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Protected B when completed
T1-2025
Schedule 6
Canada Workers Benefit
The Canada workers benefit (CWB) is a refundable tax credit intended to
supplement the earnings of low-income workers.
This benefit has two parts: a basic amount and a disability supplement. To
claim the basic CWB, complete Steps 1 and 2. To claim the CWB disability
supplement, complete Steps 1 and 3. To claim the basic CWB and the CWB
disability supplement, complete Steps 1, 2, and 3, if applicable. If you or
your spouse or common-law partner (if applicable) received an RC210 slip, you
must complete Step 4 even if you are not claiming the basic CWB or the CWB
disability supplement.
Complete this schedule if you met all of the following conditions in 2025:
- You were a resident of Canada throughout the year
- You earned working income (see Part A)
- You were, at the end of the year, 19 years of age or older, or you resided
with your spouse or common-law partner or your child
Attach a copy of this schedule to your paper return.
You cannot claim the CWB for 2025 if any of the following conditions apply to
you:
- You were enrolled as a full-time student at a designated educational
institution for a total of more than 13 weeks in the year, unless you had an
eligible dependant at the end of the year
- You were confined to a prison or similar institution for a period of at
least 90 days during the year
- You were exempt from income tax in Canada for a period in the year when you
were an officer or a servant of another country (such as a diplomat) residing
in Canada or you were a family member who resided with such a person or an
employee of such a person, at any time in the year
Note:
If you are completing a final return for a deceased person who met the
conditions above, you can claim the CWB for that person if the date of death
was after June 30, 2025.
An eligible spouse is a person who meets all of the following conditions:
- They were your cohabiting spouse or common-law partner on December 31, 2025
(or, if they died after June 30, 2025, they were your cohabiting spouse or
common-law partner on the date of death and you were not the cohabiting
spouse or common-law partner of another individual on December 31, 2025)
Note:
You are considered to have had a cohabiting spouse or common-law partner, on
December 31, 2025, if you had not been living separate and apart because of a
breakdown in your marriage or common-law partnership for a period of at least
90 days, that includes December 31, 2025.
- They were a resident of Canada throughout 2025
- They were not enrolled as a full-time student at a designated educational
institution for a total of more than 13 weeks in the year unless they had an
eligible dependant at the end of the year
- They were not confined to a prison or similar institution for a period of
at least 90 days during the year
- They were not exempt from income tax in Canada for a period in the year
when they were an officer or a servant of another country (such as a
diplomat) residing in Canada or they were a family member who resided with
such a person or an employee of such a person, at any time in the year
An eligible dependant is a person who meets all of the following conditions:
- They were your or your spouse's or common-law partner's child
Note:
For the purposes of this claim, a child includes a person under your custody
and control who was wholly dependent on you for support. A child you lived
with and cared for under a kinship or close relationship program (of the
federal government, a provincial or territorial government, or an Indigenous
governing body) can still be an eligible dependant, even if you received
payments under that program, as long as the payments were not a children's
special allowance for that child.
- They were under 19 years of age and lived with you on December 31, 2025
(or, if they died after June 30, 2025, they lived with you on the date of
death and would have been under 19 years of age on December 31, 2025)
- They were not eligible for the CWB for 2025
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Step 1 - Working income and adjusted family net income
Line 38100: Do you have an eligible dependant? 1 Yes or 2 No ^
Line 38101: Do you have an eligible spouse? 1 Yes or 2 No ^
Line 38102: Are you claiming the basic CWB? If yes, complete parts A and B,
then, if applicable, complete Step 2. 1 Yes or 2 No ^
Line 38103: Are you eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC)? If yes,
complete parts A and B, then, if applicable, complete Step 3. 1 Yes or 2 No ^
Line 38104: Is your eligible spouse eligible for the DTC for themselves? If
yes, your eligible spouse must complete Steps 1 and 3 on a separate Schedule
6. 1 Yes or 2 No ^
Line 38105: Are you choosing to include tax-exempt income to calculate the
CWB? (Note 1) 1 Yes or 2 No ^
Part A - Family working income
Complete columns 1 and 2 if you had an eligible spouse on December 31, 2025.
If not, complete column 1 only.
