Long-term
Disability (LTD)
The Long-term Disability (LTD)
benefit provides you with a percentage of your salary for the duration of your
disability.
Longt-term Disability coverage is
mandatory. Two options are available:
·
a taxable indemnity equivalent to 66.67%
of your monthly salary, rounded up to the next $1, and where the cost is
entirely paid with credits
·
a non-taxable indemnity equivalent to 60%
of the first $2,500 of your monthly salary, plus 45% of exceeding amount, rounded
up to the next $1, and where the cost is entirely paid through payroll
deductions
Regardless of selected
option, your indemnity is indexed on
January 1 of each year according to the annuity index published every year by
the Régie des rentes du
Québec, up to 3% per year.
Salary : gross base salary excluding
overtime pay, bonuses and other types of compensation.