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title: "Nunavut sets its child benefit at $696 per child"
id: "2026-06-11-nunavut-child-benefit-act"
official_date: "2026-06-11"
effective_date: "2026-07-01"
url: "https://signal.amicably.ca/2026-06-11-nunavut-child-benefit-act"
---

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# Nunavut sets its child benefit at $696 per child

- Official date: 2026-06-11
- Effective: 2026-07-01
- Jurisdiction: Nunavut
- Kind: Legislation (Royal Assent)
- Affects: Benefits and credits
- Source: Territorial Printer of Nunavut, https://www.nunavutlegislation.ca/en/file-download/download/public/9050
- Statute: S.Nu. 2026, c. 8
- Bill: Bill 4

An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (S.Nu. 2026, c. 8) sets the Nunavut Child Benefit at $696 per child and the earned income supplement amount at $0. The benefit is reduced by 3% of adjusted income over $22,065 for one child, or 5% for two or more, from July 1, 2026.

In Amicably now: Amicably's 2026 Nunavut figures use these amounts.