T1-2023 Canada Workers Benefit Schedule 6

The Canada workers benefit (CWB) is a refundable tax credit intended to supplement the earnings of low-income workers. This benefit has two parts: the basic CWB and the CWB 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 2023:
  • 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 2023 if any of the following applies 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 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
Notes: If you had a spouse or common-law partner but did not have an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant as defined below, complete this schedule as if you did not have an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant.
If you are completing a final return for a deceased person who met the above conditions, you can claim the CWB for that person if the date of death was after June 30, 2023.

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, 2023, (or, if they died after June 30, 2023, 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, 2023)
    Note:
    You are considered to have had a cohabiting spouse or common-law partner, on December 31, 2023, 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, 2023.
  • They were a resident of Canada throughout 2023
  • 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 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

Tax note!If you had an eligible spouse, only one of you can claim the basic CWB. If CWB advance payments or disability tax credit were received/entitled to by one of you, the specific individual must make the claim. Please see line 45300 in the guide for more information.

An eligible dependant is a person who meets all 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 under proposed changes 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, 2023, (or, if they died after June 30, 2023, they lived with you on the date of death and would have been under 19 years of age on December 31, 2023)
  • They were not eligible for the CWB for 2023
 
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Are you eligible to claim the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB)? Please complete the questions/fields below to determine if you are eligible to claim the CWB:
               
Are you an officer or a servant of another country, such as a diplomat, or a family member who resided with such a person, or an employee of such a person and don't have to pay tax at any time in the taxation year?   Yes 1 No 2
 
Were you enrolled as a full-time student at a designated educational institution (as per the meaning assigned by federal ITA subsection 118.6(1)) for a total of more than 13 weeks and you did not have an eligible dependant for the purpose of the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) (see Schedule 6) in the taxation year? Yes 1 No 2
 
Were you confined to a prison or similar institution during the taxation year? Yes 1 No 2
If yes, please enter the number of days in 2023 that the situation existed.
 
Please complete Schedule 6 to calculate the CWB credit. ✓
 
Step 1 - Working income and adjusted family net income
 
Do you have an eligible dependant? 38100   Yes 1 No 2
Do you have an eligible spouse? 38101 Yes 1 No 2
Are you claiming the basic CWB?
If yes, complete parts A and B, then, if applicable, complete Step 2.		 38102   Yes 1 No 2  
 
Are you eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC)?
If yes, complete parts A and B, then, if applicable, complete Step 3.		 38103   Yes 1 No 2  
 
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.		 38104   Yes 1 No 2  
Are you choosing to include tax-exempt income to calculate the CWB? (1) 38105 Yes 1 No 2
                   
                       
Part A - Family working income
 
Complete columns 1 and 2 if you had an eligible spouse on December 31, 2023.
If not, complete column 1 only.		 Column 1
You		 Column 2
Your eligible spouse
 
Employment income and other employment income from line 10100 and line 10400 of the return  1   1 
Taxable scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, and artists' project grants from line 13010 of the return +  2  38106 +  2 
Total self-employment income from lines 13500, 13700, 13900, 14100, and 14300 of the return (excluding losses) (2) +  3  +  3 
Tax-exempt working income earned on a reserve (from line 10000 of Form T90, Income Exempt from Tax Under the Indian Act)  A 
Allowance received as an emergency volunteer from line 10105 of the return  B 
Tax-exempt working income earned on a reserve (from line 10000 of Form T90, Income Exempt from Tax Under the Indian Act) (1) or an allowance received as an emergency volunteer from line 10105 of the return +  4  38107 +  4 
Add lines 1 to 4. Enter the result even if it is "0". Working income =  5  38108 =  5 
Add the amounts from line 5 in columns 1 and 2.
Enter this amount on line 16.		 Family working income  6 
 
 
You can claim the basic CWB in Step 2 if the family working income on line 6 is more than $3,000.00.
 
If you are eligible for the CWB disability supplement, the amount on line 5 in column 1 must be more than $1,150.
 
(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.
 
(2) If you have reported income from more than one business reported on one self-employment line (13500, 13700, 13900, 14100, or 14300) and you 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.
 
