Public pensions

Public pensions

Information on the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security pension and related benefits, the Canadian retirement income calculator and retirement planning.

Services and information

Canada Pension Plan retirement pension

Includes eligibility criteria, deciding when to take your pension, how to apply online and amounts.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp.html

Old Age Security pension

Information on a pension you can receive if you are 65 years of age or older and have lived in Canada for at least 10 years - even if you have never worked.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/old-age-security.html

Allowance for people aged 60 to 64

Learn about this benefit available to the spouses or common-law partners of Guaranteed Income Supplement recipients.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/old-age-security/guaranteed-income-supplement/allowance.html

Retirement planning

Information to help you plan for retirement, including where your retirement income may come from, and what benefits you may be eligible for when you retire.

https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/retirement-planning.html

Survivor's Pension

Includes information on eligibility criteria, how to apply and amounts.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/cpp-survivor-pension.html

Canada Pension Plan disability benefits

Information on a taxable benefit you may be eligible for if you are unable to work because of a disability.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/cpp-disability-benefit.html

Guaranteed Income Supplement

Information on a benefit you may be eligible to collect if you are an Old Age Security recipient with low income.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/old-age-security/guaranteed-income-supplement.html

Benefits for Canadians living abroad

Includes information on Employment Insurance (EI), pensions, benefits and taxes, for those who work or live outside of Canada.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/audience/canadiansabroad.html

Allowance for the Survivor

Find out how to receive a benefit if you are a low-income widow and are not yet eligible for Old Age Security.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/old-age-security/guaranteed-income-supplement/allowance-survivor.html


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