Retraite Québec - Payment Dates

Your pension will generally be paid on the last working day of the month.

Payment dates in **2021**
29 January 2021	30 July 2021
26 February 2021	31 August 2021
31 March 2021	30 September 2021
30 April 2021	29 October 2021^*
31 May 2021	30 November 2021^*
30 June 2021	30 December 2021

Important

^*The first payment related to the enhancement of the Québec Pension Plan (QPP) will be paid to the beneficiaries concerned on 29 October or on 30 November 2021. The payment includes the adjusted monthly payment and a single retroactive payment in respect of the enhancement that has been implemented since January 2019.

The beneficiaries concerned are persons who receive a retirement, disability or surviving spouse's pension that began after January 2019 and for which contributions were paid to the QPP in 2019 and later. To find out more on the enhancement.

If you opted for direct deposit, your public-sector retirement pension will be paid on the 15th of each month for the rest of your life. If the 15th falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, your pension will be paid on the preceding business day. If you opted for payment by cheque, the cheque will be issued no later than 48 hours before that date.

Payment dates in **2021**
15 January 2021	15 July 2021
15 February 2021	13 August 2021
15 March 2021	15 September 2021
15 April 2021	15 October 2021
14 May 2021	15 November 2021
15 June 2021	15 December 2021

Retraite Québec pays the following benefits 4 times a year:

Family Allowance
Supplement for Handicapped Children
Supplement for Handicapped Children Requiring Exceptional Care

Quarterly payment dates in **2021**
January (includes January, February and March)	5 January 2021
April (includes April, May and June)	1 April 2021
July (includes July, August and September)	2 July 2021
October (includes October, November and December)	1 October 2021

If you wish to receive your payments on a monthly basis, you must file the Change in Frequency of Family Allowance form.

Monthly payment dates in **2021**
5 January 2021	2 July 2021
1 February 2021	2 August 2021
1 March 2021	1 September 2021
1 April 2021	1 October 2021
3 May 2021	1 November 2021
1 June 2021	1 December 2021

The Supplement for the Purchase of School Supplies is paid once a year, in July.

Date of annual payment **2021**
2021-2022 school year	2 July 2021

Sign up for direct deposit to receive your payments in your bank account.

Payment Dates

Québec Pension Plan (retirement pension, disability or death benefits)

Public-sector pension plans (RREGOP, PPMP, etc.) (retirement pension, disability or surviving spouse's benefits)

The Family Allowance measure (Family allowance, supplement for the purchase of school supplies, supplement for handicapped children and supplement for handicapped children with exceptional care needs)

The Supplement for the Purchase of School Supplies is paid once a year, in July.