In the case of a birth in Québec, an application does not have to be made in order to receive the Family Allowance payments. The Directeur de l'état civil informs us of the birth and the child will automatically be registered for the Family Allowance payments.
In some situations (adoption, obtaining shared custody, change of custody, a family's arrival in Québec, obtaining or keeping custody of a child following the breakdown of a union), an
application will have to be made to receive the Family Allowance payments.