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• Canadian Armed Forces racism class action settlement

  Claims close October 15, 2026. The only official site: portal.cafrdclaims.ca

• Silk and Great Value plant-based drinks recall settlement

  Claims close October 16, 2026. The only official site: plantbeverages-settlement.com

• Truffettes de France chocolate truffles settlement

  Claims close November 4, 2026. The only official site: www.trufflesettlement.ca

• Ontario jail staffing lockdowns settlement

  Claims close December 1, 2026. The only official site: Portal.OntJailStaffLockdowns.ca

• Government of Canada online accounts breach settlement (Sweet v. Canada)

  Claims close February 3, 2027. The only official site: www.breachsettlementcanada.kpmg.ca

• Capital One 2019 data breach settlement (Canada, outside Quebec)

  Not open yet. Do not pay anyone. We will show the link the day it opens. The only official site: www.capitalone2019classaction.ca

Money in your name to check

• Canada Child Benefit (includes related provincial and territorial programs, so the Ontario Child Benefit is paid with it)

  October 20, 2026, November 20, 2026, December 11, 2026

  Source: www.canada.ca, read October 7, 2026.

• Ontario Trillium Benefit

  October 9, 2026, November 10, 2026, December 10, 2026

  Source: www.canada.ca, read October 7, 2026.

• Advanced Canada Workers Benefit (advance payments)

  October 9, 2026

  2026 ACWB dates on the page: January 12, July 10 and October 9, 2026. No 2027 dates posted. Source: www.canada.ca, read October 7, 2026.

• Canada Pension Plan (retirement, disability, children's and survivor benefits)

  October 28, 2026, November 26, 2026, December 22, 2026

  Payments are issued on the dates listed, but may take a few days to arrive. Source: www.canada.ca, read October 7, 2026.

• Old Age Security (pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement and Allowances)

  October 28, 2026, November 26, 2026, December 22, 2026

  Payments are issued on the dates listed, but may take a few days to arrive. Source: www.canada.ca, read October 7, 2026.

• Ontario Works

  October 30, 2026, November 30, 2026

  October 30, 2026 is the payment for the November 2026 benefit month; November 30, 2026 is for December 2026. The September 29, 2026 payment (October benefit month) has passed. The January 2027 benefit payment (late December 2026) is not yet posted. Source: www.ontario.ca, read October 7, 2026.

• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

  October 30, 2026, November 30, 2026

  October 30, 2026 is for the October 2026 benefit month; November 30, 2026 for November. The December 2026 payment date is shown as TBC on the page. Source: www.ontario.ca, read October 7, 2026.

Only from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, the police, claims administrators and the government. Each one says what the real one does.

• Fake: A text or email claiming to be from the CRA says you are owed a refund and asks you to click a link and give your SIN, date of birth or online banking details to get it by e-transfer.

  The real one: The CRA does not send refunds or payments by e-transfer or text message, and only sends text messages for multi-factor authentication when you sign in.

  Source: www.canada.ca, August 6, 2026.

• Fake: A text or email claiming to be the CRA offers you a GST/HST refund or credit (now the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit) and asks you to reply or click a link to fill in an application before an urgent deadline.

  The real one: The CRA does not send text messages or emails about benefits or tax credits with links asking you to click them.

  Source: www.canada.ca, August 6, 2026.

• Fake: Websites and posts claim the Government of Canada has new one-time payments, such as $2,000 financial relief or a $680 rent support payment, that do not exist.

  The real one: There is no real version.

  Source: www.canada.ca, August 6, 2026.

• Fake: Messages about benefits and tax credits such as the Disability tax credit or Old Age Security contain a link and a code to click.

  The real one: The CRA does not send text messages or emails about benefits or tax credits with links asking you to click them.

  Source: www.canada.ca, August 6, 2026.

• Fake: A text or email that looks like it is from a government agency says your tax refund is ready or offers you money, to get you to click a link or give personal or banking information.

  The real one: The Government of Canada and law enforcement will never contact you to offer funds by email or e-transfer.

  Source: antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca, January 16, 2026.

• Fake: A caller claiming to be your bank's fraud department (sometimes saying they work with the CAFC) says your account is compromised and asks you to move money to a "safe" account, give card details or codes, or keep it secret.

  The real one: Hang up and call your bank using the number on the back of your debit or credit card; the CAFC and police will never ask you to transfer money or make a payment.

  Source: antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca, July 2, 2026.

• Fake: After you lose money to a scam, someone claiming to be the CAFC, police or a government agency says they found your money and asks you to pay fees, taxes or deposits to get it back.

  The real one: The CAFC and police will never ask you to transfer money or make a payment.

  Source: antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca, July 2, 2026.

• Fake: A message out of the blue offers a refund, prize, investment or other money that seems too good to be true, often with pressure to act right away and a link to click.

  The real one: Go directly to the organization's official website or app, using contact details you find yourself, not those in the message.

  Source: antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca, September 28, 2026.