Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)

A federal monthly payment of up to $204.20 for working-age people with disabilities, open to anyone approved for the disability tax credit, plus a one-time $150 payment to help cover the cost of getting that credit.

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When: Apply any time. Back payments can cover up to 24 months before your application, but no month before June 2025. The $150 supplemental payment starts in fall 2026 with no application: people who got a CDB payment between July 2025 and June 2026 are paid it on 2026-09-17.

How to reach them

1. Go to their application form.
2. Say who you are and what you are offering or asking.
3. Come back here and tell us if they answered.

Other ways, if that one is quiet

• PhoneGo to the phone line
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• PhoneCall 1-833-486-3007
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Where else they are

Their website is canada.ca/.../canada-disability-benefit.html.

Good to know

• For whomPeople aged 18 to 64 approved for the disability tax credit who (with any spouse or partner) filed a 2025 tax return and are citizens, permanent residents, protected persons, registered under the Indian Act, or temporary residents in Canada for the past 18 months; the full amount goes to single people with 2025 adjusted family net income of $23,000 or less and couples with $32,500 or less, and up to $10,210 of a single person's working income ($14,294 for a couple) is not counted.
• CostFree
• LanguagesEnglish, French
• Their stepsFirst get approved for the disability tax credit: you fill out Part A of Form T2201 (or online in CRA My Account) and a medical practitioner fills out and certifies Part B; any fee they charge is yours to pay. Make sure you and your spouse or partner filed your 2025 tax returns. Apply online on the CDB Apply page with your Social Insurance Number, call 1-833-486-3007, visit a Service Canada office, or mail the printable form to Service Canada Centre, CDB Processing Centre, P.O. Box 60, Boucherville, QC J4B 5E6. Expect a decision letter within 28 days; the $150 supplement is paid automatically.

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