Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB)

The Universal Child Care Benefit is a new initiative designed to assist Canadian families, as they seek to balance work and family life, by supporting their child care choices through direct financial support. The UCCB payment is to be paid on behalf of children under the age of 6 years in instalments of $100 per month per child.

The enrolment for the Universal Child Care Benefit will be processed through the Canada Child Tax Benefit application.

Questions and answers

Apply for the Universal Child Care Benefit

Find the address of the tax centre where you need to mail your forms

Universal Child Care Benefit - Information sheet

To find out more about Canada's Universal Child Care Plan, please visit www.universalchildcare.ca