a One-time Grocery Rebate It is likely that the money will be credited to your bank account within the next few weeks.
Payment is part of The bill passed by the Senate on Wednesday Introduced food rebates alongside federal health care top-ups.
Eligible Canadian couples and two children will receive up to $467, single Canadians with no children will receive up to $234, and senior citizens will receive up to $255.
The amount is credited automatically or issued by check. No later than July 5th the government said.
No application procedure is required for rebates. The rebate will be offered upon his July GST credit payment. Instead, rebates will be automatically issued to approximately 11 million Canadians with a household income of $38,000 or less, and individuals with $32,000 or less.
However, the eligible recipient must have submitted a 2021 tax return in order to receive the payment.
This one-off measure is included in the March 2023 federal budget, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced the proposal to allow these payments to be implemented more quickly. elected to drop it from the main budget execution bill.
Senators agreed to expedite the review schedule. Under the agreement, the Senate National Finance Committee held one meeting to hear from Deputy Finance Minister Randy Boissonneau and two Canadian Treasury officials before signing the bill without amendment.
“It is our Liberal government that will deliver food rebates to the 11 million Canadians who need them most in just a few weeks,” Freeland told a panel discussion at the Liberal Party Convention in Ottawa. Stated.
“That’s liberal compassion, caring for each other,” she said.
File from Rachel Aiello of CTV News Ottawa.