CRA Payment Dates August 2026: Every Deposit Date for CCB, OAS, ODSP & More

Every Government Benefit Payment Date in August 2026

Eight federal and provincial benefit programs issue a payment in August 2026, spread across four separate dates. Unlike July, August isn't a reset month for the CCB/GST-credit/OTB trio — those annual benefit-year recalculations already happened on their July payments, and the same amounts simply repeat this month. The one program that does reset in August is Alberta's Child and Family Benefit, which lands on its own quarterly cycle and hits its first payment at the new 2026–27 rates this month. Here is every date, in order:

Not landing in August: the GST/HST credit, renamed the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB) as of the July 3 payment, and the Canada Workers Benefit advance (ACWB). Both are quarterly-or-less programs that already paid in early July and won't pay again until October 5 (CGEB) and October 9 (ACWB) respectively. For the full July calendar — including those two payments and the benefit-year resets that don't repeat in August — see our July 2026 payment dates breakdown, or our rundown of every CRA benefit increase that took effect in July for the new ceilings still in force this month.

Back-to-School Timing: Why August 20 and August 27 Matter for Families

Ontario and most other provinces start the school year in the first week of September, and August is when uniforms, supplies, and registration fees actually get paid for — which makes the CCB's August 20 deposit and the ACFB's August 27 deposit land at a genuinely useful moment for families with kids, rather than a coincidence worth ignoring.

The part that trips people up: Alberta households don't get one back-to-school deposit, they get two. A Calgary family with two kids (ages 5 and 10) whose 2025 AFNI sits under both the CCB and ACFB thresholds receives $679.75 + $573.58 = $1,253.33 from the CCB on August 20, then a separate $946.75 ACFB deposit on August 27 (the two-child quarterly maximum, assuming the family qualifies for the full working component) — $2,200.08 combined across the two deposits in a single week. Ontario and B.C. families with the same two kids get a single, larger CCB deposit on August 20 because the Ontario Child Benefit and B.C. family benefit are folded directly into that payment; there's no second cheque coming a week later.

CCB August 20: Same Rates as July, First Full Month at the New Ceiling

The Canada Child Benefit is the single largest deposit most families with kids receive, and August 20 is the second payment at the July 2026–June 2027 benefit year's rates — the ceiling that reset on July 20 stays in place all year unless your circumstances change. The maximum is $8,157/year ($679.75/month) per child under 6 and $6,883/year ($573.58/month) per child aged 6 to 17, once your 2025 adjusted family net income (AFNI) is confirmed under $38,237.

Above that threshold, CRA's own worked examples show how the phase-out actually bites: a family with one child under 6 and AFNI of $45,000 loses $473.41 off the maximum ($6,763 over the threshold × 7%), landing at $7,683.59/year (about $640.29/month). The same family at $100,000 AFNI loses $3,671.89 under the post-$82,847 formula — a fixed $3,123 reduction plus 3.2% of income over that threshold — landing at $4,485.11/year (about $373.75/month). Every dollar of AFNI reduction from a lower 2025 income versus 2024 shows up first in the July 20 payment and continues at that same rate through August and the rest of the benefit year. For the full phase-out math by family size, see our Canada Child Benefit payment breakdown.

ACFB August 27: Alberta's First Quarterly Payment at 2026–27 Rates

Alberta's Child and Family Benefit pays quarterly — February 27, May 27, August 27, and November 27 — and August 27, 2026 is the first of those four payments calculated on your 2025 return, at the new 2026–27 maximums. Every family size rose from the prior benefit year:

The base component starts phasing out once household AFNI passes $28,116 and is fully gone by $47,115. The working component only exists once a family has employment income over $2,760 for the year, growing at 15% per additional dollar earned until it hits the family-size cap shown above — a family with no employment income receives the base amount only, not the combined figure in the table. Unlike Ontario's or B.C.'s child top-ups, ACFB is never bundled into the CCB deposit; it always arrives as its own line item, quarterly, from the province.

OTB August 10: No Reset This Month

The Ontario Trillium Benefit pays on the 10th of every month, and August 10, 2026 falls on a business day, so there's no shift. Unlike July 10 — which started the new OTB benefit year calculated from your 2025 return — August doesn't change anything; you're receiving the same monthly amount that started three weeks earlier. The Ontario Sales Tax Credit (OSTC) component maxes out at $378 per adult and per child for the 2026–27 benefit year, combined with the property-tax and energy components (OEPTC) and, in Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario Energy Credit (NOEC). See our Ontario Trillium Benefit payment dates and amounts for the full income-test breakdown by component.

OAS and CPP August 27: Same Amount as July, Second Month of the Summer Quarter

OAS and CPP share one payment calendar, and August 27, 2026 is their date this month — but unlike CCB, ACFB, or the reset benefits, neither program moves between July and August. OAS is indexed quarterly (January, April, July, October) to the Consumer Price Index; the July–September 2026 quarter carries an announced 1.2% increase over the April–June rate, bringing the maximum to roughly $751.97 (ages 65–74) and $827.17 (75+). That same amount applies to the August 27 payment and will apply again on September 25 — OAS won't move again until the October 28 payment reflects the next quarter's indexation. CPP is indexed once a year, every January, so the maximum $1,507.65 is unchanged from every other month this year and won't move until January 2027; the most recent published average for a new retirement pension at 65 is $925.35 (January 2026). GIS, the Allowance, and the Allowance for the Survivor all pay on this same August 27 date, combined with OAS. For the full breakdown, see our OAS payment dates guide and CPP payment dates guide.

Quebec: QPP Pays August 31, Not August 27

Quebec residents don't contribute to or draw from CPP — they have the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) instead, run by Retraite Québec rather than Service Canada, and it does not share the CPP payment calendar. QPP pays August 31, 2026, four days after the rest of Canada's CPP deposit. The maximum monthly QPP retirement pension at 65 is $1,507.65, identical to CPP's ceiling, because both plans currently share the same $74,600 maximum pensionable earnings for 2026. Quebec also runs its own Family Allowance through Retraite Québec, separate from the CCB, so Quebec families don't see a provincial child top-up in their August 20 federal deposit the way Ontario or B.C. families do.

ODSP August 31: Second Month at the New 1.9% Rate

Ontario applies its annual inflation increase to ODSP every July 1, and the July 31, 2026 payment was the first at this year's 1.9% bump. August 31 is simply the second month at that same rate — nothing changes again until July 2027. The single maximum is $1,436/month ($825 basic needs plus $611 shelter). A couple with one disabled member tops out at $2,148/month, and a couple where both members are disabled is capped at $2,416/month.

What About Families with Kids on ODSP?

Ontario's published ODSP maximums for families with children (for example, $2,073.66 for a single parent with one child) include the Ontario Child Benefit as part of the total support figure — but that OCB portion physically arrives in the August 20 CCB deposit, not the August 31 ODSP payment. A family on ODSP with kids should expect two separate deposits, not one combined cheque, even though the province quotes them as a single monthly total for planning purposes.

If a Payment Is Late or Missing

For any of the eight August 2026 deposits, the published guidance is to wait 5 to 10 business days from the scheduled payment date before contacting anyone — that is Service Canada's window for OAS and CPP, while CRA's standard footnote for the benefits it administers says 10 working days. Direct deposit timing can vary slightly by financial institution, and mailed cheques take longer. After that window, contact CRA for CCB or ACFB questions, Service Canada for OAS or CPP, Retraite Québec for QPP, or your local ODSP office for the disability payment. Before calling, check CRA My Account, My Service Canada Account, or the MyBenefits Ontario portal — all show the exact amount and date of your most recent payment, which resolves most of these questions without a call.