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Alberta Child and Family Benefit

Lower and middle income Alberta families with kids under 18 get quarterly payments, just by filing taxes.

What it costs you:

  • Nothing at all

No email, no app, no card.

VERIFIED · CHECKED AT THE SOURCE · OCT 24 2026

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Who qualifies
Alberta parents of children under 18 under the income thresholds
How to get it
File your taxes each year and be registered for the Canada child benefit
Where it works
Alberta
When
No end date stated
Fine print
Paid by the CRA along with the Canada child benefit.
Official source
alberta.ca

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