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The Alberta Child and Family Benefit

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The Canada Revenue Agency pays the Alberta Child and Family Benefit in August, November, February and May, on the same family net income as the Canada Child Benefit. It counts up to four children.[1]

The rules (July 2026 to June 2027)

  • Base component: $1,529 for one child and $764 more for each of the next three, less a share of family net income above $28,116: 8.05% with one child, rising to 20.11% with four.
  • Working component: 15% of family employment income above $2,760, up to $782 for one child (plus $712, $426 and $141 for the next three), less 3.4% to 8.95% of family net income above $47,115.

A parent with shared custody receives half. For a year before the plan starts, the working component reads the net income the plan was given as employment income.[2]

What the planner does

The engine works the benefit out for an Alberta household, using the published figures in every year as for the other family benefits; the planner does not yet ask the questions family benefits need. The Alberta Seniors Benefit, applied for and paid by the province, is not modelled.

See also

  • Canada Child Benefit · A monthly tax-free payment for each child under 18, paid to the person who cares for them and reduced as family income rises above about $38,000. The engine can calculate it; the planner does not ask about children, so plans do not include it.

References

  1. ↑Alberta Personal Income Tax Act s.30.2(2): base $1,499 + $749 a further child (to 4), less 8.05% / 12.07% / 16.09% / 20.11% over $27,565; working the lesser of $767 / $698 / $418 / $138 and 15% of earned income over $2,760, less 3.40% / 6.49% / 8.34% / 8.95% over $46,191; s.44.2(2) indexes the dollars except $2,760. alberta.ca ACFB Table 1, July 2026 to June 2027: base $1,529 / $2,293 / $3,057 / $3,821, working $782 / $1,494 / $1,920 / $2,061, thresholds $28,116 and $47,115 · Alberta Child and Family Benefit: a base component by children, less a rate of family net income over a threshold, plus a working component that phases in on employment income and phases out over a higher threshold; a twelfth a month, paid quarterly · See the source · effective 2026-07-01
  2. ↑Our convention under PITA s.30.2(2): the plan has each person's prior-year net income, not employment income; from the plan's first year on, the assessed employment and business income is used · For a base year before the plan, the ACFB working component reads the supplied net income as family employment income · effective 2026-10-03