Have you recently got married or enter into a common-law partnership? Have you separated or divorced? Were you recently widowed? It is important to inform the CRA about changes in your marital status to make sure you receive the right amount in benefit and other credit payments. When your marital status changes, your benefit and credit payments are directly impacted. The CRA will recalculate and assess your benefits and credits based on:
- Your updated family net income
- The number of children you have in your care and their ages
- The province or territory in which you live
Your benefit payments will be adjusted the month after the month your marital status changes.
How to inform CRA that your marital status has changed?
You can tell the CRA about your new marital status and the date of the change by using one of the four options:
- Use the Change my marital status service found in My Account at CRA web page
- Call CRA at 1-800-959-8182
- Select Marital status in the My Benefits CRA or My CRA mobile apps
- Call 1-800-387-1193 if you are a benefit recipient
When to inform CRA about your marital status has changed?
If you recently got married, divorced, became widowed, or entered into a common-law partnership, you must tell the CRA about the change in marital status by the end of the month after the month your status changed. For example, if your status changes in March, you must tell the CRA by the end of April.
If you have become separated, do not notify CRA until you have been separated for at least 90 days.