News release

January Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

Ottawa, January 17, 2002... The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) will be issuing January Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) payments tomorrow, totaling more than $646 million, to more than 2.8 million recipients across Canada.

The CCRA is pleased to announce that the Child and Family Benefits Online Calculator is now available. Clients can use the calculator to determine their CCTB (and any related provincial or territorial benefit) entitlement amounts by simply entering their marital status, family net income, province or territory of residence, and the number and ages of their children. The calculator is on the Child and Family Benefits page of the CCRA's Web site at www.ccra.gc.ca/benefits. This initiative supports the Government of Canada's commitment to provide access to Government services on the Internet.

Clients who are expecting a benefit payment and have not received it by January 25^th should contact the CCTB enquiry service at 1-800-387-1193 for service in English. This service is available weekdays from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (local time).

Clients can have their CCTB payments deposited directly into their account at their financial institution. To take advantage of this option, clients have to complete Form T1-DD, Direct Deposit Request, which they can get at their tax services office or tax centre.

Both spouses and common-law partners have to file a tax return to receive or continue to receive CCTB payments. Individuals who move must inform the CCRA immediately to ensure that their CCTB payments are not disrupted, even if they use direct deposit and their bank account does not change.

As other entitlements are combined each month with the CCTB into a single payment, payments for the following provincial and territorial child benefit programs administered by the CCRA will also be issued:

• New Brunswick Child Tax Benefit
• Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit
• Northwest Territories Child Benefit
• Nunavut Child Benefit
• Nova Scotia Child Benefit
• Saskatchewan Child Benefit
• Yukon Child Benefit

Information on the CCTB can also be found on the Media room and Child and Family Benefits pages on the CCRA's Web site at: www.ccra.gc.ca

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