On July 29, 2020 CRA announced that individuals who are receiving the Canada Child Benefit or GST Credit, but whom had not filed their personal tax return for 2019, will have their estimated payments stop in October and may have to repay what was received in July, August, and September 2020.
As of June, more than 1.9 million Canadians who were eligible in 2018 for the CCB or GST/HST credits have not yet filed their return or have not yet received an assessment for their return from the CRA.
Filing prior to September is recommended.