The government is increasing the value of the monthly universal child care benefit (UCCB) starting Monday. Here are the top 20 ridings that are likely to receive the most money per month for children up to age five based on an analysis of census data by The Canadian Press. In brackets is the party that took the riding in 2011, or would have if the riding had existed then, according to Elections Canada:
Calgary Skyview (riding history: Conservative): $1,903,200
Churchill — Keewatinook Aski (NDP): $1,879,200
Calgary Shepard (Conservative): $1,762,400
Brampton West (Conservative): $1,730,400
Edmonton — Wetaskiwin (Conservative): $1,720,000
Peace River — Westlock (Conservative): $1,711,200
Grande Prairie — Mackenzie (Conservative): $1,710,400
Oakville North — Burlington (Conservative): $1,684,800
Milton (Conservative): $1,656,000
Calgary Rocky Ridge (Conservative): $1,633,600
Red Deer — Lacombe (Conservative): $1,620,000
Saint-Leonard — Saint-Michel (Liberal): $1,606,400
Bow River (Conservative): $1,574,400
Brampton East (NDP): $1,561,600
Fort McMurray — Cold Lake (Conservative): $1,518,400
Whitby (Conservative): $1,514,400
Mirabel (NDP): $1,496,000
Brantford — Brant (Conservative): $1,492,800
King — Vaughan (Conservative): $1,490,400
Etobicoke North (Liberal): $1,484,000
