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A-29.011 - Act respecting parental insurance

Section 16
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16. Except in the case referred to in the third paragraph of section 15, the weeks of shareable parental or adoption benefits, the weeks of welcome and support benefits relating to an adoption and the weeks of welcome benefits relating to a parental project involving surrogacy may be taken by either parent or shared between the parents; they may also be taken concurrently by the parents.
The Conseil de gestion may determine by regulation the conditions on which weeks of benefits are to be shared if there is no agreement between the parents.
In the case of a surrogacy project, shareable parental benefits may not be shared between the woman or the person who gave birth to the child and one of the parents who is a party to the parental project involving surrogacy, unless the filiation of the child has been established in their regard in accordance with the rules of filiation by acknowledgement or by blood and the child has not been entrusted to the parents who are parties to the parental project.
2001, c. 9, s. 16; 2020, c. 23, s. 11; 2023, c. 13, s. 43.
Regarding welcome and support benefits relating to an adoption: effect on 1 December 2020.
16. The weeks of shareable parental or adoption benefits and the weeks of welcome and support benefits relating to an adoption may be taken by either parent or shared between the parents; they may also be taken concurrently by the parents.
The Conseil de gestion may determine by regulation the conditions on which weeks of benefits are to be shared if there is no agreement between the parents.
2001, c. 9, s. 16; 2020, c. 23, s. 11.
Regarding welcome and support benefits relating to an adoption: effect on 1 December 2020.
16. The weeks of shareable parental or adoption benefits and the weeks of welcome and support benefits relating to an adoption may be taken by either parent or shared between the parents; they may also be taken concurrently by the parents.
The Conseil de gestion may determine by regulation the conditions on which weeks of benefits are to be shared if there is no agreement between the parents.
2001, c. 9, s. 16; 2020, c. 23, s. 11.
Regarding welcome and support benefits relating to an adoption: effect on 1 December 2020.
16. The total number of weeks of parental or adoption benefits may be allocated to one parent, divided between the parents they may also be taken concurrently by the parents.
The Conseil de gestion may determine by regulation the conditions on which weeks of benefits are to be shared if there is no agreement between the parents.
2001, c. 9, s. 16; 2020, c. 23, s. 11.
16. The total number of weeks of parental or adoption benefits may be allocated to one parent, divided between the parents or allocated concurrently to the parents.
The Conseil de gestion may determine by regulation the conditions on which weeks of benefits are to be divided if there is no agreement between the parents.
2001, c. 9, s. 16.
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