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Child support calculator (Federal Tables)

Choose the province or territory, the number of children and the paying parent's annual income. You get the monthly table amount straight from Schedule I of the Federal Child Support Guidelines.

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Monthly table amount—
    The table amount only. A court or agreement sets the order. Not legal advice.This looks up the amount in Schedule I of the Federal Child Support Guidelines for the paying parent's income, as in force from October 1, 2025. It is not the whole of a child support order: special or extraordinary expenses, shared parenting time, split custody, undue hardship, and the receiving parent's income in some cases can change what is ordered, and a court can find the table amount inappropriate, in particular above $150,000. The 2025 tables do not automatically apply to an order made before October 1, 2025, and the 2017 tables apply to earlier periods. Quebec uses its own rules and is not included. This is general information, not legal advice.

    How much child support do I pay in Canada?

    For most parents the table amount depends only on the paying parent's income, the number of children and the province or territory. In Ontario, a paying parent earning $65,000 with 2 children owes $997.00 a month under the 2025 Federal Child Support Tables, which took effect on October 1, 2025. It is the basic amount for the income band plus a percentage of income over the band: $997 plus 1.44% of the income above $65,000. Special expenses are extra.

    Why we built this calculator

    Child support tables are public, but they run to hundreds of rows for each province, and the formula behind them is rarely explained. Each table lists a band of income and gives a basic amount plus a percentage of the income above the bottom of the band. This calculator does the lookup for you and shows the band it used, so you can see the arithmetic.

    The updated Federal Tables came into effect on October 1, 2025, using more recent tax rules, and they changed the amounts for most incomes. Many online tools still use the 2017 tables. For related questions see the spousal support calculator and the Canada Child Benefit calculator.

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    When to use it

    • Getting a first estimate before talking to a lawyer or mediator
    • Checking an order or agreement against the 2025 tables
    • Seeing how a raise would change the amount
    • Budgeting for the cost of a separation

    Mistakes it helps you avoid

    • Using the 2017 tables for support that starts after October 1, 2025.
    • Using the wrong province: each table is different.
    • Forgetting special and extraordinary expenses, which are shared on top of the table amount.
    • Treating the table amount as the final order, particularly above $150,000 of income.

    How the table amount is worked out

    Find the income band, then add a percentage of the income above its floor.

    • band floor = $16,000 + $1,000 × the number of whole thousands above $16,000 (to $150,000)
    • monthly amount = basic amount for the band + percentage × (income − band floor)
    • income of $16,000 or less = no table amount
    • income above $150,000 = the last row: basic amount + percentage × (income − $150,000)
    • Ontario, 1 child, $60,000: $554 + 0.92% × ($60,000 − $60,000) = $554.00

    This is Note 3 of Schedule I: the monthly amount is the basic amount plus the percentage multiplied by the portion of the income that exceeds the lower amount within that range. The bands are $1,000 wide. The Justice Canada FAQ says a parent with income lower than or equal to $16,000 now has a basic Federal Tables amount of $0. Above $150,000 the Guidelines say the court uses the table formula unless it finds that amount inappropriate, in which case the table applies to the first $150,000 and the court has discretion over the rest. Every one of the 72 tables here was checked: each band's basic amount equals the previous band's basic amount plus the percentage times $1,000, to within a dollar.

    Worked example: Ontario, $65,000 income, 2 children

    The paying parent lives in Ontario and earns $65,000 a year. They have 2 children.

    1. Income band$65,000 to $65,999
    2. Basic amount for that band$997
    3. Percentage of income over $65,0001.44% × $0 = $0.00
    4. Monthly table amount$997.00
    5. Per year$11,964.00

    The table amount is $997.00 a month, $11,964.00 a year.

    For one child at the same income the amount is $600.00. For two children in Alberta it is $942.00 and in British Columbia $1,012.00. For one child at $200,000 the table formula gives $1,707.00, which a court can set aside.

    Terms on this page

    Table amount
    The amount in the Federal Child Support Tables for a paying parent's income and the number of children.
    Special or extraordinary expenses
    Costs such as child care, medical and education expenses that are shared in addition to the table amount.

    Common questions

    What are the Federal Child Support Tables?

    Schedule I of the Federal Child Support Guidelines, which sets a monthly amount by the paying parent's income, the number of children and the province or territory. All provinces and territories except Quebec use them.

    When did the tables change?

    The updated tables came into force on October 1, 2025. The previous tables were last updated in 2017.

    What income gives no child support?

    A parent with income of $16,000 or less has a table amount of $0 under the 2025 tables.

    Do the new tables apply to an old order?

    Not automatically. The 2025 tables will not automatically apply to a child support order made before October 1, 2025.

    What about special expenses and shared parenting?

    They are calculated separately and are not in this calculator.

    What to work out next

    Where these numbers come from

    Last verified 2026-10-25 Rates on this page are checked against the sources above at least once a year, and whenever the governing authority announces a change. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.

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