• An unemancipated minor, if the minor has settled in Québec.377 A “temporary resident” of Québec means: • Foreign nationals who hold an employment authorization valid for a period of more than 6 months issued by Canadian immigration authorities and indicating the employer's name and the place of employment, • Foreign nationals who hold a certificate attesting to their status as a student or trainee in Québec under an official scholarship program; • Foreign nationals who have been issued an employment authorization by Canadian immigration authorities for seasonal employment as an agricultural worker; • Foreign nationals who have been granted entry by Canadian immigration authorities to hold a liturgical office for more than 6 months; • Canadian citizens who have settled in another country and whose main purpose for being in Québec is to work and who hold an office or employment for a period of more than 6 months; and • The spouse or any dependant accompanying a person referred to in any of the above five instances, during the temporary residence and who, if a foreign national, has been granted entry for a stay of more than 6 months.378 A person becomes a resident or temporary resident of Québec from the first day of the third month.379 The resident must also be resident in the province for 183 days or more in any calendar year.380 Quebec Welfare & Disability Assistance In general, welfare is available to adults (at least 18 years old) who reside in Quebec and are: • Canadian citizens, • Permanent residents, • Indians registered under the Indian Act, • Persons who have been granted asylum; • Persons who applied for asylum in Canada; • Persons refused asylum, but their presence is permitted under the IRPA, • A person who is the subject of a humanitarian and compassionate grounds application under the IRPA, has a selection certificate issued by the Minister of Immigration Quebec, and the adult’s spouse is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, Indian or been granted asylum.381 Ibid., at s. 5; and Regulation respecting eligibility and registration of persons in respect of the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, CQLR c A-29, r 1, at s. 2, available at: http://canlii.ca/t/52bhl [Quebec Health Insurance Regulation] 378 Quebec Health Insurance Regulation, ibid at s. 3, pursuant to Quebec Health Insurance Act, supra note 376 at s. 5.0.1. 379 Quebec Health Insurance Regulation, ibid., at s. 4. 380 Ibid., at s. 6. 381 Individual and Family Assistance Act, CQLR c A-13.1.1, at s. 26, available at: http://canlii.ca/t/527cw; and Individual and Family Assistance Regulation, CQLR c A-13.1.1, r 1, at s. 20, at s. 47, available at: http://canlii.ca/t/52cwt. 377 79 79