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S-3.1.1 - Act respecting income security

Section 46
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46. An adult who has at least one month of eligibility in a year and applies for benefits under the parental wage assistance program not later than 10 January of the following year is eligible for benefits under the said program for the year.
A month of eligibility for an adult is a month during which he meets the following requirements:
(1)  he is legally authorized to reside in Canada and is a resident of Québec;
(2)  he does not own property, assessed in accordance with the method prescribed by regulation, or liquid assets, within the meaning of the regulation, the value of which, combined with the value of the property and liquid assets of his spouse and of dependent children, exceeds the amount determined by regulation;
(3)  he works and is remunerated for his work;
(4)  he, together with his spouse, earns as wages, salary or any other remuneration including gratuities from an office or employment or income from a business computed in accordance with the regulation, the total of which, excluding income that may be deducted in computing taxable income under paragraph e of section 725 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3), is greater than the amount determined by regulation;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed).
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 the month following the first month of eligibility in the year, the adult is deemed to meet the requirement set out in subparagraph 3 of the second paragraph if the requirement is met by his spouse.
1988, c. 51, s. 46; 1990, c. 31, s. 2; 1991, c. 71, s. 1; 1997, c. 85, s. 413.
46. An adult who has at least one month of eligibility in a year and applies for benefits under the parental wage assistance program not later than 10 January of the following year is eligible for benefits under the said program for the year.
A month of eligibility for an adult is a month during which he meets the following requirements:
(1)  he is legally authorized to reside in Canada and is a resident of Québec;
(2)  he does not own property, assessed in accordance with the method prescribed by regulation, or liquid assets, within the meaning of the regulation, the value of which, combined with the value of the property and liquid assets of his spouse and of dependent children, exceeds the amount determined by regulation;
(3)  he works and is remunerated for his work;
(4)  he, together with his spouse, earns as wages, salary or other remuneration, including gratuities, from an office or employment or as income from a business, an amount computed in accordance with the regulation, the total of which, excluding, in the case of an Indian, any amount that must not be included in computing his income under the first paragraph of section 488 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3), is greater than the amount determined by regulation;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed).
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 the month following the first month of eligibility in the year, the adult is deemed to meet the requirement set out in subparagraph 3 of the second paragraph if the requirement is met by his spouse.
1988, c. 51, s. 46; 1990, c. 31, s. 2; 1991, c. 71, s. 1.
46. An adult who has at least one month of eligibility in a year and applies for benefits under the parental wage assistance program not later than 10 January of the following year is eligible for benefits under the said program for the year.
A month of eligibility for an adult is a month during which he meets the following requirements:
(1)  he is legally authorized to reside in Canada and is a resident of Québec;
(2)  he does not own property, assessed in accordance with the method prescribed by regulation, or liquid assets, within the meaning of the regulation, the value of which, combined with the value of the property and liquid assets of his spouse and of dependent children, exceeds the amount determined by regulation;
(3)  he works and is remunerated for his work;
(4)  he, together with his spouse, earns as wages, salary or other remuneration, including gratuities, from an office or employment or as income from a business, an amount computed in accordance with the regulation, the total of which, excluding, in the case of an Indian, any amount that must not be included in computing his income under the first paragraph of section 488 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3), is greater than the amount determined by regulation;
(5)  the amount of income described in paragraph 2 of the fifth paragraph of section 49 earned by the adult and his spouse is not 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 the month following the first month of eligibility in the year, the adult is deemed to meet the requirement set out in subparagraph 3 of the second paragraph if the requirement is met by his spouse.
1988, c. 51, s. 46; 1990, c. 31, s. 2.
46. An adult who has at least one month of eligibility in a year and applies for benefits under the parental wage assistance program not later than 10 January of the following year is eligible for benefits under the said program for the year.
A month of eligibility for an adult is a month during which he meets the following requirements:
(1)  he is legally authorized to reside in Canada and is a resident of Québec;
(2)  he does not own property, assessed in accordance with the method prescribed by regulation, or liquid assets, within the meaning of the regulation, the value of which, combined with the value of the property and liquid assets of his spouse and of dependent children, exceeds the amount determined by regulation;
(3)  he works and is remunerated for his work;
(4)  he, together with his spouse, earns as wages, salary or other remuneration, including gratuities, from an office or employment or as income from a business, an amount computed in accordance with the regulation, the total of which, excluding, in the case of an Indian, any amount that must not be included in computing his income under the first paragraph of section 488 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3), is greater than the amount determined by regulation;
(5)  the amount of income described in paragraph 2 of the fourth paragraph of section 49 earned by the adult and his spouse is not 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 the month following the first month of eligibility in the year, the adult is deemed to meet the requirement set out in subparagraph 3 of the second paragraph if the requirement is met by his spouse.
1988, c. 51, s. 46.
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