Program eligibility criteria

Any blood bank laboratory technician registered in the practical workshop in immunohematology training program offered by Héma-Québec who resides in the province of Québec and lives more than 50km from the training site (namely Héma-Québec’s Québec City facility located at 1070 Sciences-de-la-Vie Avenue) is eligible for the expense reimbursement program.

Eligible expenses

Expenses incurred for travel, lodging and meals are reimbursable up to a total of $1,250. The following conditions apply:

• Travel expenses (train, taxi, bus) or allowance of $0.52/km
• Allowance of $0.59/km if you are carpooling
• Parking fees at Héma-Québec's facility
• Hotel accommodation costs: a maximum of $160 per night
• Allowance of $22,25 per person per night for people who are staying with family
• Meal allowance: $13 for breakfast, $20 for lunch and $35 for supper (maximum compensation of $68)

Reimbursement terms

• Complete the reimbursement application form.
• If applicable, attach the receipts to the form (hotel, travel expenses and restaurant).

Please send us the application form in Excel format and email us scanned copies of your receipts at:education@hema-quebec.qc.ca (please make sure to include all the pages and that all the information is legible).

You have also the option to provide the original receipts (hotel, travel expenses and restaurant) and the completed form by mail to:

Suzie Lamontagne
Administrative secretary
Reference and Stem Cell Laboratory
Héma-Québec
1070, avenue des Sciences-de-la-Vie
Québec (Québec) G1V 5C3

The requests must be submitted within 30 days following the last day of training.