--- title: "Disability support and assistance in Quebec" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/quebec" description: "Disability income support from the province in Quebec. Apply for the Social Solidarity Program; long-term recipients move to the Basic Income Program." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-13" licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data." --- # Disability support and assistance in Quebec Quebec · Benefits and money Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In Quebec, Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (Services Québec) handles it. Apply for the Social Solidarity Program; long-term recipients move to the Basic Income Program. Who handles it: [Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (Services Québec)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-quebec). Handles it in Quebec. ## Official links - [Social Solidarity Program](https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/social-assistance-programs-financial-assistance/overview-social-assistance-programs/social-assistance-social-solidarity-programs), checked 12 October 2026 - [Basic Income Program](https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/social-assistance-programs-financial-assistance/overview-social-assistance-programs/basic-income-program), checked 12 October 2026 ## Next payment Next payment: 30 October 2026. All dates: 30 January 2026, 27 February 2026, 1 April 2026, 1 May 2026, 1 June 2026, 30 June 2026, 31 July 2026, 1 September 2026, 1 October 2026, 30 October 2026, 1 December 2026, 30 December 2026. All four Québec social assistance programs share one list of payment dates. Source: [quebec.ca](https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/social-assistance-programs-financial-assistance/benefit-amounts-and-payment-dates/benefit-payment-dates), checked 13 October 2026. Every benefit: [Benefit payment dates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#disability-assistance-qc). ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Quebec is marked. | Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know | |---|---|---|---| | [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/british-columbia) | Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (Persons with Disabilities designation) | [Disability assistance](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities/disability-assistance), checked 12 October 2026 | Start an income assistance application first, then complete the PWD designation application with your doctor. | | [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/alberta) | AISH and Alberta Disability Assistance Program, ADAP (Government of Alberta) | [Disability income assistance](https://www.alberta.ca/disability-income-assistance), checked 12 October 2026 | One application covers both AISH and ADAP. | | [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/saskatchewan) | Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID), Ministry of Social Services | [Apply for SAID](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/family-and-social-support/people-with-disabilities/income-support-for-people-with-disabilities), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/manitoba) | Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities (Manitoba Families) | [How to apply](https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/manitobasupports/the-program/how-to-apply.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply by phone or in person; if you already get EIA disability, contact your EIA worker. | | [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/ontario) | Ontario Disability Support Program (Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services) | [Apply for ODSP](https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-disability-support-program), checked 12 October 2026 | | | Quebec (this page) | Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (Services Québec) | [Social Solidarity Program](https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/social-assistance-programs-financial-assistance/overview-social-assistance-programs/social-assistance-social-solidarity-programs), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply for the Social Solidarity Program; long-term recipients move to the Basic Income Program. | | [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/new-brunswick) | Department of Social Development | [Disability income questions](https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/persons_disabilities/content/questions.html), checked 12 October 2026 | There is no separate disability pension; apply for social assistance, where people certified as disabled get Extended Benefits. | | [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/nova-scotia) | Department of Opportunities and Social Development | [Income assistance with a disability](https://novascotia.ca/coms/employment/income_assistance/Eligibility.html), checked 12 October 2026 | There is no separate disability income program; apply for Income Assistance and tell the caseworker about your disability. | | [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/prince-edward-island) | AccessAbility Supports (Department of Social Development and Seniors, Government of PEI) | None on record | | | [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/newfoundland-and-labrador) | Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit, Department of Social Supports and Well-Being | [Disability Benefit details](https://www.gov.nl.ca/sswb/newfoundland-and-labrador-disability-benefit/), checked 12 October 2026 | No application; file your income tax and hold a valid federal Disability Tax Credit certificate. | | [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/yukon) | Yukon Supplementary Allowance (Government of Yukon, Health and Social Services) | None on record | There is no separate disability income program; the allowance is added to social assistance for people with a severe or long-term disability. | | [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/northwest-territories) | Income Assistance for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities (Department of Education, Culture and Employment) | [How to apply](https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/income-security-programs/income-assistance-seniors-and-persons-disabilities), checked 12 October 2026 | For residents 19 to 59 with a long-term disability; apply at your local ECE Service Centre. | | [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/nunavut) | Income Assistance (Nunavut Department of Family Services) | None on record | Nunavut has no separate disability income program; people with disabilities apply for Income Assistance. | ## More - [Disability income support from the province in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance) - [Public services in Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/quebec) - [Apply for Employment Insurance (EI)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-insurance) - [Canada Pension Plan disability benefits](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/cpp-disability) - [Canada Disability Benefit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/canada-disability-benefit) - [Disability Tax Credit (DTC)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-tax-credit) - [Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (formerly the GST/HST credit)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/groceries-essentials-benefit) - [Canada Workers Benefit (CWB)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/canada-workers-benefit) ## Cite this page Canada Service Map, "Disability support and assistance in Quebec", checked 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/quebec