October 30, 2023 Ottawa, Ontario Canada Revenue Agency
The Government of Canada continuously strives to improve services to help Canadians receive the benefits they are entitled to.
Today, Dr. Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for Yukon on behalf of the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue and Tracy-Anne McPhee, Minister of Health and Social Services for the Yukon, announced that residents of the Yukon can now apply for the Canada child benefit (CCB) and other child benefits with the Automated Benefits Application service when registering the birth of a newborn.
Parents of newborns can now apply for benefits by simply providing their consent on the Registration of Live Birth form available at Whitehorse General Hospital, Midwifery Clinic and the Yukon Vital Statistics Office. This information will be sent to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) through a secure network. The CRA will process the application and determine eligibility for the CCB, the child portion of the GST/HST credit and any related territorial programs it administers. If entitled, the applicant will receive a notice and payment within eight weeks of the CRA receiving the CCB application from the Yukon's Vital Statistics Office.
The Automated Benefits Application service is another demonstration of the Government of Canada's commitment to partnering with provinces and territories to help Canadian families. The service is also available in 10 provinces and the Northwest Territories.
Payments and direct deposit
The CRA uses information from your income tax return to calculate your benefit payments. To continue receiving your payments, you and your spouse, or common-law partner, must each file an income tax return every year, even if you have not received income during that year.
To receive your payments faster, sign up for direct deposit. If you already receive your benefit payments for your other children by direct deposit, you do not have to sign up again. You will receive the benefit payments for your newborn in the same bank account.
