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Respite care and services are not insured services under the Canada Health Act. Respite is considered part of home care services and depending on the jurisdiction may be partially publicly funded. [pdf-embedder url=”https://childhooddisability.ca/staging/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Respite-Flow-Chart-QC-.pdf” title=”Respite Flow Chart QC”]
The family allowance payment is a form of universal provincial financial assistance paid to all eligible families with one or more dependent children under the age of 18 living with them. If your child was born in Quebec, no application is required as you are registered automatically. [pdf-embedder url=”https://childhooddisability.ca/staging/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Financial-Support_Québec_Québec-Family-Allowance.pdf” title=”QC FA FINAL”]
The Quebec Supplement for Handicapped Children is a financial assistance measure paid to the parents of a child whose health condition requires complex medical care at home or who has severe and persistent disabilities preventing them from carrying out the life habits of a child of their age for at least 1 year. [pdf-embedder url=”https://childhooddisability.ca/staging/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Financial-Support_Quebec-Supplement-for-Handicapped-Children.pdf” […]
The Quebec Supplement for Handicapped Children with Exceptional Care Needs is a financial assistance paid for a child who has prolonged physical impairments or a mental function that can be described as a severe and persistent disability(ies) which prevent them from carrying out, without assistance, daily activities similar to those expected for a child the […]
The Quebec Refundable Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit that subsidizes childcare expenses. You can claim this tax credit for childcare expenses every taxation year on your income tax returns. [pdf-embedder url=”https://childhooddisability.ca/staging/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Financial-Support_Quebec-Refundable-Tax-Credit-for-Child-Care-Expenses-1.pdf” title=”Quebec Refundable Tax Credit for Child Care Expenses-Final”]
This program assist families with the cost of caring for a child with disability. It provides equipment like wheelchairs, scooters, ramps and other mobility aid devices to help children with disability lead autonomous lives.