CRA payment dates in April: the quarterly credit and OAS indexation

CRA payment dates April 2026: every deposit

April carries the spring quarterly credit on top of every monthly benefit. In 2026 the first deposit of the month was issued on April 2 and the last on April 29.

The CRA payment dates overview holds every month in one place, and the previous month is on the March payment dates page.

Is there a GST or CGEB payment in April?

Yes. April is one of the four quarterly months. The April 2, 2026 deposit was the final GST/HST credit paid under that name. In July 2026 the credit was replaced by the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB), which kept the same eligibility and structure and raised amounts by 25% for five years.

What the April 2027 CGEB payment will look like

The CRA has not posted the April 2027 CGEB date. Under the quarterly schedule of July, October, January and April, a payment is expected that month, but the day is not yet announced. It will be the last payment of the July 2026 to June 2027 benefit year, calculated from your 2025 return.

For a single adult with no children who qualifies for the full amount, the maximum CGEB for that year is $679. Paid in four equal parts, the April 2027 deposit would be about $169.75. A couple with two children under 19 could get up to $890 plus $468, or $1,358 a year, which is about $339.50 a quarter. Details are on the CGEB payment dates page.

When is CPP paid in April?

CPP was paid on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The CPP amount did not change in April because CPP is adjusted only once a year, in January.

OAS is different. Service Canada reviews OAS in January, April, July and October and raises it when the cost of living goes up; it never goes down when prices fall. The April 28 OAS and GIS deposits were therefore the first at the April to June 2026 rate. The next increase, 1.2%, came with the July payment, bringing the OAS maximum for ages 65 to 74 to $751.97. A further 1.4% increase takes effect with the October 28, 2026 payment, raising that maximum to $762.50 a month for October to December 2026. See OAS payment dates for the Service Canada schedule.

Provincial payments in April

• Ontario: OTB on April 10. When the 10th falls on a weekend, the OTB moves to the last working day before it, which matters for April 2027 (see below).
• Credits paid with the April quarterly deposit: Nova Scotia Affordable Living Tax Credit, New Brunswick HST Credit, NL Income Supplement and Seniors' Benefit, PEI Sales Tax Credit and the Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit.
• Child benefits inside the April 20 CCB: Ontario Child Benefit, BC Family Benefit, and the Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, NL and PEI child benefits.
• Alberta: no ACFB in April; the next one is in May.

The April payment people still look for: the Canada Carbon Rebate

For several years April carried a quarterly Canada Carbon Rebate. The federal government ended the program on March 15, 2025, and the April 2025 deposit was the last one. There was no carbon rebate in April 2026 and none is scheduled for April 2027.

People who filed late for 2021 to 2024 may still receive amounts owed for those years. British Columbia's climate action tax credit also ended, with its last payment in April 2025. The Canada Carbon Rebate page explains what is still payable.

April 2027: what is and is not announced

As of October 20, 2026, no April 2027 payment dates are official. The table below uses published rules to project two dates. They are estimates, not CRA dates.

The OAS rate for April to June 2027 is not yet announced; Service Canada publishes each quarter's rate before that quarter's payments.

If an April payment does not arrive

Most April problems involve the quarterly credit. Wait 10 working days after the scheduled date for a missing CGEB or OTB, and 5 working days for a missing CCB, before contacting the CRA.

1. Check CRA My Account for the amount and date the CRA issued.
2. Confirm you filed your 2025 return, since the July 2026 to June 2027 credit is based on it.
3. Check whether your credit was under the $50 quarterly threshold and paid in full in July.
4. Look for a notice showing a reassessment or a debt that the CRA applied the credit against.

Read GST credit not received for the full checklist, or go ahead to the May payment dates.