Rate increases

The fixed rates used to calculate the maximum amount of the tax credits respecting the work premium for a person living alone and for a couple without children were increased by two percentage points, effective 2016. The rate increased from 7% to 9%, in the case of the work premium, and from 9% to 11%, in the case of the adapted work premium for households whose capacity for employment is severely limited.

For 2016, the maximum amount for the work premium increases from $564.48 to $725.76 for a person living alone and from $881.30 to $1,133.10 for a couple without children. The adapted work premium increases from $1,094.94 to $1,338.26 for a person living alone and from $1,641.96 to $2,006.84 for a couple without children.

Advance payment requests from recipients of last-resort financial assistance

Beginning on January 1, 2017, the Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale will receive requests for advance payments from recipients of last-resort financial assistance and determine the payment amounts.

For more information, see pages A.18 to A.21 of the document entitled Additional Information 2016-2017 (PDF – 2.88 MB), published by the Ministère des Finances.