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Apply for Canada Child Benefits

When you register your newborn's birth, you can also apply for Canada Child Benefits. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Prince Edward Island Vital Statistics Division are partnering to offer a new quick, easy, and secure way to apply for all child benefits programs.

To apply for Canada Child Benefits, the mother needs to sign and provide her Social Insurance Number, and telephone number, located in the Release of Information section on the birth registration form, which will be completed at the hospital.

If a mother gives her consent to apply for federal and provincial family benefits on the birth registration form, the following information will be sent to the CRA after the child's birth has been registered with the Province of Prince Edward Island:
  • mother's name, date of birth, place of birth, SIN, and mailing address;
  • child's name, date of birth, place of birth, and gender;
  • child's birth registration number.

After the CRA receives the information, the child will be registered for the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) and any related provincial programs, and the goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit and any related provincial programs. The chld will also be enrolled for the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB).

For more information, and for enquiries about the Canada Child Benefits payments, visit the CRA website at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/benefits or call 1-800-387-1193.

Personal information requested for Canada Child Benefits is collected under Section 4 of the Privacy Act and is used to register children for the CCTB and any related provincial programs, and the UCCB.
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