Federal child support table amount.

How the federal table amount is worked out

Schedule I lists income in $1,000 bands. For each band it gives a basic monthly amount plus a percentage of the income above the start of the band. The Guidelines give this example: for a payer with an income of $51,250 and two children in British Columbia, the row starting at $51,000 has a basic amount of $807 and 1.54%, so the monthly amount is $807 + 1.54% x $250 = $810.85.

What the table amount does not include

The table is the starting point under section 3. A court or agreement may add section 7 expenses (child care, health costs above insurance, extraordinary school and activity costs, post-secondary education), and the amount changes if parenting time is shared at 40% or more (section 9), split between parents (section 8), or undue hardship is shown (section 10). The tables cover incomes up to $150,000, and income of $16,000 or less produces a table amount of $0.

Which period these tables cover

These are the 2025 Federal Tables, in force on 1 October 2025. For support owed between 22 November 2017 and 30 September 2025, Justice Canada says to use the 2017 Tables. An order made before 1 October 2025 does not change automatically, though a different table amount could be a change in circumstances that allows a variation.

Which province’s table applies

Section 3(3) of the Guidelines points to the table for the province where the paying parent habitually lives. Justice Canada’s step-by-step guide adds: if you live in different provinces and one parent has the majority of parenting time, use the paying parent’s province; if parenting time is shared or split, use both tables; if one parent lives outside Canada, use the table for the parent in Canada. Every province and territory except Quebec has adopted the federal tables in its own guidelines, so the basic amounts are the same.

Income over $150,000

The $150,000-or-greater row gives a basic amount plus a percentage of income above $150,000. Section 4 lets a court decide the table result is inappropriate and set an amount for the income above $150,000 itself, based on the children’s needs and each parent’s ability to pay.