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Pensions and benefits for spouses, children and heirs

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    Consult all situations concerning a deceased person.
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    Create the list of pensions and benefits to which you could be entitled.

Pension plans

The deceased worked:

If the deceased worked in Québec, his or her spouse, children or heirs could receive one or more benefits paid under the Québec Pension Plan.

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death benefit		Person who paid for funeral expenses, heirs or liquidator
 
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surviving spouse's pension		Recognized spouse
 
Find out about the
orphan's pension		Minor child whose parent has died
 

If the deceased worked in one of those sectors or in the Québec public sector, his or her spouse, children or heirs could receive one or more benefits paid under Québec public-sector pension plans.

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survivors' benefits		Recognized spouse or heirs
 
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life insurance		Heirs
 

If the deceased worked in the private, municipal or university sectors and contributed to a supplemental pension plan (SPP), his or her eligible spouse or the successors (e.g.: the designated beneficiaries or the heirs) could be entitled to a death benefit under the pension plan.

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death benefit		eligible spouse or successors
 

If the deceased was an employee, a self-employed worker or a business owner and he or she contributed to a voluntary retirement savings plan (VRSP), his or her eligible spouse or the successors (e.g.: the designated beneficiary or the heirs) could be entitled to a death benefit under the pension plan.

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death benefit		eligible spouse or successors
 

Retirement savings

The deceased held:

If the deceased held a locked-in retirement account (LIRA) or a life income fund (LIF), the eligible spouse or the successors (e.g.: heirs) could be entitled to a death benefit.

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death benefit		eligible spouse or successors (e.g.: heirs)
 

Family situation

The deceased was:

Family Allowance payments could be made to the person who will be responsible for the child.

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Family Allowance 		Person responsible for a child
 
  • If the deceased was receiving Family Allowance payments under his or her name, those payments will stop. Please call us at 1 800 667-9625 to inform us of the beneficiary's death to avoid receiving overpayments.
  • If you are already receiving Family Allowance payments under your name, the benefit amounts might be reviewed. Please inform us of the beneficiary's death by calling us at 1 800 667-9625.
  • If a new person is responsible for a child following the beneficiary's death, he or she must file an Application for Family Allowance.

We understand that the death of a child is a deeply moving event. If your child died in Québec, the Directeur de l'état civil will inform us. No further action is required from you. If the death occurred outside Québec, we ask that you call us to inform us.

As of 1 July 2025, following the death of your minor child, we will extend the Family Allowance payments and, if applicable, the Supplement for Handicapped Children and the Supplement for Handicapped Children Requiring Exceptional Care for a period of 12 months following the month of death or, if the child was age 17, until he or she would have reached age 18.

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