A one-time Goods and Services Tax top-up payment is on the way for 12 million Canadians this spring, after a new affordability bill received royal assent Thursday.

The GST top-up will cost Ottawa $3.1 billion in the first year, with lower but rising costs for the rest of the horizon. A previous analysis from Desjardins estimated the cost of the top-up is $10.5 ...

Carney announced the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, which he said, 'will deliver hundreds of dollars more into the bank accounts of more than 12 million Canadians.' ...

The government’s proposed 50% GST credit top-up for this year will give couples an estimated $326 more on average, according ...

OTTAWA — Canadians who receive the GST benefit will get a one-time top up payment this spring after parliamentarians ...

On July 4, 2025, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) rolled out the first increased GST/HST payment of the new benefit year. Millions of eligible Canadian taxpayers, including temporary residents, ...

Members of Parliament agreed Monday to fast-track the government’s GST credit legislation through the House of Commons by Wednesday. Melissa Lantsman, one of the Conservatives’ two deputy leaders, ...

The GST/HST credit is a quarterly benefit that deposits tax-free money directly into your account, designed to help offset the cost of living by putting cash directly into the pockets of Canadians. If ...

OTTAWA — The government's budget watchdog said Monday it expects the federal government's plan to temporarily increase the ...