A-29.011 - Act respecting parental insurance

Section 12.4 Disposition versions

Not in force

In force: 2024-03-06

12.4. The number of weeks of benefits to which parents who are parties to a parental project involving surrogacy may be entitled is

(1)  5 weeks of paternity benefits or exclusive benefits for each of the non-birthing parents or, in the case of an election pursuant to section 18, 3 weeks; and

(2)  32 weeks of shareable parental benefits or, in the case of an election pursuant to section 18, 25 weeks.

Payment may begin, at the earliest, the week in which the child is entrusted to one of the parents who is a party to the parental project involving surrogacy. It may not exceed the benefit period.

In the case of a birth outside Québec, payment may begin, at the earliest, five weeks before the child is entrusted to one of the parents who is a party to the parental project involving surrogacy. If the surrogacy project does not materialize, the benefits paid during the weeks preceding the moment at which the child was to be entrusted to one of the parents are not recoverable, up to the number of weeks provided for in this paragraph.

2023, c. 13, s. 39.