Bill C-19

Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit Act

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act

Sponsor

François-Philippe Champagne  Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is, or will soon become, law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Income Tax Act in order to increase the maximum annual Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit (GSTC) amounts by 50% for the 2025-2026 benefit year. It also amends that Act to increase the maximum annual GSTC amounts by 25% as of the 2026-2027 benefit year for a period of five years.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-19s:

C-19 (2022) Law Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1
C-19 (2020) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (COVID-19 response)
C-19 (2020) Law Appropriation Act No. 3, 2020-21
C-19 (2016) Law Appropriation Act No. 2, 2016-17

Finance Committee, on Feb. 3, 2026