A-29 - Health Insurance Act

Section 5 Disposition versions

2021-09-22

5. For the purposes of this Act, a resident of Québec means a person domiciled in Québec who meets the conditions prescribed by regulation and who is

(1)  a Canadian citizen;

(2)  a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27);

(3)  an Indian who is registered as an Indian pursuant to the Indian Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5);

(4)  a person having been granted refugee status, within the meaning of the Geneva Convention, in Canada, by a competent authority; or

(5)  a person belonging to any other class of persons determined by regulation.

For the purposes of the first paragraph, an unemancipated minor who is not already domiciled in Québec under article 80 of the Civil Code is considered domiciled in Québec in the cases and on the conditions determined by regulation.

A person becomes a resident of Québec at the time and subject to the conditions determined by regulation, and ceases to be a resident of Québec at the time and subject to the conditions determined by regulation.

1970, c. 37, s. 4; 1971, c. 47, s. 4; 1973, c. 30, s. 3; 1977, c. 44, s. 3; 1979, c. 1, s. 4; 1989, c. 50, s. 4; 1999, c. 89, s. 4; 2021, c. 23, s. 1.

2001-05-31

5. For the purposes of this Act, a resident of Québec means a person domiciled in Québec who meets the conditions prescribed by regulation and who is

(1)  a Canadian citizen;

(2)  a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Statutes of Canada, 2001, chapter 27);

(3)  an Indian who is registered as an Indian pursuant to the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5);

(4)  a person having been granted refugee status, within the meaning of the Geneva Convention, in Canada, by a competent authority; or

(5)  a person belonging to any other class of persons determined by regulation.

However, an unemancipated minor who is not already domiciled in Québec for the purposes of article 80 of the Civil Code is considered to be domiciled in Québec, if the minor has settled in Québec.

A person becomes a resident of Québec at the time and subject to the conditions determined by regulation, and ceases to be a resident of Québec at the time and subject to the conditions determined by regulation.

1970, c. 37, s. 4; 1971, c. 47, s. 4; 1973, c. 30, s. 3; 1977, c. 44, s. 3; 1979, c. 1, s. 4; 1989, c. 50, s. 4; 1999, c. 89, s. 4.

1989-06-22

5. A person is a resident of Québec when he is lawfully entitled to be or remain in Canada, makes his home in Québec and is ordinarily present there, unless he is a tourist, a transient or a visitor there.

A person becomes a resident of Québec from the time prescribed by regulation and ceases to be a resident in the cases, conditions and circumstances prescribed by regulation.

However, a person who does not reside in Québec is deemed to be a resident of Québec in the cases, conditions and circumstances prescribed by regulation.

1970, c. 37, s. 4; 1971, c. 47, s. 4; 1973, c. 30, s. 3; 1977, c. 44, s. 3; 1979, c. 1, s. 4; 1989, c. 50, s. 4.

1979-04-04

5. A person is a resident of Québec when he is lawfully entitled to be or remain in Canada, makes his home in Québec and is ordinarily present there, unless he is a tourist, a transient or a visitor there.

1970, c. 37, s. 4; 1971, c. 47, s. 4; 1973, c. 30, s. 3; 1977, c. 44, s. 3; 1979, c. 1, s. 4.

1977-12-31

5. For the purposes of the first two paragraphs, subparagraph a of the third paragraph, and the fifth paragraph of section 3, a person is a resident of Québec when he is lawfully entitled to be or remain in Canada, makes his home in Québec and is ordinarily present there, unless he is a tourist, a transient or a visitor there.

1970, c. 37, s. 4; 1971, c. 47, s. 4; 1973, c. 30, s. 3; 1977, c. 44, s. 3.