Check your bank account: Quebec’s inflation relief payments have started rolling out

© Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press During the province’s recent election campaign, Premier François Legault had promised a second cash transfer before the end of the year.

Some Quebecers may have a happy surprise in their bank accounts today. Revenu Québec is starting to distribute the second round of payments promised by the Quebec government.

If it’s not there yet, don’t worry — the agency said the transfers will continue over the coming weeks, just in time for the holiday season.

Exactly how much should you expect? It depends on how much money you make:

Everyone who was on or above the age of 18 on Dec. 31, 2021, is eligible, so long as they filed a 2021 tax return.

Actually, you don’t have to do anything: Revenu Québec said the money should be automatically deposited into your account or sent to your address as a cheque.

Quebecers should not respond to messages purporting to be from Revenu Québec.

You do not need to do anything to claim your money and the government will not need your personal information to make the deposit.

This follows a first payout earlier this year, when the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government gave $500 to every Quebecer who filed a tax return and who made less than $100,000. It’s estimated to have cost the province about $3.2 billion in total.

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard said earlier this month he doesn’t expect Quebec to make a third payment.

He expects inflation to stop rising as economic growth slows. He said there is a 50 per cent chance Quebec’s economy will be in recession in 2023.