Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) Eligibility Conditions for a Surrogacy Project

To be eligible for the Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP), you must fulfil the following conditions:

• Have at least $2,000 in insurable earnings (income taken into account ^{Read the content of the note 1} for benefit calculation purposes) during the qualifying period, regardless of the number of hours worked.
• Have paid or owe contributions to the QPIP or Employment Insurance during the qualifying period.
• Be a resident of Québec on the start date of your benefit period.
  • Self-employed workers and persons who receive remuneration as an intermediate resource or a family-type resource must also be a resident on December 31 of the calendar year (period from January 1 to December 31) preceding the start date of their benefit period.
• Have stopped working, have ceased business activities or
  • if you are a wage earner, have seen a reduction of at least 40% in your usual weekly employment income (salary)
  • if you are a self-employed worker, have had a reduction of the time spent on your business activities by at least 40%
  • If you are a person who receives remuneration as an intermediate resource or a family-type resource, you are considered to have had a reduction of the time spent on this type of activity by at least 40%.