It reads a bit like a suspicious email: federal government wants to give you millions in unclaimed money!
Except this time, it's true. The Harper government estimates that thousands of London families with children are at risk of missing out on money from the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB). They're eligible to receive the payments, but not currently in the government's system and need to apply.
According to a media release from London North Centre MP Susan Truppe, "Under the proposed enhancements to the UCCB, families would receive almost $2,000 per year for each child under 6 and $720 per year for each child aged 6 through 17. The new benefit amounts would be retroactive to January 1, 2015 and be reflected in monthly payments to families in July 2015. The proposed enhancements to the UCCB are expected to more than double the number of families that benefit from 1.6 million to more than 4 million."
If your family has never received the UCCB or has never applied for the Canada Child Tax Benefit and you still have children under 18 in your care, you can get application details at www.canada.ca/taxsavings.