If you have gone through a dramatic drop or stopped personal income in the year 2020, you may qualify for higher Guaranteed Income Supplements (GIS) by completing the Statement of Estimated form for the specific year that your income had...
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(Upcoming Payment) Wednesday, December 20, 2023 The dates below are days when the payment will be issued from the pension program payment system. Pensioners will receive their direct deposit within 1-2 business days from the issuing date. If you are...
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(Upcoming Payment) Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 “early payment” The dates below are days when the payment will be issued from the pension program payment system. Pensioners will receive their direct deposit within 1-2 business days from the issuing date. If...
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2024 Senior Calendar are now available to download! Click the link to download your language version.  English Calendar  /  French Calendar The senior calendars are no longer distributed at your local Service Canada centres. You will have to print your...
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CPP programs application processing time frame Canada Pension Plan application: around 2 months CPP Disability program: around 6-7 months Death benefit application: around 1 month and half Survivor’s pension application: around 1 month and half Survivor children’s benefit application: around...
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When applying for the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) or the Allowance (ALW), you, or in the case of a couple you and your spouse or common-law partner, must report your income and deductions. Do not include income received under Old...
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Service Canada Pension call centre phone number: 1-800-277-9914 Instruction on how to easily connect to CPP/OAS call centre agent? Once connected, press “1” right away for English language ( “2” for French). Wait for the automated message to end. Press...
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Benefits must be cancelled after the pensioner’s death When an Old Age Security (OAS) and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) beneficiary dies, their benefits must be cancelled. The last benefits are payable for the month in which the death occurs; any...
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To call If you need to reach out to CPP/ OAS office from outside of Canada, you may call their office number with 1-800-Collect call. Dial 1-800-collect first, then dial 1-613-957-1954. The office hour is 8:30 to 4:30pm Easter Standard...
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If you would like to know how much you may receive for your OAS and GIS, you may use the OAS benefits estimator on Canada.ca website. Questions the estimator will ask are: Age – What month and year were you...
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The 2023 payment dates are not published on Canada.ca website yet. The OTB payment includes Ontario energy and property tax credit (OEPTC), Northern Ontario energy credit (NOEC) and Ontario sales tax credit (OSTC). To learn more, please visit Ontario.ca for...
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Please be advised that the address below are designated PO Box location for each province’s CPP/OAS processing office. They are not actual Service Canada centres. Mailing from outside of Canada If you are mailing the document from oversea, you must...
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If you would like to request Service Canada pension office to withheld a percentage or fix amount of your CPP or OAS benefits for tax deductions, you may either: Complete and mail the Request for voluntary federal income tax deductions...
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If you have lost your original proof of entry to Canada (e.g. landed paper), you may use the ISP-3210 form to request Service Canada processing agent to reach out to Immigration Canada to pull your original date of entry. This...
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Due to the Remembrance Day national holiday on Saturday November 11th, 2023, the Federal Government Service Canada offices (call centre and in-person centres) will be closed to the general public on Monday, November 13th, 2023....
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You can change/update your mailing address through the following options: 1) Call centre Call pension call centre directly at 1-800-277-9914. The agent on the phone will be able to help you update your address directly on the file. 2) In-person...
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To file a complaint regarding your own CPP/OAS file If you have not received your response (call back) within the promised timeframe, filing a complaint will not result in much difference. The better option is to notify the call centre...
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The Canadian Press – Wed, November 8, 2023 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador announced a poverty reduction plan today that includes a basic income program for residents aged 60-64 who are receiving social assistance. Premier Andrew Furey told...
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The CPP has been getting a lot of attention because of the Alberta government’s proposal to opt out and set up a parallel provincial plan, à la Quebec. Based on a report commissioned by the provincial government, Alberta would take 53 per...
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OAS benefit amounts will increase by approximately 1.28% for the October to December 2023 quarter. This increase is based on the general Consumer Price Index (CPI). Maximum OAS amount for this quarter: $707.68 for seniors between ages 65 to 74 ...
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