published payment dates. Money can take a few days to arrive — the government suggests waiting 5 to 10 business days before following up on a missing payment.

Canada Pension Plan (CPP)

Paid by Service Canada, on the third-to-last business day of each month. The same dates cover the CPP retirement pension and CPP disability, children’s and survivor benefits.

Jan 28 · Feb 25 · Mar 27 · Apr 28 · May 27 · Jun 26 · Jul 29 · Aug 27 · Sep 25 · Oct 28 · Nov 26 · Dec 22

Planning around CPP? The RRSP vs TFSA Calculator helps you decide where your next dollar of retirement savings goes.

Old Age Security (OAS)

Paid by Service Canada on the same dates as CPP. The same schedule covers the OAS pension, the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), the Allowance and the Allowance for the Survivor.

Jan 28 · Feb 25 · Mar 27 · Apr 28 · May 27 · Jun 26 · Jul 29 · Aug 27 · Sep 25 · Oct 28 · Nov 26 · Dec 22

Planning around OAS? The RRSP vs TFSA Calculator helps you decide where your next dollar of retirement savings goes.

Canada Child Benefit (CCB)

Paid by the Canada Revenue Agency, usually on the 20th of the month. When the 20th falls on a weekend, payment moves to the business day before — that’s why June 2026 paid on the 19th and September on the 18th — and December comes early, on the 11th. Related provincial child benefits paid with the CCB arrive the same day.

Jan 20 · Feb 20 · Mar 20 · Apr 20 · May 20 · Jun 19 · Jul 20 · Aug 20 · Sep 18 · Oct 20 · Nov 20 · Dec 11

Want the amount, not just the date? The Canada Child Benefit Calculator works out your monthly CCB from the CRA’s own figures.

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

Paid by the Canada Revenue Agency, four times a year. This is the old GST/HST credit under its new name: the January 5 and April 2, 2026 payments went out as the GST/HST credit, and the July 3 and October 5 payments as the Groceries and Essentials Benefit. The January 2027 date has not been published yet.

Jan 5 (as GST/HST credit) · Apr 2 (as GST/HST credit) · Jul 3 (as Groceries and Essentials Benefit) · Oct 5 (as Groceries and Essentials Benefit)

Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)

Paid by Service Canada on the third Thursday of each month, to working-age Canadians approved for the Disability Tax Credit.

Jan 15 · Feb 19 · Mar 19 · Apr 16 · May 21 · Jun 18 · Jul 16 · Aug 20 · Sep 17 · Oct 15 · Nov 19 · Dec 17

Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB)

Paid by the Canada Revenue Agency for Ontario, on or just before the 10th of each month. It combines the Ontario energy and property tax credit, the Northern Ontario energy credit and the Ontario sales tax credit into one payment.

Jan 9 · Feb 10 · Mar 10 · Apr 10 · May 8 · Jun 10 · Jul 10 · Aug 10 · Sep 10 · Oct 9 · Nov 10 · Dec 10

Looking for 2027 dates?

The government publishes the next year’s calendar later in the year, and most 2027 dates aren’t out yet. We update this page when they appear — we never guess a payment date.

Frequently asked questions

When is the next CPP payment?
CPP and OAS are paid on the third-to-last business day of the month. The remaining 2026 dates are November 26 and December 22 — the table at the top of this page always shows the next one.

Why did my child benefit arrive on the 19th one month and the 20th the next?
The CRA targets the 20th. When the 20th falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the payment moves to the business day before — in 2026 that meant Friday, June 19 and Friday, September 18. December is always early: December 11 in 2026.

What happened to the GST/HST credit?
It was renamed the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit in 2026. The first two quarterly payments of 2026 (January 5 and April 2) went out under the old name; from July 3 onward it’s the Groceries and Essentials Benefit. Same quarterly rhythm, around the 5th of January, April, July and October.

Who pays which benefit?
Service Canada pays CPP, OAS and the Canada Disability Benefit. The Canada Revenue Agency pays the Canada Child Benefit, the Groceries and Essentials Benefit and the Ontario Trillium Benefit.

My payment hasn’t arrived. What should I do?
Payments are issued on the dates shown but can take a few days to reach your account, and cheques take longer than direct deposit. The government suggests waiting 5 to 10 business days after the payment date before contacting the program.

Dates verified against the Government of Canada benefits calendar, November 12, 2026.

General information only — not financial advice.