Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (formerly GST/HST credit)
Allocation canadienne pour l'épicerie et les articles essentiels
Paid by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) · 🇨🇦 Canada
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
1 document you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
The Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB) payments are not taxable... $679 if you are a single individual, $890 if you are married or have a common-law partner, $234 for each eligible child under the age of 19.
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.canada.ca
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Other tax relief support in Canada
9 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB)
- Ontario Senior Homeowners' Property Tax Grant (OSHPTG)
- Low-Income Individuals and Families Tax (LIFT) Credit
- Quebec Solidarity Tax Credit
- Quebec Work Premium Tax Credit
- Nova Scotia Affordable Living Tax Credit
- Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit
- B.C. Renter's Tax Credit
- Tax Credit for Home-Support Services for Seniors (Quebec)
Similar programmes
Low-Income Individuals and Families Tax (LIFT) Credit
Government of Ontario
Ontario Senior Homeowners' Property Tax Grant (OSHPTG)
Government of Ontario (administered by the CRA)
B.C. Renter's Tax Credit
Province of British Columbia (administered by the Canada Revenue Agency)
Nova Scotia Affordable Living Tax Credit
Government of Nova Scotia (administered by the CRA)
Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Disability Tax Credit (DTC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)