A customer browses an aisle at a grocery store in Toronto on Feb. 2, 2024. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston
The upcoming increase to the GST credit is meant to address rising living costs and is primarily targeted at lower-income Canadians.
Prime Minister Mark Carney this week announced the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit which will be sent out to approximately 12 million eligible Canadians for the next five years, beginning this summer.
