Federal Liberals’ Promised One-Time Affordability Benefit Coming June 5

Prime Minister Mark Carney makes his way though a aisles to an event at a grocery store in Ottawa on Jan. 26, 2026. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

The federal Liberals’ one-time payment that aims to help families struggling with the high cost of living will land on June 5.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in January that Ottawa would issue a direct payment worth 50 percent of the full-year value of the government’s existing GST/HST credit, which will now be called the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit.