Departments and agencies that will or may be notified of birth
Agreements with departments and agencies authorizing the Directeur de l'état civil to communicate the necessary information to them for the application of the laws and programs they administer.
The table below presents the departments and agencies that will be notified automatically or that may be notified of the birth after you have given your consent so that the Directeur de l'état civil communicates that information relating to your child's birth. This will allow you, in a single step, to benefit from the birth-related programs and services they offer and facilitate your access to them.
To obtain or correct information, please directly contact the departments or agencies concerned.
| Departments or agencies | Reasons |
|---|---|
| Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec | So that you do not have to provide your child's birth certificate when registering him or her to attend a school in Québec. In addition, the child's permanent code will be generated by the Ministère, without parents having to request it. To reach the Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec. |
| Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec | For your application for your child's health insurance card to be filed automatically. The Régie, after verifying your child's eligibility, will issue his or her health insurance card. To reach the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec. |
| Retraite Québec — Family Allowance | To file your registration for Family Allowance automatically. Registration for direct deposit In addition, it is possible to register for direct deposit to receive Family Allowance payments automatically. However, you may not ask Retraite Québec to change contact information you have already provided. If you are already receiving the Family Allowance payment and you wish your payments to be deposited in an account other than the one you are currently using, make the request to the Direct Deposit online service, on the Retraite Québec website. To reach Retraite Québec. |
| Canada Revenue Agency | To register your child automatically for the Canada Child Benefit, the GST/HST credit and any related provincial or territorial program administered by the Agency. In addition, by completing the appropriate section of the form provided for this purpose, you can apply to receive payments of the Canada Child Benefit and the GST/HST credit by direct deposit. To reach Canada Revenue Agency. |
| Service Canada (under the responsibility of Employment and Social Development Canada) | For your application for your child's social insurance number to be filed automatically. Only the child's usual given name and surname will appear in the letter of confirmation of the social insurance number. You therefore will receive the child's social insurance number without having to take any other steps. To reach Service Canada. |
| Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (MESS) — Québec Parental Insurance Plan | So that you do not have to provide your child's birth certificate when applying for benefits under the Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP). The information we send to the MESS will be better associated with your application. This will make the process easier for you and avoid the fees for obtaining the certificate. However, you will still have to file your application for benefits with the MESS. To reach the Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale. |
| Indigenous Services Canada | So that you do not have to provide your child's birth certificate when applying to register your child in the Indian Register, pursuant to the Indian Act. You will still have to apply to register your child in the Indian Register. To reach Indigenous Services Canada. |
| Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux — Direction des affaires autochtones | So that you do not have to provide your child's birth certificate when applying to register your child in the Register of Cree and Naskapi Beneficiaries, pursuant to An Act Respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native Persons. Your consent will speed up the process easier and avoid the fees for obtaining the certificate. However, you must still apply to the Direction des affaires autochtones for your child to be entered in the Register of Cree and Naskapi Beneficiaries. To reach the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux — Direction des affaires autochtones. |
Reviewed: 2021-02-24
