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June 5 Payout Set for One-Time GST/HST Top-Up as Groceries Benefit Begins in July

The plan targets rising food costs that have outpaced inflation since 2020.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney makes his way though a aisles to an event at a grocery store in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A customer shops in a new 'small format' No Frills grocery store that the grocery chain is testing, in Toronto, on May 30, 2024.
The Liberal government's groceries and essentials benefit will begin landing in Canadians' bank accounts in July, while the one-time GST top-up will arrive in June.

Overview

  • The Canada Revenue Agency, which confirmed Friday, set June 5 for a one-time GST/HST credit top-up equal to 50% of the 2025–26 benefit amount.
  • People who filed a 2024 tax return and received the GST/HST credit in January 2026 will be paid automatically, and the deposit may still show as the GST/HST credit.
  • On July 3, the GST/HST credit will be renamed the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, and quarterly payments will rise 25% for five years based on 2025 tax returns.
  • The government estimates more than 12 million people will receive support, with 2026 totals reaching up to $1,890 for a family of four and up to $950 for a single person.
  • As part of the same affordability push, Ottawa will suspend the federal fuel excise tax from April 20 to September 7, cutting pump prices by about 10 cents per litre.