189. For the purpose of calculating the 183-day period provided for in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 72 of the Act, the days that are not counted are the days during which the person who is a victim(1) is registered as a student at an educational institution in or outside Québec while pursuing a program of studies outside Québec, for not more than 4 consecutive calendar years;
(2) is a full-time non-remunerated trainee at a university, at an institution affiliated with a university, at a research institute or with a government or international body or at an enterprise or agency affiliated with such an institute or body, for not more than 2 consecutive calendar years;
(3) is a public servant employed by the Québec government and is posted outside Québec;
(4) is residing temporarily in another province to hold temporary employment or carry out a contract in that province, for no more than 2 consecutive calendar years;
(5) holds employment or is performing a contract outside Québec on behalf of a partnership or legal person having its head office or a business establishment in Québec to whom they are directly accountable, or is a public servant employed by the Government of Canada and is posted outside Québec, while their family remains in Québec or where they maintain a dwelling in Québec;
(6) works abroad as an employee of a non-profit organization;
(7) in the cases provided for in paragraphs 2 to 6, is the spouse or a dependant accompanying a person during a stay outside Québec;
(8) stays outside Québec for 12 months or less during a calendar year, provided that such a stay occurs only once every 7 years;
(9) is carrying out a contract outside Québec as a self-employed worker and the person’s business establishment is located in Québec;
(10) stays outside Québec to receive the care required by their physical or mental condition, on the written recommendation of a physician entered on the roll of the Ordre des médecins du Québec, for the duration indicated by the physician;
(11) is an adult providing constant care to a person whose autonomy is significantly reduced by reason of their physical or mental condition and must accompany that person outside Québec for the reason stated in paragraph 10;
(12) stays outside Québec for a period of not more than 6 months to accompany a person providing them with the constant care required by their physical or mental condition;
(13) stays outside Québec to participate in an employment-assistance measure or program;
(14) is retained outside Québec in a case of superior force for a period of not more than 6 months.