Parent Payment Portal now open

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Sunny South News

To help ease the extra costs families may face while children are home due to ongoing labour action, Alberta’s government is launching the Parent Payment Program, providing $30 per day, per student for the duration of the disruption.

Visiting parentpayment.Alberta.ca or clicking the link on Alberta.ca are the only ways to access the Parent Payment Portal.

Starting Oct. 14, families can apply for the parent payment program on Alberta.ca.

Payments are available to parents and guardians of students aged 12 and under who attend a public, Catholic or francophone school affected by the disruption, and is intended to cover additional costs related to child care, tutoring or other learning activities while students are unable to attend school.Additional support is available for families of children with active Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) agreements who are enrolled in schools affected by the teacher strike. While families will be asked to provide their child’s FSCD File ID number, found on their FSCD agreement, a separate application process is not required.

Families of children aged 12 and under with active FSCD agreements are eligible for an additional $30 per child per school day. Combined with payments through the Parent Payment Program, this totals $300 per five-day school week.

Families of children aged 13 through 17 with an active FSCD agreement are eligible for $60 per child per instructional day, totalling $300 per five-day school week.

Throughout the duration of labour action, payments will be issued on the last day of each month and will be retroactive to Oct. 6. The first payment will be issued by e-transfer on Oct. 31.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the parent payment program, the following criteria must be met:

• You must be the parent/guardian of a child aged 12 or under.

• Your child must be enrolled in public, Catholic or francophone school.

• You and your child must be Alberta residents.

To be eligible for the additional support available to families of children with complex care needs, the following additional criteria must be met:

• You must be the parent/guardian of a child aged 17 or under with an active FSCD agreement.

Parent applications will be reviewed and validated to ensure eligibility criteria are met. Only one parent/guardian per child will be eligible for the parent payment program.

• Parent payments are non-taxable and will not affect existing benefits. Families will not be required to repay the funds.

• Payments will be issued by Interac e-transfer.

• Only one parent or guardian per child will be eligible for the Parent Payment Program.

• These financial supports are not new funding. They are funds redirected from teacher salaries that will not be paid during labour action to support families.

How to apply

• Step 1. Log into your verified Alberta.ca Account.

– Sign up for an Alberta.ca Account if you do not have one.

• Step 2. Register on the parent portal: Parent Payment Program.