Having Children & Your Taxes

If you have a child you may be eligible for:

• Canada Child Tax Benefits (CCTB), depending on your income. This is a monthly benefit made to eligible families to help with the expense of having children in the home. A good place to start for information on benefits you may qualify for is the brochure “Canada Child Benefits”:
• You may also qualify for the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB). A special benefit for children under the age of 6.
• If your child qualifies under the disabled child provision, you may be eligible for benefits under the Child Disability Benefit (CDB). For information on the eligibility of this benefit, please see Form T2201:
• Child Fitness Tax Credit
• You may claim to a maximum of $500 per child under the age of 16 for the Child Fitness Credit for a prescribed program of physical activity.

You should apply for benefits as soon:

• A child is born
• A child begins to live with you

You or your spouse, or common-law partner become eligible for benefits