Backgrounder: Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime

Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime – Elgibility information

In order to be eligible for the Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime:

• the child must be under the age of 25 at the time of the death or disappearance;
• the death or disappearance of the child must be the result of a probable Criminal Code offence;
• the incident must have occurred in Canada;
• in the case of missing children, the child must be missing for over a week; and
• when the deceased child is 14 years of age or older, it must not be probable that the child was a willing party to the crime that led to their death.

Additionally, applicants must:

• be legally responsible for the child;
• have earned at least $6,500 in the previous calendar year or the 52 weeks immediately prior to the incident;
• be on leave from their employment, or working up to 50 percent their regular work week, up to a maximum of 20 hours;
• not have been charged with committing the Criminal Code offence that led to the death or disappearance of the child; and
• not be receiving any type of Employment Insurance (EI) or Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) benefits.