{"id":9870,"date":"2017-03-15T07:50:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T11:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irpp.org\/research-studies\/en-fr\/"},"modified":"2018-06-08T12:24:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T16:24:56","slug":"parental-benefits-in-canada-which-way-forward","status":"publish","type":"research-studies","link":"https:\/\/irpp.org\/fr\/research-studies\/parental-benefits-in-canada-which-way-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Benefits in Canada: Which Way Forward?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Le r\u00e9gime canadien d\u2019assurance-emploi (AE) pr\u00e9voit des prestations sp\u00e9ciales pour les parents qui prennent un cong\u00e9 de travail temporaire pour s\u2019occuper d\u2019un nouveau-n\u00e9 ou d\u2019un enfant r\u00e9cemment adopt\u00e9. Depuis sa cr\u00e9ation, il y a 46 ans, ce r\u00e9gime a fait l\u2019objet de changements mineurs sans toutefois \u00e9voluer au rythme des nouveaux besoins des familles et du march\u00e9 du travail.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 l\u2019automne 2016, le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral a lanc\u00e9 des consultations publiques sur d\u2019\u00e9ven-tuelles modifications des prestations de cong\u00e9 de maternit\u00e9 et parental visant \u00e0 prolonger de 12\u2008\u00e0 18\u2008mois la p\u00e9riode de versement, selon l\u2019une ou l\u2019autre de ces options : prestations sur 50\u2008semaines non cons\u00e9cutives ou prestations continues \u00e0 moindre taux. Le r\u00e9sum\u00e9 des consultations publi\u00e9 par Ottawa fait \u00e9tat d\u2019un large soutien public \u00e0 un cong\u00e9 plus long.<\/p>\n<p>Dans cette \u00e9tude de l\u2019IRPP, Jennifer Robson s\u2019appuie sur des microdonn\u00e9es publiques de<br \/>\nl\u2019Enqu\u00eate sur la couverture de l\u2019assurance-emploi pour comparer l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 du r\u00e9gime f\u00e9d\u00e9ral de cong\u00e9s parentaux et de prestations avec celle du r\u00e9gime qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois en tenant compte de politiques connexes comme les services de garde r\u00e9glement\u00e9s et les transferts de revenu aux familles avec enfants. Elle s\u2019int\u00e9resse particuli\u00e8rement au facteur m\u00e9diateur du revenu des m\u00e9nages et examine les donn\u00e9es sur la capacit\u00e9 des familles avec de jeunes enfants d\u2019en assumer les co\u00fbts suppl\u00e9mentaires, et d\u2019\u00e9quilibrer travail r\u00e9mun\u00e9r\u00e9 et soins aux petits. Elle en conclut que les prestations de maternit\u00e9 et parentales semblent r\u00e9pondre aux besoins de nombreuses familles, mais note d\u2019importantes lacunes, qui d\u00e9savantagent surtout les familles \u00e0 faible revenu et les parents occupant des emplois atypiques.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019auteure plaide ainsi de fa\u00e7on convaincante pour le prolongement de la p\u00e9riode de versement des prestations parentales, de m\u00eame que la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d\u2019accorder plus de souplesse aux familles et d\u2019assurer une meilleure coordination avec les programmes provinciaux de services de garde. Mais \u00e0 ses yeux, les modifications propos\u00e9es par Ottawa ne profiteront pas aux familles \u00e0 faible revenu si on n\u2019ajoute pas ces mesures suppl\u00e9mentaires :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>des conditions d\u2019admissibilit\u00e9 mieux adapt\u00e9es et plus inclusives permettant \u00e0 un plus grand nombre de parents qui travaillent et paient d\u00e9j\u00e0 des primes d\u2019AE de toucher des prestations ;<\/li>\n<li>un soutien cibl\u00e9 aux familles \u00e0 revenu faible et modeste par l\u2019entremise du Suppl\u00e9ment familial ;<\/li>\n<li>une meilleure coordination des prestations de cong\u00e9 parental et des prestations pour enfants fond\u00e9es sur le revenu ;<\/li>\n<li>une am\u00e9lioration des incitations offertes aux employeurs qui compl\u00e8tent les prestations de leurs employ\u00e9s afin d\u2019\u00e9largir la couverture des travailleurs \u00e0 faible salaire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c0 plus long terme, note l\u2019auteure, il restera \u00e0 d\u00e9terminer s\u2019il faut maintenir les prestations parentales au sein du r\u00e9gime d\u2019AE. Les prestations de maternit\u00e9 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9es il y a d\u00e9j\u00e0 plus de quatre d\u00e9cennies en tant que programme cr\u00e9neau rattach\u00e9 au r\u00e9gime beaucoup plus vaste de l\u2019assurance-salaire. Mais aujourd\u2019hui, les prestations parentales constituent une part importante et sans cesse croissante du programme. Certaines des modifications envisag\u00e9es pourraient am\u00e9liorer \u00e0 court terme le fonctionnement du r\u00e9gime, mais elles ne doivent pas emp\u00eacher un examen plus vaste et plus ambitieux du cadre politique qui viserait \u00e0 mieux r\u00e9pondre aux besoins des familles ayant un revenu de travail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/parental-benefits-in-canada.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8063\" src=\"https:\/\/irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/parental-benefits-in-canada.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/parental-benefits-in-canada.png 910w, https:\/\/irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/parental-benefits-in-canada-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/parental-benefits-in-canada-768x559.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the federal government considers extending maternity and parental leave benefits from the current 50 weeks to 18 months, a new study from the Institute for Research on Public Policy says that without additional reforms to ensure more equitable access to longer leave, the proposed changes will not benefit low-income families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8057,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9870","research-studies","type-research-studies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-research-study-fr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.7 - 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