Case Study · Families & income
Economic Contribution of the Canada Child Benefit
A national analysis tracing family transfers through household incomes, spending, employment, GDP and government revenue.
Headline finding
$1.97 GDP / $1
UBI Works · 2019
What the Work Shows
The analysis examined how Canada Child Benefit payments flowed through recipient households and the wider economy, including changes in family incomes, expenditure patterns, GDP, employment and government revenue.
For every $1 disbursed through the program, the study estimated a $1.97 contribution to GDP and about $0.55 returned through federal and provincial tax revenues. It also examined how the benefit changed the income distribution of Canadian families with children.
Why It Matters
The case shows how household transfers can be evaluated as connected income and expenditure flows rather than as a fiscal cost in isolation.
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