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.
It includes a supplement if you receive the Supplement for Handicapped Children, and is higher for lower income.
Quebec families with a child under 18 living with them who file taxes.
A filed tax return and a registered child.
It is automatic once you register for the Canada Child Benefit and file taxes. Apply through Retraite Québec if needed.
Not filing taxes, which means no payment. Assuming only the federal Canada Child Benefit exists — Quebec adds its own.
The Application Helper walks you through each question on this benefit's form in plain language.
Quebec 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.
View detailsQuebec 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.
View detailsQuebec Tax Credit for Caregivers (18 and Over)
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 detailsFree disability-benefits navigation services are available if you'd like help understanding or applying for this benefit.
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
Indigenous Disability Canada / British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) is a national, Indigenous-led charitable organization providing cross-disability support and navigation services to Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, Inuit) peoples in Canada with disabilities. It delivers the National Indigenous Navigation Services to help Indigenous persons with disabilities access the Disability Tax Credit, the Canada Disability Benefit, and other federal, provincial and territorial disability benefits.
Languages: English, French
Application denied?
If your application is turned down, the Appeals Guide explains filing deadlines, escalation levels, and where to find free legal and advocate help.
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.
View details Disability AdvocacyAudition 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 details Disability AdvocacyCOPHAN is a Quebec coalition of community organizations that advocates for the rights of people with functional limitations and their families. It draws on the expertise of people with disabilities to inform recommendations to government and advance accessibility and inclusion in Quebec.
View detailsAccessible Compass is an independent guide — we are not a government agency and do not process applications or approve benefits. We provide general information only, not legal, medical, or financial advice. Program rules may change. Always confirm with official government sources.
