Adjust government benefits

Benefits paid after an occupational injury and benefits paid after a criminal offence or an act of citizenship (IVAC)

You will need to contact the CNESST to find out about the other formalities you need to complete  to receive death benefits, even if you have already completed the Application for the simplified forwarding of information relative to the death form.

If the form has not been completed following the death of the person who received benefits from this organization, you must contact the CNESST to inform them of the death. Benefits could be paid following an accident at work, an occupational disease, an act of good citizenship or a criminal offence.

Transfer of savings and Québec investment retirement savings products

If the deceased held savings and retirement products offered by Épargne Placements Québec, the liquidator of the succession must communicate their instructions concerning the investments held and forward certain documents to Épargne Placements Québec. To find out how to proceed, see Successions in the How to proceed section of the Épargne Placements Québec website or contact Épargne Placements Québec. 

Social Assistance program, Social Solidarity program, Basic Income program and Aim for Employment Program

If the deceased was receiving financial assistance, the succession representative must provide information on the date of death.

If the deceased was living alone, benefits will cease to be paid from the moment they are notified of the death. If the deceased was receiving benefits by cheque and if the cheque for the month following the death has been received, the liquidator of the succession must return it to a Services Québec offices.

If the deceased was a family member, benefits will continue to be paid to the family for three months following the date of death. If necessary, a new calculation of the benefits paid will be made. 

Québec Parental Insurance Plan

You must notify the Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) as soon as possible of the date of death of a child or parent. The QPIP will inform you of the terms and conditions that apply in the event of death. 
You can consult information on the Death of a Child according to your situation:

• Wage Earner
• Self-Employed Worker 
• Wage Earners Who Are Also Self-Employed 

You can consult information on the Death of a Parent according to your situation:

• Wage Earner 
• Self-Employed Worker
• Wage Earners Who Are Also Self-Employed

Family Allowance, Québec Pension Plan and public sector pension plans

You must notify Retraite Québec as soon as possible of the date of death of a person who was receiving the Family Allowance or a benefit paid by Retraite Québec. Payments will be suspended, except in the case of the death of a minor child for whom a Family Allowance was being paid.

For the steps to follow based on the situation of the deceased person and the type of benefit they were receiving, consult the page Pensions and benefits for spouses, children and heirs.

Shelter allowance

You must notify Revenue Québec as soon as possible of the date of death of a recipient of the Shelter Allowance program. If the person was living with their spouse before their death, the shelter allowance will continue to be paid to the surviving spouse until September 30 of the current year.

If the recipient was living alone at the time of death, the shelter allowance will cease to be paid the month following the death. 

Tax Credit for Childcare Expenses

You must notify Revenue Québec as soon as possible of the date of death of a person who was receiving advance payments of the tax credit for childcare expense, or of the date of death of that person's child. In this way, you avoid having to repay amounts paid after the death. 

Tax credit for home support services for seniors 

Upon the death of a senior, Revenu Québec stops the advance payments of the tax credit for home support services that this person was receiving if they were living alone or readjusts them if they were living as a couple with a person eligible for this tax credit, in order to allow the surviving spouse to continue receiving the advance payments.

As liquidator of the succession, you must inform Revenue Québec as soon as possible of the date of death of the recipient or their spouse, to avoid overpayments that would later have to be repaid. 

Solidarity Tax Credit 

If you are the liquidator of the succession of a person who received the solidarity tax credit, you must notify Revenue Québec as soon as possible of the person's date of death to avoid overpayment and subsequent repayment.

However, if the person had a spouse before his or her death and was receiving the couple's tax credit, the spouse will not have to apply to continue receiving the payments. The surviving spouse will receive the remaining payments when the death information is forwarded (by the surviving spouse or otherwise), provided they meet the eligibility requirements. For more information, contact Revenu Québec.