Set your Quebec budget somewhere between $450 and $3,500 per job. The number most people pay is nearer $2,000.
Typical child support cost
$450 – $3,500
per job · typical $2,000
- Low
- $450
- High
- $3,500
- Typical
- $2,000
- Unit
- per job
A planning estimate, not a quote.
Costs differ from one Quebec metro to the next, largely because travel distance and local demand change. The city list below shows the spread.
6 city-level ranges across Quebec.
Child support cost breakdown
| Scope | Low | High | Typical | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard cost | $450 | $3,500 | $2,000 | per job |
| Part-time or occasional option | $175 | $2,000 | $1,100 | per job |
| Supplies and extras | $50.00 | $800 | $425 | per job |
| Full-time or premium option | $650 | $7,200 | $3,900 | per job |
| Summer or holiday coverage | $500 | $5,100 | $2,800 | per job |
Child support cost guide
What child support covers
Most child support bills come down to the carer's time, programme materials and any meals or supplies. Two providers can describe the same child support differently, so compare the pieces rather than the headline total.
Because two providers can describe the same child support in different ways, ask each one to break the total into the same line items before you compare them.
Choosing a provider for child support
Ask whether a licence or registration is required for this kind of work, confirm it with the regulator, and request proof of insurance before work starts.
Ask for two recent local jobs you can call, and read the written scope for what it leaves out as carefully as what it includes.
The things that move a child support price
The hours required, the child's age, the setting and the season.
Where you are matters too: outlying areas add travel, and dense cities add access and permit overhead.
Ways to keep child support costs down
Collect two or three written quotes and compare them line by line instead of on the bottom line, then ask what the price would be for payment in full.
When the work can be scheduled, moving it out of the busiest season usually lowers the bill. Ask whether a bundle or off-peak rate exists.