About BenefitCanada
BenefitCanada helps people in Canada find federal, provincial and some municipal benefits that may fit their household, with an estimated amount for each and a link to the official program.
An independent service
BenefitCanada is not part of, or affiliated with, the Government of Canada, the Canada Revenue Agency, Service Canada or any provincial government. We do not decide who qualifies. The program does, and its official rules always apply.
We are also not related to Benefits Canada, the magazine for workplace pension and benefits professionals.
How your results are made
You answer a short questionnaire: province and age range first, then optional details about your household and income. An AI model (OpenAI) reads your answers and searches official sources to suggest programs that may fit, with an estimated amount and the reason it may apply.
Results are estimates, not decisions. AI can be wrong or out of date, so every suggestion links to the official page where you can confirm the rules and the amount before you apply.
How we keep guides current
Our 75 benefit guides are written in plain language from official government pages. Together they cite 164 official sources, and each guide shows the date it was last checked (most recently 2026-11-13).
When a program changes its name, amount or rules, we update the guide and the date. Payment dates are copied from the published CRA and Canada.ca calendars.
Your privacy
We never ask for your Social Insurance Number or street address, and you can try a preview without an account. Questionnaire answers and reports are encrypted in our database (AES-256). Answers sent to OpenAI to make your report are sent with storage on their side turned off.
We follow Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). We do not sell or share your information for marketing, and you can delete a report or your whole account at any time.
What it costs
The preview and the guides are free. BenefitCanada Plus is CA$19.99 a month and adds a monthly re-check of your search, step-by-step application guides and more searches. You can cancel at any time.
What we do not do
We do not give legal, tax or financial advice, we cannot apply for you, and we never ask for access to your CRA, Service Canada or provincial accounts.
When to ask a person
If you need help with forms, language or an appeal, a person can do what we cannot. Call or text 211 for free, confidential help finding local services, or ask a community agency or a free tax clinic.
Contact
For help with your account, a report or billing, use the support page. For privacy questions or to delete your account, email [email protected].
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