Description

A bonus whose deferred payment is subject to a condition that the employee be present at his or her post until the date provided for in the contract or agreement.

Benefit Amount

A $1,000 bonus.

Eligibility Criteria

If you satisfy the following criteria, you may be eligible for the bonus:

• you have been a recipient of the Social Assistance Program or the Social Solidarity Program for at least 12 months in the 24 months before your benefits expire, or you have participated in the Aim for Employment Program.
• you’ve worked a full-time job or jobs over the past 12 months.
• Because of your job income, you are no longer eligible for one of these programs as of February 1, 2018.
• When you ceased receiving financial help under one of these programs, you were not eligible for the Work Premium Supplement, a refundable tax credit given by Revenu Québec.
• you are not enrolled in a full-time educational institution throughout the time period covered by the application.
• With the exception of the Work Integration Contract measure and the Subsidy Program for Adapted Businesses, you are not engaging in an active measure of state employment services.

Application Process

You will immediately get a letter and a form to apply for a job maintenance bonus eleven months after stopping to receive benefits from the Social Assistance Program, the Social Solidarity Program, or the Aim for Employment Program due to your work income.

Then, within 45 calendar days at the conclusion of the 12-month period in which you were engaged without interruption, you must give them your application. The days that follow each other are referred to as calendar days, regardless of whether they are statutory holidays, Saturdays, or Sundays. Working days are Monday through Friday, whereas calendar days are Sunday through Saturday.