QC Tax Shield
Quebec's Tax Shield is a tax credit that protects low-income workers from losing too much of their work incentive tax credits when their income rises. If your work premium or childcare expense tax credit goes down because your income went up, the Tax Shield can offset part of that decrease so work always pays more.
Claim the Tax Shield whenever your income rises and your work premium or childcare credit drops, since it offsets that loss. You can qualify even if you did not receive the work premium last year, so check eligibility each year. It is refundable, so you receive it even if you owe no tax.
You may qualify if you lived in Quebec on December 31, you or your spouse are entitled to the childcare expense tax credit or the work premium tax credits (regular or adapted), and your income changed in a way that reduced those credits. You may qualify even if you were not entitled to the work premium last year.
Your Quebec income tax return with Schedule P, and your work income and family income information for the current and previous year.
Claim the Tax Shield on your Quebec income tax return (Schedule P) when you also claim the work premium or childcare expense tax credit and your income has changed.
A common mistake is not claiming the Tax Shield when your income rises, even though that is exactly when it applies. Another is thinking you must have received the work premium last year — you may still qualify even if your income was too high then. People also miss that it works with the childcare expense tax credit, not just the work premium.
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Quebec Family Allowance
A provincial payment for eligible Quebec families with dependent children under 18, adjusted for income, with a supplement for children with disabilities.
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Quebec's Tax Credit for Caregivers (for a care receiver 18 and over) is a refundable tax credit for people who provide care to a person 18 or older who has a severe and prolonged impairment in mental or physical functions and needs help with a basic activity of daily living. It recognizes and helps offset the cost of unpaid caregiving.
View detailsQuebec Solidarity Tax Credit
The Solidarity Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit for low- and middle-income Quebec residents. It combines several former credits (including a housing component) into one payment, paid monthly or as a lump sum, to help with living and housing costs.
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Quebec-wide
Audition Québec is a Quebec community organization providing information, referral and advocacy for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. As a federally funded Disability Benefit Navigation provider, it offers one-to-one support to help Deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Quebec access the Disability Tax Credit and related disability benefits. Services are available in French and English.
Languages: French, English
Quebec and Francophones across Canada
Finautonome is a Quebec-based community organization dedicated to the financial well-being of people with disabilities. It provides disability benefits navigation — helping people with disabilities, caregivers and organizations identify needs and access government financial assistance, programs, measures and services. Services are available in French and English, with particular importance for French-speaking users across Canada.
Languages: French, English
National
Plan Institute is a Canadian non-profit and registered charity that helps people with disabilities and their families plan for a good life. Its free national Disability Planning Helpline offers one-on-one support with the Disability Tax Credit (DTC), the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), the Canada Disability Benefit, wills and trusts, and future and financial planning. Plan Institute also offers free webinars and online courses on the RDSP, DTC, and building personal support networks. The helpline is free, confidential, and available across Canada by phone, email, and online request form.
Languages: English, Interpretation in ASL and other languages on request
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Provincial public body that provides information, guidance and support to people with disabilities and their families in Quebec.
View detailsAudition Québec is a Quebec community organization providing information, referral and advocacy for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. As a federally funded Disability Benefit Navigation provider, it offers one-to-one support to help Deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Quebec access the Disability Tax Credit and related disability benefits. Services are available in French and English.
View detailsFinautonome is a Quebec-based community organization dedicated to the financial well-being of people with disabilities. It provides disability benefits navigation — helping people with disabilities, caregivers and organizations identify needs and access government financial assistance, programs, measures and services. Services are available in French and English, with particular importance for French-speaking users across Canada.
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