The Child Assistance Payment is a benefit paid by the Régie des rentes to all families with dependent children under 18 years of age. The amount paid depends on the number of children, family income, and family situation. There is also an allowance for children with disabilities. For more details, call the Régie at 418-643-3381 or visit their website at www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca/en.

The federal government also provides various benefits to some families; such as the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB), the National Child Benefit Supplement (NCBS), the Child Disability Benefit (CDB), and the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB).

To apply for the Canada Child Tax Benefit and Québec Child Assistance Payment, you are only required to complete one application form. For more details or to request a form, please contact the Canada Revenue Agency at 1-800-387-1193 or visit their website at www.cra-arc.gc.ca.

Québec has a network of subsidized childcare centres, either in a school, day care, or home setting for children under the age of five.  For more details, call the Ministère de la Famille, Aînés et de la Condition feminine (Department of Families, Seniors and the Status of Women) at 418-643-4721 or visit their French website at www.mfa.gouv.qc.ca.