Family Allowance Act
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The Family Allowance Act (French: Loi sur les allocations familiales)[1] is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, legislated in 1944 and initiated in 1945, as the first universal welfare program implemented in Canada, passed under the leadership of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. As a governmental Income Security Expenditure, payments were transferred directly to the individual who qualified for them, in this case the mother of the children concerned.[2] As is characteristic of some Security Expenditures, the benefits were approved for qualified families regardless of overall income, or any other factors related to need.[3]
For the British legislation, see Family Allowances Act 1945.