A by-the-numbers look at the new Canada child benefit that rolled out Wednesday

OTTAWA – The first federal Canada child benefit payments arrived in Wednesday.

Here is a look at the program, by the numbers.

$23 billion: Cost of the Canada child benefit in the Liberals’ 2016 budget.

$6,400: Maximum benefit payment for each child under age six.

$5,400: Maximum benefit payment for each child age six to 17.

$2,300: Average benefit payments most families will receive.

3.8 million: Families that received the previous universal child care benefit.

3.3 million: Families who are expected to receive more under the new benefit plan.

315,000: Children the Liberals promised during the campaign to lift out of poverty through the Canada child benefit.

293,000: Children federal officials have estimated will be lifted out of poverty through the new benefit based on simulations using benefit and tax data.

8,000: Number of indigenous children on reserve estimated to be lifted out of poverty through the benefit.

16,000: Number of indigenous children on reserve who could be lifted out of poverty if all families filed their taxes.

SOURCES: Employment and Social Development Canada, Finance Canada.