In July 1998, in accord with the Federal-Provincial agreement on the National Child Benefit, Provinces and Territories agreed to offset from Social Assistance, an increase in funds provided by the Federal Government paid to low-income Canadians called the National Child Benefit Supplement (NCBS). The NCBS is the Federal contribution to the National Child Benefit initiatives.

One of the objectives of the National Child Benefit initiative is to provide income support to low income Canadians with children outside of the Social Assistance system so there is an incentive for them to leave Social Assistance and join the labour market. The program design allows for the parents to retain a payment for their children that will only be reduced by outside income when their labour force attachment is significant.

Annually, the DTSSAB reinvests savings achieved through the National Child Benefit program and place these funds back into the community based on local need and the objectives of the fund. These objectives are to take the form of a set of benefits and programs that meet the NCB objectives of:

• to help prevent and reduce the depth of child poverty
• to promote attachment to the workforce

 - Savings Realized in 1998 and allocated to the following programs in 1999
 - Savings Realized in 1999 and allocated to the following programs in 2000
 - Savings Realized in 2000 and allocated to the following programs in 2001
 - Savings Realized in 2001 and allocated to the following programs in 2002
 - Savings Realized in 2002 and allocated to the following programs in 2003
 - Savings Realized in 2003 and allocated to the following programs in 2004
 - Savings Realized in 2004 and allocated to the following programs in 2005
 - Savings Realized in 2005 and allocated to the following programs in 2006

Applying for funding under the National Child Benefit Reinvestment Strategy

• NCB Proposal Guidelines (PDF Document)
• NCB Reporting Requirements (PDF Document)