Here are the changes coming to Quebec in 2025

With the new year just days away, here is a look at the changes that are in store for Quebecers in 2025.

With the new year just days away, here is a look at some of the changes that are in store for Quebecers in 2025.

In November, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) updated the federal income tax brackets to reflect adjustments for inflation. While federal tax rates remain the same, the income thresholds for each bracket have shifted.

With the adoption of Bill 68 in October, employers can no longer require a medical certificate for an employee’s first three absences due to illness, each lasting three consecutive days or fewer, within a year.

Since the fall, students in the province no longer need to provide a medical certificate when absent due to illness for fewer than five days.

Parents beware as of Jan. 1, 2025, the daily rate for subsidized childcare services will increase from $9.10 to $9.35.

Drivers looking to take advantage of the “Go Green” (Roulez vert) subsidy program to purchase an electric vehicle must do so in January, as the program will be temporarily suspended starting Feb. 1. The government cited “significant” demand as the reason for the pause. The program is set to resume in April after the next provincial budget, but it will be scaled back across the board until its termination in 2026.

In May, the Montreal metropolitan community (CMM) announced that the vehicle registration rate would increase to $150 to fund public transportation in Montreal. The current rate stands at a much lower $59. In total, 82 municipalities will be affected by the hike.