Version 2026.2.0
August 28, 2026
Summary of Changes:
This version of ChildView® includes additions to the Gross Up Calculator to address income from capital gains and social assistance and more family law forms.
Program Changes
1. ChildView®‘s “Gross Up Calculator” now includes the option to gross up the cash advantage received where the party has income sourced as capital gains.
2. All the New Brunswick family law court forms in French and English are now available in the “Court Forms & Schedules” module.
3. A new report has been added that will facilitate the printing of a party specific budget.
4. Per BC regulation “Reg 105/2026” issued June 26, 2026, the BC family law court forms have been updated to include any new or amended forms.
5. More than 25 additional Ontario court forms have been added to the “Court Forms and Schedules” module.
6. The “Help” file has been updated for various information.
Income Tax Changes:
1. The increase and adjustments to the various government benefits have been confirmed and adjusted for any rounding differences with the original estimates.
2. Province specific changes are detailed below.
Province Specific Changes
Newfoundland and Labrador
• Per the budget presented April 29, 2026, and Bill 16, which received royal assent June 2, 2026 the basic personal exemption is increased from $11,188 to $13,094 effective January 1, 2026 and will rise to $15,000 as of January 1, 2027. The Volunteer Firefighter and Search and Rescue tax credit increased to $6,000 and the small business tax rate is to be reduced over the next three years, which may impact the “other than eligible” dividend tax credit. The latter will be addressed when more detail is available.
• Per regulations NLR 16/26 and 17/26 filed on May 1, 2026, respectively, the income threshold and clawback percentages for the Child and Parental Benefits and the annual amount and income threshold for the Income Supplement and Seniors’ Benefit have been updated effective July 1, 2026.
Nunavut
• Per Nunavut’s 2026 budget and Bill 4, which received royal assent June 11, 2026, the Nunavut Child Benefit has been increased as of July 1. 2026 and indexed it to inflation in the future. Further, the formula has been adjusted so that there will be the same amount for each child, rather than a lesser amount for subsequent children.
Ontario
• Per Bill 97, which received royal assent April 24, 2026, the minimum payment for the Ontario Trillium Benefit for annual entitlements between $2 and $10 will be $10 starting with the July 1, 2026 benefit cycle.
• The calculation of the Ontario benefits has been adjusted for minor rounding changes.
• Bill 97 also reduces the small business tax rate resulting in a reduction to the “other than eligible” or small business dividend tax credit. Effective January 1, 2027 this tax credit will change from 2.9863% to 1.9863%. This change will be included in the first release for the 2027 tax year.
Prince Edward Island
• Per PEI’s 2026 budget and Bill 23, which received royal assent May 29, 2026, a new tax bracket for income over $200,000 has been added effective January 1, 2026. The rate is 20%.
• The bill also rescinds the Young Child Tax Credit as of January 1, 2026.
• The “Sales Tax Credit” has been renamed the “Island Essentials Benefit” beginning July 1, 2026 and the amount has been increased from $110 to $310. The extra amount has been reduced from $55 to zero, the reduction percentage has been reduced to 1% from 2% and the income threshold for the clawback has been increased to $95,000 from $50,000. A minimum payment of $43.75 per quarter has been added and will apply regardless of the income level.
• The bill also increases the PEI “Child Benefit” from $360 to $410 where income is less than $45,000 and from $240 to $290 where income is between $45,000 and $80,000.
Yukon
• Per the Yukon Child Benefit regulations, the benefit has been increased from a maximum of $937 to $966 per dependent child as of July 1, 2026. The income reduction threshold is not indexed.
Version 2026.1.2
March 9, 2026
In addition to everything that was included in the previous 2026 versions, this version of ChildView® includes the rebranded GST tax credit and French language court forms for Alberta. French and English language court forms for New Brunswick are coming soon. The provincial and territorial spring budgets are being monitored for potential changes. Significant items will be included in future releases as details become available.
Program Changes
1. ChildView® now allows you to take data exported from external systems and import it directly using a streamlined, template-driven approach. Templates for JSON or CSV imports are included in this release.
