Financial Assistance to Citizens as Disaster Victims
Amount:
up to $3,000
Who is Eligible:
Homeowners, Tenants
Description:
As a tenant or owner of a principal residence, you could receive financial assistance to guard against a danger or repair damage caused to your belongings during a disaster.
The “principal residence” is the place where you perform all of your everyday activities on an annual basis, such as a dwelling, a single-family home, a row house or a condominium.
Steps to Get this Rebate:
1. Complete the form for individuals with the Claim Guide.
2. Sign and date the form in the places indicated.
3. Attach the following documents: -proof of residence for each person included in the claim such as a driver’s licence, school report card, Revenu Québec notice of assessment or any other Québec Government–issued document with an address; -if you are a tenant: your lease; -if you are a property owner: a photocopy of your municipal tax bill, including your municipal assessment for the year of the disaster; -if you have home insurance at the time of the disaster, a copy of your insurance contract and your insurer’s written response concerning your claim for property damage; -if you did not have home insurance at the time of the disaster, a sworn or solemn declaration that you did not have home insurance; -the invoices regarding any expense for which you submit an application for financial assistance; -photographs, DVD, video cassettes.
4. Return the form and the required documents to the Ministry no later than the deadline to submit an application for financial assistance. This date is indicated in the list of municipalities covered by the program in force (in French) (three months after the publication date of implementation of the program in the Gazette officielle du Québec).
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