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Salaried workers
To qualify for benefits under the Québec Parental Insurance Plan, you must meet all of the following conditions:
- Be the parent of a child born or adopted on or after January 1, 2006;
- Reside in Québec at the start of the benefit period;
- Have stopped working or seen a reduction of at least 40% in your usual employment income (salary);
- Have at least $2,000 in insurable income (income taken into account for benefit calculation purposes) during the reference period (period during which the income you earned is considered in determining the benefit amount; this period is usually 52 weeks), regardless of the number of hours worked;
- Be required to pay premiums under the Québec Parental Insurance Plan.
http://www.rqap.gouv.qc.ca/conditions-admissibilite/index_en.asp |
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