The Canada Revenue Agency is implementing changes to its Canada Child Benefit (CCB) program.

Starting this month, it will continue to pay CCB for six months after a child’s death, it says in the 2024 federal budget report. This is longer than the previous timeline, which saw payments stop one month after the child’s date of death.

“To support parents who have lost a child, the government is providing new support through the Canada Child Benefit to ensure they can focus on what matters most — healing,” per the report.