*** Transcriber's Note: In print, the following table is set up as two
columns. The columns are labelled as: Column 1 You; Column 2 Your eligible
spouse. ***
Line 1: Employment income and other employment income from line 10100 and
line 10400 of the return
Column 1 You ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse ^
Line 2: Taxable scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, and artists' project
grants from line 13010 of the return
Column 1 You ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse 38106 ^
Line 3: Total self-employment income from lines 13500, 13700, 13900, 14100,
and 14300 of the return (excluding losses) (Note 2)
Column 1 You ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse ^
Line 4: Tax-exempt working income earned on a reserve (from line 10000 of
Form T90, Income Exempt from Tax under the Indian Act) (Note 1) and the tax-
exempt portion of any allowance received as an emergency volunteer (from line
10105 of the return)
Column 1 You ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse 38107 ^
Line 5: Add lines 1 to 4. Enter the result, even if it is "0". Working income
Column 1 You = ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse 38108 = ^
Line 6: Add the amounts from line 5 in columns 1 and 2. Enter this amount on
line 16. Family working income ^
You can claim the basic CWB in Step 2 if the family working income on line 6
is more than $3,000.
If you are eligible for the CWB disability supplement, your working income on
line 5 (column 1) must be more than $1,150.
Note 1:
Including tax-exempt income is optional for the CWB. If you choose to include
tax-exempt working income on line 4 in Part A, you also must include any tax-
exempt income that applies on line 8 in Part B.
If you choose to include your tax-exempt income in column 1 of parts A and B,
you also must include your eligible spouse's tax-exempt income in column 2 of
parts A and B.
Note 2:
If you have reported income from more than one business on one self-
employment line (13500, 13700, 13900, 14100, or 14300) and are reporting a
profit from one business and a loss from another, include only the profit
amounts on line 3 when calculating working income. If you are reporting a
loss from only one business at one of these lines, do not include that loss.
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Part B - Adjusted family net income
Complete columns 1 and 2 if you had an eligible spouse on December 31, 2025.
If not, complete column 1 only.
*** Transcriber's Note: In print, the following table is set up as two
columns. The columns are labelled as: Column 1 You; Column 2 Your eligible
spouse. ***
Line 7: Net income from line 23600 of the return (or the amount you would
have entered if the instructions on line 23600 said "if negative, show in
brackets")
Column 1 You ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse ^
Line 8: Total of net exempt income earned on a reserve (line 10026 of Form
T90) and the tax-exempt portion of any allowance received as an emergency
volunteer (line 10105 of the return)
Column 1 You ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse 38109 ^
Line 9: Total of universal child care benefit (UCCB) repayment (line 21300 of
the return) and registered disability savings plan (RDSP) income repayment
(included on line 23200 of the return)
Column 1 You ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse ^
Line 10: Add lines 7 to 9.
Column 1 You = ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse = ^
Line 11: Total of UCCB (line 11700 of the return) and RDSP income (line 12500
of the return)
Column 1 You ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse ^
Line 12: Line 10 minus line 11 (if negative, enter "0")
Column 1 You = ^
Column 2 Your eligible spouse 38110 = ^
Line 13: Add the amounts from line 12 in columns 1 and 2. If you had an
eligible spouse, continue at line 14; if not, continue at line 15. ^
Secondary earner exemption:
Line 14: If your working income (line 5) is less than your eligible spouse's
working income, enter whichever is less from column 1: amount from line 5 or
line 12. If your working income (line 5) is equal to or more than your
eligible spouse's working income, enter whichever is less from column 2:
amount from line 5 or line 12. (maximum $16,386) ^
Line 15: Line 13 minus line 14 Enter this amount on line 23 and line 35.
Adjusted family net income = ^
If your adjusted family net income from line 15 is:
- equal to or more than the amount listed in the chart, you are not entitled
to the CWB. However, if you or your spouse or common-law partner (if
applicable) received an RC210 slip, complete Step 4
- less than the amount listed in the chart, you may be entitled to the CWB.
Continue to Step 2 to calculate the basic CWB or Step 3 to calculate the CWB
disability supplement (whichever applies), or complete both steps if they
both apply to you
Adjusted family net income limits for the basic CWB and the CWB disability
supplement
Your family status: You did not have an eligible spouse or an eligible
dependant
Basic CWB: $37,742
CWB disability supplement - You are eligible for the DTC: $43,360
CWB disability supplement - You and your eligible spouse are eligible for the
DTC: not applicable
Your family status: You had an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant
Basic CWB: $49,393
CWB disability supplement - You are eligible for the DTC: $55,009
CWB disability supplement - You and your eligible spouse are eligible for the
DTC: $60,629
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Step 2 - Basic CWB
If you had an eligible spouse, only one of you can claim the basic CWB.
