Return to Work Supplement
Helping you get a good start in your new job
You just got a job and you need to buy new tools, office material or
clothing. If you are eligible for the Return to Work Supplement, you could
receive $500 to help cover expenses related to your return to work.
Employment requirements
To qualify under the supplement program, your job must meet the
following conditions:
- It must provide an income equal to 30 hours per week at the minimum
wage rate;
- It must be insurable within the meaning of the Employment Insurance
Act, that is, for which you pay Employment Insurance premiums.
You are eligible if
- you receive Employment Insurance benefits;
- you receive employment-assistance benefits;
- you were eligible for Employment Insurance in the past three years;
- you took parental leave in the past five years;
- you are participating in the Solidarité jeunesse
program.
To be eligible, you must, in the past 12 months:
- have had little or no work;
- earned less than $2580 (net income).
You are not eligible for the Return to Work Supplement if
- you are a full-time student;
- you receive an income-replacement benefit from another Québec
government organization, such as the Commission de la santé et de la
sécurité du travail (CSST) or the Société de l'assurance automobile du
Québec (SAAQ) (certain exceptions apply);
- you are already participating in an employment-assistance measure or
program, with the exception of the Employment Services measure offered
by Emploi-Québec;
- you received the Return to Work Supplement within the past 12 months;
- your job is wholly or partially funded by government
employment-assistance measures or programs.
If you are eligible for the Return to Work Supplement:
Contact your local employment centre (CLE) as soon as you get your new
job. You will have to fill out a form and provide proof of employment (Annexe 1 - Confirmation de l'emploi).
Don't delay! You must submit your application within 30 days of the
start date of your new job.
For more information
Visit your
local employment centre.
Québec is responsible for active employment
measures and certain functions of the National Employment Service that are
funded by Canada's Employment Insurance Account.
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