Quebec · Family and children

Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) benefits

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked

Short answer

In Quebec, Québec Parental Insurance Plan (RQAP) handles it. Québec residents apply to the Québec Parental Insurance Plan, not EI.

Who handles it

Québec Parental Insurance Plan (RQAP)

Handles it in Quebec.

Canada Service Map is independent and not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

Where it works differently

Everywhere else, Service Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada) handles it.

Province or territoryWho handles itOfficial linkGood to know
QuebecThis pageQuébec Parental Insurance Plan (RQAP)Québec Parental Insurance Planchecked Québec residents apply to the Québec Parental Insurance Plan, not EI.

Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) benefits", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/ei-parental/quebec