Canada Agreement and foreign pension information 106-04008000

The Agreement with Canada:

• started on 1 September 1989
• was amended by protocol in 1990, and
• was fully revised on 1 January 2003

The Canadian Agreement allows customers to lodge a claim for payment from either country. It also allows customers to add together periods of residence in Australia and periods of social security coverage in Canada, to meet the minimum requirements for payment.

Australian payments covered:

• Age Pension
• Disability Support Pension (DSP)
• Carer Payment (CP)
• Parenting Payment Single (PPS)

Note:

• Only ‘severely disabled’ customers can be granted DSP
• CP is limited to carer partner of Age Pension and DSP customers
• Only ‘widowed persons’ can be granted PPS

Customers can claim Australian payments under the Agreement by contacting Services Australia or the Canadian authorities.

Canadian payments covered:

• Old Age Security Pension
• Canada Pension Plan Retirement Benefit
• Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits
• Canada Pension Plan Survivors Pension

Note: customers can be paid Old Age Security Pension and Canadian Pension Plan benefits at the same time.

Customers can claim a foreign pension by contacting Services Australia or the Canadian authorities.

Information on how International Agreements work and general concepts used in agreements is contained in International Social Security Agreements.