New Brunswick benefits for individuals and families
New Brunswick benefits for individuals and families
New Brunswick harmonized sales tax credit
The New Brunswick harmonized sales tax credit (NBHSTC) is a non-taxable amount paid to help offset the increase in the harmonized sales tax for households with low and modest incomes. This amount is combined with the quarterly federal goods and services tax / harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit payments.
You do not need to apply for the GST/HST credit or the NBHSTC. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will use the information from your return to determine if you are entitled to receive the credits.
New Brunswick child tax benefit
The New Brunswick child tax benefit (NBCTB) is a non-taxable amount paid monthly to qualifying families with children under 18 years of age. The New Brunswick working income supplement is an additional amount paid to qualifying families that earned income and have children under 18 years of age. These benefits are combined with the Canada child benefit into one monthly payment.
The New Brunswick school supplement program is paid to help low-income families with the cost of back-to-school supplies for their children. This once-a-year payment is included with the July NBCTB payment.
You do not need to apply for these programs. The CRA will use the information from your Form RC66, Canada Child Benefit Application, to determine if you are entitled to receive these benefits.
File your return
To make sure you get your payments on time, you and your spouse or common-law partner need to file your 2025 income tax and benefit return(s) by April 30, 2026. The CRA will use the information from your return(s) to calculate the payments you are entitled to get from these programs.
The NBHSTC and the NBCTB are fully funded by the Province of New Brunswick. For more information about these programs, go to canada.ca/cra-benefits-prov-terr or call the CRA at 1-800-387-1193.
