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Financial support and tax credits for pregnant women and families

Financial support and tax credits for pregnant women and families

Pregnant women and their families have recourse to various sources of financial assistance, whether for further education, childcare costs, adoption, etc.

Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)

Benefits to all eligible workers taking maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave or adoption leave.

Educational assistance for pregnant women and families

Education savings, family allowance, childcare expenses, adoption expenses, infertility treatment, parental insurance.

Healthy baby and mother

Discover the special benefits that can be paid for a mother and her baby.

Family Allowance

Financial assistance paid to eligible families with a dependent child under 18 years of age.

Tax Credit for Childcare Expenses

Certain childcare expenses give entitlement to the tax credit for childcare expenses.

Tax Credit for Adoption Expenses

Adoptive parents can claim the refundable tax credit for adoption expenses subject to certain conditions.

Tax Credit for the Treatment of Infertility

A person can claim a refundable tax credit for expenses related to an in vitro fertilization treatment that enables the person or the person’s spouse to have a child.

Last update: February 13, 2026