Comments on: Maternity Leave in Quebec

By: ria

ria — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:44:53 +0000

Hi!

I was wondering, if I quit my job, am I still entitled to Quebec Maternity Leave Benefits?
Thank you!

By: » Maternity Leave Eligibility for the Self-Employed Strocel.com

» Maternity Leave Eligibility for the Self-Employed Strocel.com — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:03:03 +0000

[...] maternity or parental benefits, then you need to act now to opt into the EI system. (Note – If you live in Quebec you are already covered under QPIP as a self-employed [...]

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:33:00 +0000

Anyone who is on maternity leave has worked and paid into EI in order to collect it. I worked for 10 years as an engineer myself, and collected money as a salaried employee. I paid into the system handsomely, and then collected the benefits I was entitled to. Moms on mat leave are not laying around, living on taxpayer’s money. We are collecting money from an insurance program that we paid into, while bonding with and caring for our children. In both Canada and Quebec, maternity and parental leave are administered separately from the rest of the tax system. In fact, the EI system was making a profit that was in fact subsidizing the rest of the country for years. If someone pays into the system, then why should they not be able to collect from it?

What I offer, or do not offer, to the world as a blogger is completely beside the point. What do people who work in your average office job REALLY offer to the world? This is not a merit-based system. Your suggestion that I am contributing nothing while you support me is not only untrue, it is a personal attack. I was laid off and I am collecting severance pay and planning a new career. I am not collecting government benefits. If you issue another personal attack, I will delete your comments. My sandbox, my rules.

By: Rufus

Rufus — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:55:51 +0000

It’s also important to remember programs cost money. Specifically, mat leave entails a new tax. Now, I live in B.C., and we have a nursing shortage. We need nurses. Nurses have the best mat leave out there -better than teachers, better than…well, everyone else. If you want mat leave, become a nurse. I know that sounds unfair, but if I’m paying for you to stay home with your kids, and you work as, say, a full-time, self-employed blogger…why should I subsidize you? What are you offering society?

Now, I am aware of how cold that sounds, and so for that, I apologize. But if it wasn’t me, someone else would have said it. After all, you are asking me to support you financially.

Finally, here are the tax rates for both BC and Quebec. Note the vast difference. Quebecers pay a lot of tax, which is fine, but needs also to be said:

http://www.taxtips.ca/taxrates/qc.htm

http://www.taxtips.ca/taxrates/bc.htm

By: » Maternity Leave Around the World Strocel.com

» Maternity Leave Around the World Strocel.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:01:57 +0000

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By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com

FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:08:16 +0000

Finally. Something in Quebec that doesn’t suck, compared to the rest of Canada.

(just kidding.)

By: Amy @ Muddy Boots

Amy @ Muddy Boots — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:14:47 +0000

We moved to Quebec in June and our son was born Jan 3rd, 2009. If we’d been in any other province, I wouldn’t be getting mat leave at all since I hadn’t worked 600 hours. However, because of the $2000 requirement I’m getting over $800 a month. Not as much as I got with my other mat leaves (when I was working more), but better than the $0 I was expecting!

By: Annie @ PhD in Parenting

Annie @ PhD in Parenting — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:23:12 +0000

I had one of my children before QPIP was instituted and the second one after QPIP was instituted and the difference was phenomenal in terms of the flexibility and the amount of money that my partner and I received.

By: Maternity Leave and the Self-Employed | Strocel.com

Maternity Leave and the Self-Employed | Strocel.com — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:05:10 +0000

[...] It’s Mat Leave Monday! Today I’m discussing maternity leave and the self-employed. For a refresher on how maternity leave works in Canada, you can read my previous posts about Canadian Maternity Leave and Maternity Leave in Quebec. [...]

By: Maria (Conversations with Moms)

Maria (Conversations with Moms) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:43:10 +0000

Thanks for the link to my site Amber. You did a great job detailing the plan. I still think as Canadians as a whole, we are very lucky compared to what the United States and other countries offer.