Author: Muriel Schmidt

For a person working full-time hours — 40 hours per week — at the minimum wage in Quebec can expect to earn $29,640.00 per year. What is minimum wage yearly salary Quebec? Assuming you earn Quebec’s minimum hourly rate of $13.50, work an average of 35 hours per week over 48 weeks per year you […]

Tips are the exclusive property of the employee who receives them. If there is a tip-sharing arrangement, the tips belong to the employees concerned. Your employer cannot require you to pay credit card costs. Can my boss take my tips Canada? Although gratuities (tips) are not wages, the Act provides that employers cannot take them […]

Contact the Service des Plaintes et des Relations avec la Clientèle Monday to Friday. From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on Wednesdays, when our offices open at 10:00 a.m. Québec area: 418-644-2251. Toll free: 1-866-644-2251. How do I file a complaint against an employer in Quebec? You can file a complaint with the CNESST […]

Quebec bans passing on the right entirely – unless the left lane is blocked by a car turning left or by a “snow removal or road maintenance vehicle doing work.” “It’s illegal in Quebec to pass on the right,” said Sergeant Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokeswoman for Sûreté du Québec, Quebec’s provincial police force. Is passing […]

Yes, it’s also possible to skip Cégep and go straight to a university in Quebec, but you need excellent grades, like a 90% general average. They set the bar fairly high because you’d be starting university a year earlier than other applicants, at the age of 16–17. Can you go to university without finishing CEGEP? […]

The new minimum wage came into effect on May 1, 2022. Any hour worked starting on that date must be paid at a minimum rate of $14.25. Is Quebec increasing minimum wage? The minimum wage in Quebec in 2022 is $14.25 per hour. This minimum wage rate came into effect on May 1st, 2022, meaning […]

The solidarity tax credit is a refundable tax credit for low- and middle-income families. Since it is based on your situation on December 31 of the previous year, the amount of your credit for the period from July 2022 to June 2023 will be based on your situation on December 31, 2021. What is considered […]

Quebec has its largest surplus capacity in summer when demand in Ontario peaks thanks to air conditioning. Quebec uses more power in winter to heat homes and buildings when Ontario demand is lower and wind power resources are higher. Does Hydro-Québec have excess power? Hydro‑Québec’s surplus, or “available energy,” is the electricity it is able […]

You may cancel this contract for any reason within 10 days after you receive a copy of the contract along with the other required documents. If you do not receive the goods or services within 30 days of the date stated in the contract, you may cancel the contract within one year. How long after […]

Passenger Vehicles (personal use) 3,000 kg or less Outlying region Insurance contribution (tax included) $64.74 $64.74 Charge $4.90 $4.90 Vehicle registration fee (add the additional fee for luxury or large cylinder capacity vehicles, where applicable) $125.00 $73.00 How much is license registration? Here are the new car license fees for Gauteng, the Western Cape and […]