Canadian Dental Benefit Program

At Monarch Dental, we know that in Canada and around the world, tooth decay is the most common, but also a very preventable, childhood chronic disease. Since oral disease most often starts in the preschool years, it is very important that children establish good oral hygiene practices early on. In Canada, one third of people do not have dental insurance and, as a result, many go without much needed dental care because the costs are too high.

To help, the Government of Canada has implemented the interim Canada Dental Benefit Program, which is designed to provide some financial support to Canadian families requiring dental care. With this benefit, which will run until 2024, families may begin addressing some of the basic dental care their young children need, while the Government continues its plans to develop a long-term Canadian dental care program. This benefit is designed for:

• For Kids Under 12 years old
• For families with an adjusted net income under $90,000 per year
• For those who don’t have access to private dental care insurance

The interim Canada Dental Benefit provides payments up to $650 per eligible child under 12 years of age, per year for two years (totaling up to $1300), for families with an adjusted net income under $90,000 per year.

• $650 – If the family’s adjusted net income is under $70,000
• $390 – if the family’s adjusted net income is between $70,000 and $79,999
• $260 – If the family’s adjusted net income is between $80,000 and $89,999

To be eligible, families need to meet ALL of the following conditions for each child they apply for:

• Have a child under 12 years of age, who does not have access to private dental care insurance (employer-based or purchased through the applicant or other family member.)
• Have an adjusted family net income under $90,000 per year.
• Have filed last year’s income tax return and benefit return.
• Receive the Canada Child Benefit for each eligible child.
• Have or will have dental care expenses for each eligible child that have not been fully reimbursed under another federal, provincial, or territorial government program.
• Provide information on the recent or planned oral health care that the benefit would be used to pay for, along with information about the oral health care provider.

Parents can apply starting December 1, 2022, for dental care received by their eligible child back to October 1, 2022, so long as their child will still be under 12 on December 1. For the second payment, parents can apply starting July 1, 2023.

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) My Account is the quickest, easiest and most secure way to apply for the Canada Dental Benefit. If you do not yet have a CRA My Account, you can register at Canada.ca/my-CRA-account.

If you are unable to apply for the Canada Dental Benefit online, call 1-800-715-8836 to get your application started.