RC66SCH Form Canada: When and How Kinship Caregivers Need to File It

If you are a relative caregiver applying for the Canada Child Benefit and you (or your spouse) were born outside Canada or recently gained status, CRA requires Form RC66SCH — the Status in Canada and Income Information schedule — alongside the main RC66 application. Omitting a required schedule can delay processing.

What RC66SCH Is

Form RC66SCH supplements the main Canada Child Benefits Application (Form RC66). It collects status-in-Canada and income information. Follow the current form instructions for the fields and reporting period that apply to you.

Use RC66SCH when you or your spouse/common-law partner were born outside Canada or recently gained status in Canada. If neither circumstance applies, follow the current CRA instructions to confirm whether the schedule is needed.

How to Complete RC66SCH

The form asks for status-in-Canada and income information. Use its current instructions for the specific fields and reporting periods that apply to you; missing or incomplete information can delay processing.

Filing as a Kinship Caregiver

When you are a grandparent or relative applying for the CCB after taking in a child, you file RC66 to establish yourself as the primary caregiver. If your situation also requires RC66SCH, submit both together.

The supporting proof-of-care documents are the same regardless of whether RC66SCH is needed:

• School or daycare enrollment signed by you as the contact
• Medical records showing you accompany the child to appointments
• A letter from a social worker, landlord, Band Authority, or minister confirming the child lives with you
• A court order (PSI or CLA 2020 parenting order) if you have one

Submit at least two independent third-party documents. If the biological parent is still claiming the CCB and refuses to notify CRA, your proof-of-care evidence is what determines the transfer — CRA initiates a competing claim review and uses your documentation to decide who the primary caregiver is.

Where to Submit

You can file RC66 and RC66SCH through:

• CRA My Account (online)
• Paper mail to your CRA Tax Centre

Do not use a shared login — CRA security rules prohibit it. If you are helping an elderly parent file, set up their own CRA My Account or mail the paper forms on their behalf.

Avoiding Delays

The biggest delays happen when:

1. RC66SCH is required but not included — CRA may request the missing schedule and delay processing
2. Status or income information is incomplete — CRA may need to follow up before processing the application
3. Proof-of-care documents are weak — use at least two independent third-party records and include dates that show the period of care

CRA permits valid CCB payments to be backdated up to six years when you provide third-party proof of primary responsibility for those periods. CRA still has to confirm eligibility for each period. Complete information can help reduce follow-up requests.

The Saskatchewan Kinship Financial Help Guide walks through the full CCB application process for relative caregivers, including how to handle competing claims and what documentation CRA actually needs to approve a transfer.

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