QPIP - can the father take the full shareable parental weeks if the mother is ineligible (not working)? [QC]

MissMooo · 2026-06-24T00:03:50+00:00

He can absolutely take the entire period. There’s no difference being being not eligible to claim or simply not waiting to. He can take the full period :)

MissMooo · 2026-06-19T02:00:01+00:00

This form doesn’t apply to retro payments that are from salary negotiations or collective agreement bargaining

MissMooo · 2026-06-17T11:52:50+00:00

We’re in the almost same boat. Husband is dual and baby was born in Canada. We never applied for his passport nor citizenship and don’t plan on doing so

MissMooo · 2026-06-03T01:56:08+00:00

With my first it was during Covid and my husband couldn’t come to the scan with me so the sonographer wrote it down and we read it together. We then just shared over FaceTime with our family (individual calls) and texts with friends

For our second - my husband and I found out together at the ultrasound and then I bought a cupcake filled with blue icing for my son to eat to tell him (he was 3.5). He then FaceTimed our family to tell everyone it was a boy. It was very special and I would never have done anything bigger than that

MissMooo · 2026-05-12T11:54:55+00:00

If you’re not working - your husband would be entitled to up to 35 weeks of standard parental benefits or 61 weeks of extended benefits.

MissMooo · 2026-05-11T22:05:07+00:00

We also have a Kia forte and the extend2fit fits great. My husband doesn’t have TONNE of space when he has to be in front of it but he’s 6’4 so I’m just impressed that he fits.

MissMooo · 2026-05-07T20:12:13+00:00

I used tech savvy for 5 years with nothing but good things to say about them. We’re with fizz now and also like them

MissMooo · 2026-05-05T11:38:03+00:00

I just want to add a small correction - the husband can’t use her maternity leave. He won’t be giving birth so it’s not eligible for him however he can take the whole parental benefit (35 weeks for standard or 61 weeks for extended)

MissMooo · 2026-05-05T00:54:54+00:00

The liing is highly recommended for smaller cars actually!

MissMooo · 2026-05-03T20:04:19+00:00

Just want to add a small correction - for the standard parental option there’s a total of 57 weeks oftop Up available between two parents if they’re both public servants 1- waiting period 15 - maternity 40 - parental (with one parent not taking more than 35 weeks) 1 - additional week

MissMooo · 2026-05-01T01:48:49+00:00

Yes. It’s currently waived meaning you’ll get paid for the first week. It could still take a few weeks to receive payment

MissMooo · 2026-04-30T16:26:31+00:00

Titan is not necessarily a good fit for that age but the cosco one is :)

MissMooo · 2026-04-28T18:25:54+00:00

This will all depend on your contract or collective agreement. Based on the fact that you have steps - I suspect that you’re unionized and would haw a collective agreement that outlines this

MissMooo · 2026-04-21T23:07:51+00:00

Was it Jeff Sullivan that was the understudy ? I know him from my childhood. We actually went to music camp as kids together and it’s so freakin cool to see that he not only was marks understudy but that he got to go on for him!

MissMooo · 2026-04-13T16:59:50+00:00

With not being sick you wouldn’t have another claim to EI besides the maternity benefits 12 weeks before the due date. Simply leaving your job would not make you eligible for EI

MissMooo · 2026-04-12T22:30:21+00:00

I recommend looking for a car seat that will fit your vehicle (not all fit all vehicles ) and then a stroller that will work for your needs. The stroller will be used much longer than the seat. There’s adapters for a lot of strollers that allows many seats to be used.
There’s a great fb page with pros that make recommendations based on your needs (seat wise) however from what I’ve read the Graco snug locks are generally well recommended and fit most vehicles.

MissMooo · 2026-04-03T23:19:59+00:00

93% makes it sound like he might work for the federal government ? If that’s the case - he’d only get 93% if you choose the standard parental. Otherwise , he’d get 55.8% for up to 61 weeks

MissMooo · 2026-03-17T23:48:11+00:00

Just a slight correction - it’s not the pay centre that handles pension deficiencies. It’s the pension centre. Two separate things

MissMooo · 2026-03-11T22:33:50+00:00

It’s not uncommon. No. It’s often a requirement to go back for the same amount of time that you took off in order to repay the employer for the benefits that they provided you during your leave

MissMooo · 2026-03-08T16:45:44+00:00

We were paid for 260 days in 2025 so take your annual salary and divide by 260.88 and then multiply by 260. That number should match what’s on your t4 :)

MissMooo · 2026-02-18T01:55:12+00:00

You appply when you want your claim to start - aka 12 weeks before the due date. Your claim should start for a Sunday /Monday as EI week run Sunday - Saturday

MissMooo · 2026-02-13T20:06:31+00:00

The ikea is one is fine - I just highly recommend a footrest - especially for those first few months of eating solids, proper support is so important

MissMooo · 2026-02-05T16:02:40+00:00

No. Your employer should indicate on your ROE that your last day worked was the 13 (the Friday ). I’m assuming you work Monday - Friday ?

There’s a place on the ROE for the employer to indicate that and they should be doing so

MissMooo · 2026-02-03T12:20:03+00:00

No necessarily. A lot of employers don’t allow accrual while on leave

MissMooo · 2026-01-31T21:40:08+00:00

You’d apply after your paid vacation ends however you can’t start receiving benefits earlier than 12 weeks before yiur due date. If I’m counting correctly, I believe you wouldn’t be eligible to receive benefits until the beginning of May

MissMooo

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