Directory of Services - Kerby Centre

DIRECTORY OF SERVICES
pENSIONS - FEDERAL
For Veterans Pensions, see listing under Veterans
and Armed Services, page 74.
Service Canada –
Income Assistance
1-800-277-9914
1-800-227-9915 (French)
1-800-255-4786 TTY
270 Harry Hays Building, 220 - 4 Avenue S.E.
All written correspondence to:
Box 2710, Station Main, Edmonton T5J 2G4
www.servicecanada.gc.ca
• Pensions are delivered by Service Canada
on behalf of Human Resources and Social
Development Canada. For information
regarding Old Age Security and the Canada
Pension Plan call the toll-free number.
• Application forms can be obtained as
follows:
– By calling the toll free number
– In person from
Kerby Information/Advocacy or the
Service Canada office.
– From the website
Old Age Security (OAS)
• A monthly benefit available to most
Canadians 65 years of age or older who
have lived in Canada for at least ten years.
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may be eligible to receive a pension
before the end of the ten-year period. A
list of these countries can be found on the
website.
Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
• The supplement provides a monthly nontaxable
benefit to low-income Old Age
Security recipients living in Canada. The
amount of the supplement is based on the
applicant’s total actual income in the
previous calendar year and marital status.
In most cases, renewal is automatic with
completion of each year’s tax return by
April 30.
Allowance
• A monthly benefit for low-income seniors
(age 60-64) whose spouse is eligible for
Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income
Supplement. 10 years in Canada required.
Allowance for the Survivor
• A Survivor is a person whose spouse or
common-law partner has died and who
has not since remarried or entered a common-law
relationship. A monthly benefit
is payable to a Survivor between 60 and 64
who has low or modest income and who
has lived in Canada for at least 10 years
over the age of 18.
Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
• Benefits are paid to those persons who
have contributed to the plan through
employment. An application must be
submitted in order to receive a benefit.
A person cannot contribute to CPP after
the age of 70. The Canada Pension Plan
benefits include:
- Retirement Pension: A pension normally paid
after the 65th birthday. An application may
be made between 60 and 64 if employment
has ceased or substantially ceased.
58 For Information please Call 403-265-0661