How to Apply for the Ontario Child Benefit
There is no separate Ontario Child Benefit application: applying for the Canada Child Benefit is the application, and the CRA assesses you for the Ontario benefit at the same time.
How to Apply for the Nunavut Child Benefit
There is no separate Nunavut Child Benefit application: the CRA uses Form RC66 to determine entitlement, and the benefit is combined with the Canada Child Benefit into one monthly payment.
Applies in: Nunavut
The short answer
There is no separate Nunavut Child Benefit application. You do not need to apply for the Nunavut Child Benefit (NUCB). The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will use the information from your Form RC66, Canada Child Benefit Application, to determine if you are entitled to receive the benefit. If you already receive the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) and live in Nunavut with children under 18, the CRA has already assessed you for the NUCB; there is no extra form to chase down.
The Nunavut Child Benefit is a non-taxable amount paid monthly to qualifying families with children under 18 years of age, to help with the cost of raising children. It is fully funded by Nunavut and administered by the CRA on Nunavut's behalf. The benefit is combined with the Canada Child Benefit into one monthly payment, so the two amounts arrive together.
How the application works
There are two main ways to apply for the CCB, and each one also covers the NUCB. This guide does not repeat the full CCB application — the steps, documents, and processing times are in our How to Apply for the Canada Child Benefit guide. In brief:
- CRA My Account online. Sign in to your CRA account, open "Apply for child benefits," confirm your contact information, marital status, and citizenship, add the child's details, and submit. The CRA may ask for proof of the child's birth afterwards, which you can send through the "Submit documents" service.
- Form RC66 by mail. Complete Form RC66, Canada Child Benefits Application, attach the documents the form asks for, and mail it to your tax centre. Newcomers may also need Schedule RC66SCH, which covers status in Canada and income for periods when no Canadian tax return was filed.
Note that the CRA's CCB page states the Automated Benefits Application at birth registration is currently not available for Nunavut, so Nunavut parents should use CRA My Account or the mailed Form RC66 instead of expecting the hospital route.
Apply as soon as you qualify — when a child is born, when a child starts living with you, when you gain custody, or when a shared-custody arrangement begins, ends, or changes. Waiting until tax time loses months you could have been paid for. Apply once, through one route: a second application for the same child can delay the first one.
The territorial workers' supplement
The territorial workers' supplement is an additional benefit paid to qualifying families who have children under 18 years of age. It is part of the same program as the Nunavut Child Benefit: the CRA uses the information from your Form RC66 to determine entitlement, and the supplement is combined with the Canada Child Benefit into one monthly payment alongside the base benefit.
There is no separate application for the supplement and no separate form. If the CRA determines you are entitled to it from your RC66 information and your tax return, it is included in the same monthly payment. The CRA's Nunavut page does not publish the supplement's amount or the earned-income level that qualifies a family for it, so this guide states neither — see the section below.
Keeping the benefit going
Once payments start, two habits keep them going:
- File a tax return every year. Both you and your spouse or common-law partner must file, even with no income. The CRA uses those returns to calculate the payments you are entitled to get, and for the current benefit year the CRA page states you needed to file your 2025 return by April 30, 2026.
- Report changes as soon as they happen, through CRA My Account where possible: a change of address, a change in marital status, a child starting or stopping living with you, a shared-custody arrangement beginning, ending, or changing, or a child leaving Canada. Late reporting can mean an overpayment you have to repay, or money you were owed and missed.
If a payment does not arrive, check CRA My Account first for the next payment date and for any message asking for documents. A payment can be held up by an unreported change, a missing tax return, or a document the CRA is still waiting for. Fix the underlying item rather than reapplying.
For questions about the benefit, the CRA can be reached at 1-800-387-1193.
What the opened pages do not state
The CRA's Nunavut page does not publish a current-year amount for the Nunavut Child Benefit, an income threshold, the territorial workers' supplement amount, or the supplement's earned-income floor, so this guide states none of those figures. Third-party pages give conflicting figures for all of them, and none of those figures appears on the opened official page, so none is carried here. The Government of Nunavut's 2026-27 budget proposes to double the Nunavut Child Benefit and keep increasing it each year, which means any figure found elsewhere may already be out of date — check the CRA Child and Family Benefits Calculator or call the CRA at 1-800-387-1193 for the figure that applies to you. The CRA page also does not list Nunavut Child Benefit payment dates separately, because the benefit arrives with the CCB payment; check the CRA's CCB payment dates for the date. This guide gives no advice on whether you qualify — that is the CRA's decision when it assesses your CCB application.
