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Changes to Federal Child Support Tables

The October 1, 2025, updates to the tables in the Federal Child Support Guidelines will affect child support calculations in Alberta.

Overview

In Alberta, the Federal Child Support Tables – from the Government of Canada – are used to calculate child support under both the:

The tables show the basic monthly amounts of child support, based on the paying parent's income and current federal and provincial tax rules.

2025 changes

These changes are effective as of October 1, 2025:

  • The updated tables will use 2023 tax rules.
    • The previous version used 2017 tax rules.
  • The changes do not automatically update existing child support orders.
  • If using the new tables would result in a different support amount, it may count as a ‘change in circumstances.’
    • If this happens, parents can do either of the following:
      • apply to the court for a variation order
      • use a recalculation service to have their child support amount updated

Tables to use

For child support periods:

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