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title: "Build Canada Workers Benefit: New Maximums From 2027"
url: https://www.everstonecpa.com/tax-update/build-canada-workers-benefit
description: "The Canada Workers Benefit becomes the Build Canada Workers Benefit in 2027: up to $1,859 for singles and $3,143 for families. See the changes."
type: tax-update
updated: 2026-11-06
summary: "From 2027 Budget 2026 proposes renaming the Canada Workers Benefit the Build Canada Workers Benefit and raising the maximum from $1,709 to $1,859 for singles and from $2,943 to $3,143 for families. The benefit starts after $500 of working income instead of $3,000. Advance payments fall from 50% to 25% in 2027 and end in 2028."
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# The Canada Workers Benefit becomes the Build Canada Workers Benefit

By EverStone CPA · Updated November 2026

A larger refundable benefit for lower-income workers, paid with the tax return instead of in advance.

**Quick answer:** From 2027 Budget 2026 proposes renaming the Canada Workers Benefit the Build Canada Workers Benefit and raising the maximum from $1,709 to $1,859 for singles and from $2,943 to $3,143 for families. The benefit starts after $500 of working income instead of $3,000. Advance payments fall from 50% to 25% in 2027 and end in 2028.

**Employ lower-income staff?** Tell them about it. For your own family returns, we claim every benefit you qualify for. [Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online?service=personal#enquiry-form)

**Announced, not yet law** · 2027 (proposed)
This has been announced but is not yet law. It can change or be withdrawn.

Build Canada Workers Benefit

| | Now | 2027 (proposed) |

| Maximum, single | $1,709 | $1,859 |

| Maximum, family | $2,943 | $3,143 |

| Starts after working income of | $3,000 | $500 |

| Paid in advance | 50% | 25% in 2027, none from 2028 |

## Example

A student earning $2,000 from a summer job gets nothing today, because the benefit starts at $3,000 of working income. From 2027 the benefit would start after $500, so part of that $2,000 would count.

Whether this applies to you depends on your year-end and structure; [ask about your own situation](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) and a CPA replies by email, usually the same business day, free.

## Common questions

**What is the Build Canada Workers Benefit?**

The Canada Workers Benefit, renamed and enlarged from 2027.

**Will advance payments continue?**

They fall to 25% in 2027 and end in 2028, so the benefit is received with the tax return.

## Where this comes from

Budget 2026 was tabled on 5 November 2026. Figures on this page are from:

- [BLG — Federal Budget 2026: tax measures](https://www.blg.com/en/insights/2026/11/federal-budget-2026-sovereignty-strategic-investment-and-tax-simplification)

- [Thor — 2026 Federal Budget: key tax measures](https://www.thor.ca/blog/2026/11/2026-federal-budget-key-tax-measures/)

- [Department of Finance Canada — Budget 2026: Key Measures](https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2026/11/budget-2026-key-measures.html)

**General information, not tax advice.** Budget measures are proposals until enacted and can change. Before deciding anything, [send an enquiry](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online?service=personal#enquiry-form).

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