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Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) Calculator

↻ Updated 2026

Estimate the Canada Workers Benefit — a refundable tax credit for lower-income workers — from your employment income and family type, using indicative 2026 amounts and phase-out.

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Your inputs
Employment income
working income for the year
Estimated CWB
$1,590
basic amount for the year
Maximum benefit
$1,590
single
Phase-out reduction
$0
based on income over threshold
How your benefit is calculated
Maximum single benefit$1,590
Phase-out threshold$26,149
Income over threshold$0
Reduction @ 12%− $0
Estimated benefit$1,590
Fully phased out at$39,399
ASSUMPTIONS — 2026, indicative figures — the Canada Workers Benefit is indexed annually and its exact amounts, thresholds and phase-out vary by province/territory (Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut use adjusted amounts). This uses an approximate maximum of $1,590 (single) / $2,739 (family) with a simplified phase-out of 12% of income above $26,149 (single) / $29,833 (family). The disability supplement, the minimum working-income threshold and secondary-earner exemption are not modelled. Confirm your entitlement with the CRA.

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