Child benefits in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Each territory funds its own child benefit, and the CRA adds it to the monthly Canada child benefit deposit, with three different amounts and three income thresholds.
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In 2026 the Yukon child benefit pays $80.50 a month for each child, the Nunavut child benefit $58.00, and the Northwest Territories child benefit $67.91 for one child under 6 or $54.33 for one child aged 6 to 17, for the benefit year from July 2026 to June 2027. These are maximums. Each territory sets its own income line: $35,000 of adjusted family net income in Yukon, $30,000 in the Northwest Territories and $22,065 in Nunavut. Above that line, families may receive part of the benefit, at a rate none of the three CRA pages publishes. The Northwest Territories works differently from the other two: instead of a flat amount per child, it uses a family grid in which the second, third and fourth children add less than the first, with separate grids for children under 6 and aged 6 to 17. The CRA describes the Yukon benefit as non-taxable and states that the Northwest Territories and Nunavut programs are fully funded by their own governments. In all three territories, the CRA pays the amount in the same monthly deposit as the Canada child benefit, on the CCB dates, so the territorial line appears on the CCB notice.
Territorial child benefit, monthly maximum
Monthly benefit
$122.25
| Maximum over 12 months | $1,467.00 |
| Full amount up to | $30,000 |
| Paid with | the CCB, same deposit |
Above the threshold the territories do not publish a rate on the CRA pages. NWT families with children in both age groups: see your CRA notice.
Three programs side by side
| Yukon | Northwest Territories | Nunavut | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One child, monthly | $80.50 | $67.91 (under 6) / $54.33 (6 to 17) | $58.00 |
| Two children, monthly | $161.00 | $122.25 / $97.83 | $116.00 |
| Full amount up to | $35,000 | $30,000 | $22,065 |
| Structure | Flat per child | Family grid by age | Flat per child |
The three programs share one delivery channel and little else. Yukon is the most generous per child and has the highest income line. Nunavut pays less per child and stops paying the full amount much earlier. The Northwest Territories sits between them but uses a structure of its own.
Yukon: a flat amount and a higher line
A Whitehorse family receives $80.50 for each child under 18, every month, up to $35,000 of adjusted family net income. Over a full benefit year, that is $966.00 per child. Because the line is set higher than in the other territories, the full amount reaches further up the income scale than in Yellowknife or Iqaluit. Above the line, the CRA says families may receive part of the benefit; the rate is not stated.
Northwest Territories: the family grid
The NWT benefit is the only one in the North that depends on the children’s ages and on how many there are. Each additional child adds a little less than the one before.
| Children in the family | All under 6 | All aged 6 to 17 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $67.91 | $54.33 |
| 2 | $122.25 | $97.83 |
| 3 | $166.41 | $133.08 |
| 4 | $203.75 | $163.00 |
| Each additional child | + $30.58 | + $24.41 |
The CRA page gives the two grids separately and does not explain how a family with children in both age groups is calculated, so the mini-simulator above asks you to pick one group. A Yellowknife family with a toddler and a ten-year-old should rely on the CRA notice for the exact figure.
Nunavut: the lowest income line
Nunavut pays $58.00 a month per child, in full up to $22,065 of adjusted family net income. The program is fully funded by the territory. With a threshold that low, many Iqaluit households with one employed parent are above it and receive a reduced amount; the CRA page does not publish the reduction rate. The federal Canada child benefit, paid in the same deposit, is several times larger for the same child.
One family, three territories
Consider two children under 6 and an adjusted family net income of $20,000 for 2025, under all three lines. In Whitehorse, the family would receive $161.00 a month; in Yellowknife, $122.25; in Iqaluit, $116.00. Over twelve months that gap reaches $540.00 between Yukon and Nunavut. The federal benefit for the same two children, $1,359.50 a month at that income, is identical in all three.
Payment dates and what to check
The territorial amount is not a separate deposit. It is added to the Canada child benefit and arrives on the same day, for example October 20, 2026, November 20, 2026 and December 11, 2026 at the end of 2026; the full list is on the CCB payment dates page. If a deposit is late, the CRA asks families to wait 5 working days before calling. Parents who share custody can read the shared custody guide for the federal side; the territorial pages of the CRA say nothing specific about shared custody.
Reading the notice in the North
The CCB notice sent each July covers the benefit year that starts that month and is based on the previous year’s returns: for July 2026 to June 2027, the 2025 returns of both spouses. The territorial amount appears on it as its own line under the federal figures. A northern allowance, a remote-posting bonus or seasonal work in mining or construction can push 2025 income above a territorial line even when the household feels far from well off, and the reduction then shows up only on that line. If a spouse’s return is reassessed, the CRA recalculates both the federal and the territorial amounts and adjusts the following deposits.
What the CRA pages leave out
None of the three territories publishes its reduction rate on the CRA page, and the NWT does not explain mixed-age families. The figures here are therefore exact for families under each line and maximums for everyone else. The amount actually paid is the one on your CRA notice; this page is not a personal calculation.