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Canada Child Tax Benefit Statistics
(July 2008 - June 2009)

Year Totals Number of Payments Amount Issued
Cheques 7,991,725 $2,074,407,052.43
Direct Deposits 26,131,095 $7,439,936,805.97
Total 34,122,820 $9,514,343,858.40

Issuance date   Number of Payments Amount Issued
June 19, 2009 Cheques 685,740 $173,088,894.75
Direct Deposits 2,212,664 $623,263,319.63
Total 2,898,404 $796,352,214.38
May 20, 2009 Cheques 684,412 $178,060,416.58
Direct Deposits 2,209,430 $631,356,703.47
Total 2,893,842 $809,417,120.05
April 20, 2009 Cheques 679,894 $184,381,765.47
Direct Deposits 2,198,895 $641,787,159.29
Total 2,878,789 $826,168,924.76
March 20, 2009 Cheques 673,133 $181,731,332.91
Direct Deposits 2,186,520 $636,108,153.17
Total 2,859,653 $817,839,486.08
February 20, 2009 Cheques 664,640 $158,183,423.87
Direct Deposits 2,176,210 $595,199,681.20
Total 2,840,850 $753,383,105.07
January 20, 2009 Cheques 664,102 $173,672,482.04
Direct Deposits 2,176,961 $623,927,427.06
Total 2,841,063 $797,599,909.10
December 12, 2008 Cheques 659,299 $165,498,239.63
Direct Deposits 2,168,830 $610,072,150.43
Total 2,828,129 $775,570,390.06
November 20, 2008 Cheques 654,538 $172,217,133.81
Direct Deposits 2,161,209 $621,298,486.68
Total 2,815,747 $793,515,620.49
October 20, 2008 Cheques 646,431 $169,284,562.52
Direct Deposits 2,145,489 $616,829,005.62
Total 2,791,920 $786,113,568.14
September 19, 2008 Cheques 636,386 $164,643,820.67
Direct Deposits 2,124,706 $603,545,375.11
Total 2,761,092 $768,189,195.78
August 20, 2008 Cheques 628,548 $160,256,360.22
Direct Deposits 2,100,573 $587,483,538.24
Total 2,729,121 $747,739,898.46
July 18, 2008 Cheques 714,602 $193,388,619.96
Direct Deposits 2,269,608 $649,065,806.07
Total 2,984,210 $842,454,426.03