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Your payment this month will likely be more. The payment is indexed to inflation. It is also income-tested, meaning your income on your 2024 tax return will determine the amount you get. If you made more or less money, you maybe may be different.

Didn’t get your payment? Here’s how to check its status

If you don’t receive your payment, you might want to check on its status using Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) . The CRA advises waiting 10 working days from the payment date to contact them if you haven’t received your payment.

Several provincial and federal in July — including the Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB), Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and the Veteran Disability Pension.

You must file your income tax and benefit return on time every year to qualify

To continue receiving the OTB, the CRA says you have to file your income tax and benefit return on time every year — even if you have no income to report. If you have a spouse or common-law partner, they also have to file a return every year.

April 30 was the deadline to file your taxes this year. June 16 was the deadline for self-employed individuals and their spouse or common-law partner to file this year.

The annual OTB entitlement is usually divided by 12 and the payments issued monthly. Payments are based on the previous year’s income tax and benefit returns.

The OTB program is legislated and funded by the province of Ontario. The CRA administers this program on behalf of the province.

Am I eligible for the Ontario Trillium Benefit?

You must meet the eligibility criteria and be entitled to receive a payment for at least one of the following credits to get the OTB: the , the and the . Follow the links to each individual benefit to access their individual requirements.

To be eligible for the OTB, you must have paid property tax or rent for your principal residence in Ontario in the prior tax year, paid living expenses for a nursing home, paid energy costs while living on an Ontario reserve or have lived in a designed post-secondary school residence in the prior year.

Your eligibility is based on your family’s net income from the previous tax year, which may change due to differences in your family net income, your place of residence, your age or your family status.

How do I apply?

To get the three-in-one benefit, you must file your previous year’s income tax and benefit return.

Each year, the Ontario government says you must apply for the OTB by filing your personal and completing and enclosing the included in your tax return package. You must file your tax return even if you don’t have any income to report.

Based on the information in your tax return, the CRA will determine if you’re eligible and tell you if you are entitled to receive the credit.

How much could my payment be?

You can use the to find out what child and family benefits you may be able to access and how much your payments may be.

Remaining Ontario Trillium Benefit payment dates for 2025

• Aug. 8
• Sept. 10
• Oct. 10
• Nov. 10
• Dec. 10

For more information about the Ontario Trillium Benefit, visit the government’s .Ìý

— With files from Heidi Riedner and Evelyn Harford