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Home  ->  Filing Your Return  ->  Canada Workers Benefit -> 2023 CWB Except Quebec

Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) Factors for 2023 Except Quebec

Income Tax Act s. 122.7

The Canada Workers Benefit (formerly the working income tax benefit, or WITB) is a refundable tax credit.  The following table summarizes the CWB factors by province/territory, except for Quebec.  Where we indicate "couple", this refers to an individual with an eligible spouse or eligible dependent. See the CWB article for eligibility requirements.

As part of the Federal 2021 budget, a "secondary earner exemption" was introduced, which is a special rule for individuals with an eligible spouse.  This allows the lower-income spouse to exclude up to $14,000 (indexed annually after 2021) of their working income in the computation of the couple's adjusted net income, for the calculation of the CWB phase-out.

Note that in the table, couple refers to a couple where both are eligible for the CWB.

All amounts/factors which change annually based on indexation adjustments appear in green print and are shaded, and have been increased based on the federal 2023 indexation factor.  The 2023 amounts have been confirmed to Canada Revenue Agency amounts.

The amounts in green print which are not shaded are calculated amounts, based on the rates as well as the other amounts in green print.

The Detailed Canadian Tax & RRSP Savings Calculator includes the CWB.

2023 Basic CWB Factors
Factor Most
Prov/Terr
AB NU
Base amount of working income:
 - single person or couple $3,000 $2,760 $6,000
% applied to excess of working income over base amount:
 - single person 27% 21% 14%
 - couple 27% 21% 14%
Maximum CWB refundable amount:
 - single person $1,518 $1,627 $1,508
 - couple 2,616 2,436 2,264
Adjusted net income base amount:
 - single person $24,975 $24,328 $24,954
 - couple 28,494 30,478 34,343
% applied to net income over base amount, to reduce the CWB:
 - single person 15% 15% 4%
 - couple 15% 15% 8%
Secondary earner exemption $15,239 $15,239 $15,239
Net income at which CWB is reduced to zero (when no disability supplement):
 - single person $35,095 $35,175 $62,654
 - couple 45,934 46,718 62,643
Working income at which maximum CWB is reached:
 - single person $8,622 $10,508 $16,771
 - couple 12,689 14,360 22,171
Disability Supplement Factors
Factor Most
Prov/Terr
AB NU
Base amount of working income:
 - single/couple $1,150 $910 $4,800
% applied to excess of working income over base amount:
 - single/couple 27% 26% 26%
Maximum CWB refundable amount for each disabled person:
 - per person $784 $784 $871
Adjusted net income base amount:
 - single person $35,098 $35,175 $62,643
 - couple 45,932 46,718 62,654
% applied to net income over base amount, to reduce the CWB:
 - If you had an eligible spouse and he or she also qualifies for the disability amount, the rate used is A.  In all other situations, the rate used is B.
 A 7.5% 7.5% 6%
 B 15.0% 15% 12%
Net income at which CWB is reduced to zero when there is a disability supplement:
 - single person (B) $40,325 $40,402 $69,902
 - couple (B) 51,159 51,945 69,913
 - couple, both eligible for disability amount (A) 56,386 57,172 77,160

Revised: September 20, 2024

 

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