If you had an eligible dependant, only one person can claim the basic CWB for
that eligible dependant.
If you cannot decide who will claim the basic CWB when you have an eligible
spouse or an eligible dependant, the Canada Revenue Agency will decide who
will claim the basic CWB.
If you or your spouse or common-law partner (if applicable) received an RC210
slip, you must also complete Step 4.
Line 16: Family working income from line 6 ^
Line 17: Base amount 3,000.00
Line 18: Line 16 minus line 17 (if negative, enter "0") = ^
Line 19: Rate 27%
Line 20: Line 18 multiplied by the percentage from line 19 = ^
Maximum benefit:
Line 21: If you had an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant, enter
$2,813. If not, enter $1,633. ^
Line 22: Enter whichever is less: amount from line 20 or line 21. ^
Line 23: Adjusted family net income from line 15 ^
Base amount:
Line 24: If you had an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant, enter
$30,639. If not, enter $26,855. ^
Line 25: Line 23 minus line 24 (if negative, enter "0") = ^
Line 26: Rate 15%
Line 27: Line 25 multiplied by the percentage from line 26 = ^
Line 28: Line 22 minus line 27 (if negative, enter "0") If you are not
completing Step 3, enter this amount on line 45300 of your return. = ^
Step 3 - CWB disability supplement
If you had an eligible spouse and you are both eligible for the DTC, only one
of you can claim the basic CWB. However, each of you must claim the CWB
disability supplement on a separate Schedule 6.
If you received an RC210 slip, you must also complete Step 4.
Line 29: Amount from line 5 in column 1 ^
Line 30: Base amount 1,150.00
Line 31: Line 29 minus line 30 (if negative, enter "0") = ^
Line 32: Rate 27%
Line 33: Line 31 multiplied by the percentage from line 32 = ^
Line 34: Enter whichever is less: amount from line 33 or $843. ^
Line 35: Adjusted family net income from line 15 ^
Base amount:
Line 36: If you had an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant, enter
$49,389. If not, enter $37,740. ^
Line 37: Line 35 minus line 36 (if negative, enter "0") = ^
Line 38: Rate: If you had an eligible spouse who is also eligible for the
DTC, enter 7.5%. If not, enter 15%. ^
Line 39: Line 37 multiplied by the percentage from line 38 = ^
Line 40: Line 34 minus line 39 (if negative, enter "0") = ^
Line 41: If you completed Step 2, enter the amount from line 28. If not,
enter "0". ^
Line 42: Line 40 plus line 41 Enter this amount on line 45300 of your return.
= ^
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Step 4 - Advanced Canada workers benefit (ACWB)
Complete this step if you or your spouse or common-law partner received an
RC210 slip. Otherwise, enter "0" on line 49.
Line 43: Enter whichever is more: amount from line 28 or line 42. If you are
not claiming the basic CWB or the CWB disability supplement, enter "0". ^
If you have an eligible spouse who is claiming the basic CWB for you, but you
are claiming your CWB disability supplement, enter "0" on line 46 and
continue on line 47.
If you have a spouse or common-law partner, only the person claiming the
basic CWB should report the amount from box 10 of all RC210 slips received.
If you and your spouse or common-law partner are not claiming the basic CWB,
one of you must report the amount from box 10 of all RC210 slips as if you
were claiming it.
Line 44 and line 38120: Total basic ACWB paid to you (box 10 of your RC210
slip) ^
Line 45 and line 38121: Total basic ACWB paid to your spouse or common-law
partner (box 10 of their RC210 slip) ^
Line 46: Line 44 plus line 45 = ^
Line 47 and line 38122: Total ACWB disability supplement paid to you (box 11
of your RC210 slip) ^
Line 48: Line 46 plus line 47 = ^
Line 49: Enter whichever is less: amount from line 43 or line 48. Enter this
amount on line 41500 of your return. Advanced Canada workers benefit ^
See the privacy notice on your return.