 

Continue on the next page.   
 
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Part B - Adjusted family net income
                       
Complete columns 1 and 2 if you had an eligible spouse on December 31, 2023.
If not, complete column 1 only.		 Column 1
You		 Column 2
Your eligible spouse
 
Net income amount from line 23600 of the return.  7   7 
Tax-exempt part of all income earned or received on a reserve minus the deductions related to that income (from line 10026 of Form T90)  C 
Allowance received as an emergency volunteer from line 10105 of the return  D 
Tax-exempt part of all income earned or received on a reserve minus the deductions related to that income (from line 10026 of Form T9), or an allowance received as an emergency volunteer from line 10105 of the return +  8  38109 +  8 
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).
If you received split income, see page 4 of the information sheet for Form T1206, Tax on Split Income.		 +  9  +  9 
Add lines 7 to 9. =  10  =  10 
Total of UCCB (line 11700 of the return) and RDSP income (line 12500 of the return). -  11  -  11 
Line 10 minus line 11 (if negative, enter "0") =  12  38110 =  12 
 
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		  13 
Secondary earner exemption:

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 $15,239) -  14 
Line 13 minus line 14
Enter this amount on line 23 and line 35.		 Adjusted family net income =  15 
 
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          Basic CWB          CWB disability supplement
You are eligible for the DTC You and your eligible spouse
are eligible for the DTC
You did not have an eligible spouse
or an eligible dependant		$35,095$40,325  not applicable  
You had an eligible spouse
or an eligible dependant		$45,934$51,159$56,386
 
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Step 2 - Basic CWB

If you had an eligible spouse, only one of you can claim the basic CWB. The person who received the CWB advance payment for 2023 must claim the basic CWB for the year.

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 received an RC210 slip, the person claiming the basic CWB for the year must also complete Step 4.


Family working income from line 6  16 
Base amount -  17 
Line 16 minus line 17 (if negative, enter "0") =  18 
Rate x  19 
Multiply line 18 by line 19 =  20 
Maximum benefit:
If you had an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant, enter $2,616.
If not, enter $1,518.		  21 
Enter whichever is less: amount from line 20 or line 21.    22 
Adjusted family net income amount from line 15 in Step 1.  23 
Base amount:
If you had an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant, enter $28,494.
If not, enter $24,975.		 -  24 
Line 23 minus line 24 (if negative, enter "0") =  25 
Rate x  26 
Multiply Line 25 by line 26 =   -  27 
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.		  28 
                 

Step 3 - CWB disability supplement

If you had an eligible spouse and one of you is eligible for the DTC, that person should claim the basic CWB and the 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.


Amount from line 5 in column 1  29 
Base amount -  30 
Line 29 minus line 30 (if negative, enter "0") =  31 
Rate x  32 
Multiply line 31 by line 32 =  33 
Enter whichever is less: amount from line 33 or $784.    34 
 
Adjusted family net income from line 15  35 
Base amount:
If you had an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant, enter $45,932.
If not, enter $35,098.		 -  36 
Line 35 minus line 36 (if negative, enter "0") =  37 
Rate:
If you had an eligible spouse and they are also eligible for the DTC, enter 7.5%.
If not, enter 15%.		 x  38 
Multiply Line 37 by line 38 =   -  39 
Line 34 minus line 39 (if negative, enter "0")  40 
 
If you completed Step 2, enter on this line the amount from line 28. If not, enter "0". +  41 
 
Add lines 40 and 41.
Enter this amount on line 45300 of your return.		 =  42 
                 
 
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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.


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".		  43 
 
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 both RC210 slips. 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 both RC210 slips as if you were claiming it.

 
Total basic ACWB paid to you (box 10 of your RC210 slip) 38120  •44 
Total basic ACWB paid to your spouse or common-law partner
(box 10 of their RC210 slip)		 38121 +  •45 
Line 44 plus line 45 =  46 
Total ACWB disability supplement paid to you (box 11 of your RC210 slip) 38122 +  •47 
Line 46 plus line 47 =  48 
 
Enter whichever is less: amount from line 43 or line 48.
Enter this amount on line 41500 of your return.		 ACWB payments  49