2. In compliance with Divorce Act language rights, all the official French language family law court forms available on the Alberta Government website for Alberta have been added to the “Court Forms & Schedules” module.
3. The following three new or updated Alberta forms have been added to the “Court Forms & Schedules” module – Form 3 Notice of Change of Representation, Form 4 Notice of Withdrawal of Lawyer of Record, and Order to Appoint Child’s Counsel (in both English and French).
4. French language forms for more provinces and territories will be available in subsequent releases.
5. The “Help” file has been updated for various information.
Income Tax Changes:
1. Per Bill C-19, which received royal assent February 12, 2026, the GST tax credit has been renamed to Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB) as of 2026. For the five year period from July 2026 to April 2031, this benefit will be increased by approximately 25% over the current amounts.
2. In conjunction with the renaming of the GST tax credit to the CGEB, a one-time payment to implement the 25% increase in the benefit for the January to June 2026 cycle has been added.
3. Along with the 2025 reduction in the rate for the lowest tax bracket, the federal government added a non-refundable top-up tax credit that is included in this release. This credit ensures that non-refundable credits claimed on amounts exceeding the first income tax bracket threshold maintain an effective 15% rate. However, the magnitude of credits needed to claim this credit will make the “top-up” a rare occurrence for most individuals.
Province Specific Changes
Alberta
• Per the 2026 budget, delivered February 26, 2026, the Alberta Child and Family Benefit will continue to be increased for inflation to the 2% maximum of the Alberta escalator. This was included in previous releases.
• With respect to future changes, the “caregiver” and “infirmed dependent” tax credits are to be consolidated into a new “Alberta Caregiver Credit” starting in 2027. The credit will be available for the care of an eligible infirmed dependent adult relative, including a spouse, but not for non-infirmed parents or grandparents. This will be implemented in the first 2027 program release.
British Columbia
• Per the BC budget, tabled February 17, 2026 and Bill 2, which received first reading the same day, BC has proposed some significant income tax and benefit changes. Because the current BC government does have a majority, this version reflects the proposed tax changes. Effective for 2026 the tax rate for the lowest personal income tax bracket will be increased from 5.06% to 5.60% thus increasing the tax for income in the lowest bracket but also increasing the value of most of the non-refundable tax credits. Further, the BC reduction will be increased from $575 to $690 for 2026. Should Bill 2 not pass, these changes will be reversed in a future update.
• Looking ahead to 2027, Bill 2 also freezes the indexation of personal tax amounts, except the renter’s tax credit, for 2027 to 2030. Lastly, a new children and youth disability supplement is to be added to the BC family benefit beginning July 1, 2027. This will be included in the first release for 2027, should the bill pass.
Version 2026.1.1
January 20, 2026
Summary of Changes:
In addition to everything that was included in version 2026.1.0, this version of ChildView® corrects the calculation of the Alberta supplemental tax credit that is effective for 2025 onward.
Program Changes
1. This critical update corrects the calculation of the Alberta supplemental tax credit for 2025 onwards.
2. Fine-tuning has been done to the SSAG Adult Child / Custodial Parent calculation with respect to the circular child support gross up required in the formula.
3. There is a correction to 2026.1.0 in the determination of the shared custody range in the “With Child Support” SSAG calculation.
Version 2026.1.0
January 8, 2026
Summary of Changes:
This version of ChildView® incorporates in the software all the 2026 personal income tax and benefit numbers that have been confirmed or may be estimated at this time and finalizes all the 2025 numbers. Subsequent updates may have minor adjustments to the estimated amounts.
Program Changes:
1. The relevant sections of the “Help” file have been updated with the 2026 numbers, including such items as the spousal and AED tax credits.
2. Spousal support between the parties only flows in one direction in the program. A warning has been added to the spousal support tools to ensure the higher income party is entered as the first party in the scenario, so that correct calculations are made.
3. The “Retroactive/Arrears Calculator” has been enhanced to process multi-year Guidelines Income for both parties and
calculate table offsets, while ensuring all section 3 child support overrides are clearly disclosed in the generated reports.
4. Twelve additional Ontario Family Law court forms have been included in this version, with more to come.
Please download the software update from the link below. ChildView must already be installed on your system to run this update.
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