Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles

12.1.0  PAYMENT OF MATERNITY BENEFITS

• 12.1.1  Authority
• 12.1.2  Who Can Receive Maternity Benefits?
• 12.1.3  Waiting Period
• 12.1.4  The Number of Weeks for Which Maternity Benefits May Be Paid
• 12.1.5  When Maternity Benefits Are Payable

12.2.0  MATERNITY BENEFITS AS A PART OF SPECIAL BENEFITS

• 12.2.1  Limits to the Number of Weeks of Special Benefits Payable
• 12.2.2  Sickness Benefits Within the Maternity Period

12.3.0 MATERNITY BENEFITS WITH RESPECT TO OTHER PROVISIONS

• 12.3.1  Regular Benefits Within the Maternity Period
• 12.3.2  Fishing Claims
• 12.3.3  During a Labour Dispute
• 12.3.4  During the Teaching and Non-Teaching Period
• 12.3.5  While Disqualified or Disentitled
• 12.3.6  While Outside Canada
• 12.3.7  While Attending a Course or Other Employment Activity
• 12.3.8  While on Jury Service 

APPENDIX    NEW RULES PURSUANT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE QUEBEC PARENTAL INSURANCE PLAN (QPIP) AS OF JANUARY 1, 2006