The federal government is expected to announce this week an increase in payments to families receiving the Canada child benefit. According to the new formula, a family with one child under the age of six and a net income of less than $30,000 would get a maximum tax-free benefit of $533 a month, or $6,400 a year.
The government has created an online calculator to help parents get an estimate of how much money they would be eligible to receive.
Child and family benefits calculator