Related guides:
- How to Apply for the Canada Child Benefit — the federal application that also covers the Nunavut Child Benefit, with the full steps for each route.
- How to Apply for the Northwest Territories Child Benefit — the Northwest Territories child benefit, also assessed from the CCB application with no separate form.
- How to Apply for the Yukon Child Benefit — Yukon's child benefit, also assessed from the CCB application with no separate form.
- How to Apply for the Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit — Newfoundland and Labrador's child benefit, also administered by the CRA with the CCB.
- How to Apply for the GST/HST Credit — the federal quarterly credit, which a CCB application also registers you for.
- How to Apply for the Quebec Family Allowance — Quebec's child benefit, the one province where the child benefit is not a CRA program.
Applying for the Nunavut Child Benefit, in five steps
- Apply for the Canada Child BenefitUse CRA My Account or Form RC66 by mail. There is no separate Nunavut Child Benefit form.
- The CRA checks you for the Nunavut benefit tooThe CRA uses the information from your Form RC66 to determine if you are entitled to the Nunavut Child Benefit.
- File a tax return every yearYou and your spouse or common-law partner must file a return each year so the CRA can recalculate the benefit.
- Payments arrive with the CCBThe Nunavut Child Benefit is combined with the Canada Child Benefit into one monthly payment.
- Report changes as they happenTell the CRA about a change of address, marital status, or a child starting or stopping living with you.
Questions people ask
Is there a separate application for the Nunavut Child Benefit?
No. You do not need to apply for the Nunavut Child Benefit. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will use the information from your Form RC66, Canada Child Benefit Application, to determine if you are entitled to receive the benefit.
How much is the Nunavut Child Benefit?
The CRA page for Nunavut does not publish a current-year amount for the Nunavut Child Benefit, so this guide states no figure. The benefit is a non-taxable amount paid monthly to qualifying families with children under 18, combined with the Canada Child Benefit into one monthly payment. Use the CRA Child and Family Benefits Calculator or call the CRA at 1-800-387-1193 for your own figure.
How do I apply for the Canada Child Benefit in Nunavut?
Apply online through CRA My Account or by mail with [Form RC66](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/forms/rc66.html), Canada Child Benefits Application. The full steps are in our [How to Apply for the Canada Child Benefit](/guides/how-to-apply-for-the-canada-child-benefit/) guide — this guide does not repeat them. Note that the CRA page states the Automated Benefits Application at birth registration is currently not available for Nunavut, so use My Account or the mailed form instead.
How is the Nunavut Child Benefit paid?
It is combined with the Canada Child Benefit into one monthly payment. The benefit is a non-taxable amount, fully funded by Nunavut and administered by the CRA on Nunavut's behalf.
What is the territorial workers' supplement?
The territorial workers' supplement is an additional benefit paid to qualifying families who have children under 18 years of age. It rides the same determination as the Nunavut Child Benefit: the CRA uses the information from your Form RC66 to decide if you are entitled to it, and it is combined with the Canada Child Benefit into one monthly payment. The CRA page does not publish the supplement's amount or its earned-income floor, so this guide states neither.
Do I have to file a tax return to keep getting the Nunavut Child Benefit?
Yes. You and your spouse or common-law partner need to file your income tax and benefit return each year. For the current benefit year the CRA page states you needed to file your 2025 return by April 30, 2026. The CRA uses the information from your returns to calculate the payments you are entitled to get.
Sources
- Canada Revenue Agency, Nunavut Tax Information (2025) — the Nunavut Child Benefit as a non-taxable monthly amount for families with children under 18, the territorial workers' supplement as an additional benefit, both combined with the CCB into one monthly payment, no separate application with Form RC66 as the determination, full funding by Nunavut, the April 30, 2026 filing date, and the CRA contact number.
- Canada Revenue Agency, How to apply — Canada child benefit (CCB) — no separate application for related provincial and territorial programs, the CCB routes, and the Automated Benefits Application not being available for Nunavut.
- Canada Revenue Agency, Form RC66, Canada Child Benefits Application — the paper application form, which also registers children for related federal, provincial, and territorial programs.
- Government of Nunavut, 2026-27 Budget Highlights — the 2026-27 budget proposal to double the Nunavut Child Benefit and keep increasing it each year.