An Act to assist families by supporting their child care choices through direct financial support and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (S.C. 2006, c. 4, s. 168)

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An Act to assist families by supporting their child care choices through direct financial support and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts

S.C. 2006, c. 4, s. 168

Assented to 2006-06-22

An Act to assist families by supporting their child care choices through direct financial support and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts

[Enacted by section 168 of chapter 4 of the Statutes of Canada, 2006, in force July 1, 2006, see 2006, c. 4, s. 181.]

SHORT TITLE

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1. This Act may be cited as the Universal Child Care Benefit Act.

INTERPRETATION

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2. The following definitions apply in this Act.

“eligible individual”

« particulier admissible »

“eligible individual” means a person who is an eligible individual for the purpose of Subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Income Tax Act.

“Minister”

« ministre »

“Minister” means the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.

“qualified dependant”

« personne à charge admissible »

“qualified dependant” means a person who has not attained the age of six years and who is a qualified dependant for the purpose of Subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Income Tax Act.

“shared-custody parent”

« parent ayant la garde partagée »

“shared-custody parent” has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Income Tax Act.

  • 2006, c. 4, s. 168 "2";
  • 2010, c. 25, s. 74.
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PURPOSE

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3. The purpose of this Act is to assist families by supporting their child care choices through direct financial support to a maximum of $1,200 per year in respect of each of their children who has not attained the age of six years.

BENEFIT

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  • 4. (1) The Minister shall pay to an eligible individual, for each month at the beginning of which he or she is an eligible individual, for each child who is a qualified dependant of the eligible individual at the beginning of that month,

    • (a) a benefit of $50, if the eligible individual is a shared-custody parent of the qualified dependant; and

    • (b) a benefit of $100 in any other case.

  • Marginal note:Limitation

    (2) The benefit may not be paid in respect of any month before July, 2006.

  • 2006, c. 4, s. 168 "4";
  • 2010, c. 25, s. 75.
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