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S-32.001 - Act respecting income support, employment assistance and social solidarity
Section 68
Disposition versions
68. (Repealed).
68. An adult who has at least one month of eligibility in a year and applies for a benefit under the program not later than 10 January of the following year is eligible under the program for the year.
A month of eligibility is a month during which the adult meets the following conditions:
(1) be resident in Québec within the meaning of the regulation and in the cases and subject to the conditions determined therein ;
(2) be
(a) a Canadian citizen, within the meaning of the Citizenship Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter C-29),
(b) an Indian registered as an Indian pursuant to the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5),
(c) a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Statutes of Canada, 2001, chapter 27), or
(d) a person to whom asylum has been granted in Canada by the competent Canadian authorities in accordance with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
(3) not own property, valued according to the method prescribed by regulation, and liquid assets, within the meaning of the regulations, the value of which, combined with the value of the property and liquid assets of the adult’s spouse and the designated dependent child, exceeds the amount prescribed by regulation;
(4) perform remunerated work or receive benefits under section 22 or 23 of the Employment Insurance Act (Statutes of Canada, 1996, chapter 23) or a maternity or parental leave allowance paid by the Minister; such benefits or allowances constitute work income for the purposes of this chapter;
(5) earn, together with the earnings of the adult’s spouse, wages, salary or other remuneration, including gratuities, from an office or employment, an amount referred to in subparagraph 4 or income from a business calculated in accordance with the regulation, the total amount of which, excluding any amount that may be deducted in computing taxable income pursuant to paragraph e of section 725 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3), is greater than the amount determined by regulation.
In addition, the adult must, in the first month of eligibility in the year, be a member of a family that includes at least one dependent child.
In any subsequent month of that year, the adult is deemed to meet the condition set out in subparagraph 4 of the second paragraph if the condition is met by the person’s spouse.
68. An adult who has at least one month of eligibility in a year and applies for a benefit under the program not later than 10 January of the following year is eligible under the program for the year.
A month of eligibility is a month during which the adult meets the following conditions:
(1) be resident in Québec, except in the cases and subject to the conditions determined by regulation;
(2) be legally authorized to remain in Canada or a Geneva Convention refugee recognized in Canada by the competent Canadian authorities;
(3) not own property, valued according to the method prescribed by regulation, and liquid assets, within the meaning of the regulations, the value of which, combined with the value of the property and liquid assets of the adult’s spouse and the designated dependent child, exceeds the amount prescribed by regulation;
(4) perform remunerated work or receive benefits under section 22 or 23 of the Employment Insurance Act (Statutes of Canada, 1996, chapter 23) or a maternity or parental leave allowance paid by the Minister; such benefits or allowances constitute work income for the purposes of this chapter;
(5) earn, together with the earnings of the adult’s spouse, wages, salary or other remuneration, including gratuities, from an office or employment, an amount referred to in subparagraph 4 or income from a business calculated in accordance with the regulation, the total amount of which, excluding any amount that may be deducted in computing taxable income pursuant to paragraph e of section 725 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3), is greater than the amount determined by regulation.
In addition, the adult must, in the first month of eligibility in the year, be a member of a family that includes at least one dependent child.
In any subsequent month of that year, the adult is deemed to meet the condition set out in subparagraph 4 of the second paragraph if the condition is met by the person’s spouse.
68. An adult who has at least one month of eligibility in a year and applies for a benefit under the program not later than 10 January of the following year is eligible under the program for the year.
A month of eligibility is a month during which the adult meets the following conditions:
(1) be resident in Québec, except in the cases and subject to the conditions determined by regulation;
(2) be legally authorized to remain in Canada or a Geneva Convention refugee recognized in Canada by the competent Canadian authorities;
(3) not own property, valued according to the method prescribed by regulation, and liquid assets, within the meaning of the regulations, the value of which, combined with the value of the property and liquid assets of the adult’s spouse and dependent children, exceeds the amount prescribed by regulation;
(4) perform remunerated work or receive benefits under section 22 or 23 of the Employment Insurance Act (Statutes of Canada, 1996, chapter 23) or a maternity or parental leave allowance paid by the Minister; such benefits or allowances constitute work income for the purposes of this chapter;
(5) earn, together with the earnings of the adult’s spouse, wages, salary or other remuneration, including gratuities, from an office or employment, an amount referred to in subparagraph 4 or income from a business calculated in accordance with the regulation, the total amount of which, excluding any amount that may be deducted in computing taxable income pursuant to paragraph e of section 725 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3), is greater than the amount determined by regulation.
In addition, the adult must, in the first month of eligibility in the year, be a member of a family that includes at least one dependent child.
In any subsequent month of that year, the adult is deemed to meet the condition set out in subparagraph 4 of the second paragraph if the condition is met by the person’s spouse.
Not in force
68. An adult who has at least one month of eligibility in a year and applies for a benefit under the program not later than 10 January of the following year is eligible under the program for the year.
A month of eligibility is a month during which the adult meets the following conditions:
(1) be resident in Québec, except in the cases and subject to the conditions determined by regulation;
(2) be legally authorized to remain in Canada or a Geneva Convention refugee recognized in Canada by the competent Canadian authorities;
(3) not own property, valued according to the method prescribed by regulation, and liquid assets, within the meaning of the regulations, the value of which, combined with the value of the property and liquid assets of the adult’s spouse and dependent children, exceeds the amount prescribed by regulation;
(4) perform remunerated work or receive benefits under section 22 or 23 of the Employment Insurance Act (Statutes of Canada, 1996, chapter 23) or a maternity or parental leave allowance paid by the Minister; such benefits or allowances constitute work income for the purposes of this chapter;
(5) earn, together with the earnings of the adult’s spouse, wages, salary or other remuneration, including gratuities, from an office or employment, an amount referred to in subparagraph 4 or income from a business calculated in accordance with the regulation, the total amount of which, excluding any amount that may be deducted in computing taxable income pursuant to paragraph e of section 725 of the Taxation Act (chapter I‐3), is greater than the amount determined by regulation.
In addition, the adult must, in the first month of eligibility in the year, be a member of a family that includes at least one dependent child.
In any subsequent month of that year, the adult is deemed to meet the condition set out in subparagraph 4 of the second paragraph if the condition is met by the person’s spouse.
