RQAP benefits

The Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) pays benefits to the birth parent (exclusive maternity weeks + shareable parental weeks) and to the other parent (exclusive parental weeks + shareable weeks if the birth parent does not take them all). For adoption, one parent gets the exclusive weeks and can take the shareable ones. This tool breaks it down for 2026.

Birth (two parents): split shareable weeks with a slider. Adoption: single parent.

Choose the period (hourly, weekly, biweekly, monthly or annual).

Annual income or in the period chosen.

Include other parent in the calculation

Check to enter the other parent's salary and see benefits for both.

Basic plan: standard benefits. Special plan: for self-employed (higher benefits).

The 32 shareable weeks (basic) or 25 (special) can be split between both parents. How many does the birth parent take?

20 weeks

Results

Total benefits (birth parent)$28,442.31
Weeks (birth parent)38
Total benefits (other parent)$0.00
Weeks (other parent)0

Visualisation

Benefits per week

Details

Insurable earnings are capped at $103,000 (2026). Amounts shown are estimates; see QPIP for your situation.
Weekly high rate (birth parent)$807.69Weekly benefit at higher rate (70% or 75%).
Weekly low rate (birth parent)$634.62Weekly benefit at lower rate (55%).
Weekly high rate (other parent)$0.00
Weekly low rate (other parent)$0.00

Birth: birth parent has 18 exclusive weeks (maternity) then the shareable weeks you allocate; other parent has 5 exclusive weeks then the remaining shareable. Adoption: 5 or 3 exclusive + shareable. Benefit = insurable earnings (cap $103,000) ÷ 52 × rate (70%/55% basic, 75% special).

2026 estimate. Actual amounts depend on your eligibility. See QPIP for official rules.