Old Age Security Pension
Government of Canada - Employment and Social Development Canada
- Description
- Old Age Security (OAS) pension provides a monthly payment to individuals who are 65 years and older.
Service offers:
- the Old Age Security (OAS) pension provides a monthly payment to individuals who are 65 years and older
- Old Age Security pension payments are taxable income
- employment history is not a factor in determining eligibility for the Old Age Security (OAS) pension
- Service Canada will automatically enroll for the OAS pension in most cases if sufficient information is available
The Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) is available to:
- Old Age Security pensioners with low income and is not taxable
The Guaranteed Income Supplement Allowance is a non-taxable payment available to:
- to an individual whose spouse or common-law partner is eligible to receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
- households where the combined annual income is below the maximum annual income threshold for the Allowance
The Allowance for the Survivor is a monthly payment available to:
- individuals whose spouse or common-law partner has died and have not remarried or entered another common-law partnership since
- individuals whose annual income is below the maximum threshold for the Allowance for the Survivor
- Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to Canadian citizens or legal residents:
- age 65 and older
- lived in Canada for at least 10 years since the age of 18
- Application Process
- Service Access: Application Required, To access service:
- Service Canada automatically enrolls individuals for the pension when sufficient information is available, and will notify them of enrollment
- visit website to apply online for an Old Age Security pension (Requires a My Service Canada Account)
- visit website to download the form for a paper application for the Old Age Security pension
- visit a Service Canada office to submit supporting documents
- by telephone, speak to an agent or use the automated service
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: Yes,Wait times vary. Contact for details.
- Toll Free
- 1-800-277-9914 (English)
- Toll Free
- 1-800-277-9915 (French)
- TTY
- 1-800-255-4786 (Toll Free)
- Web Site
- http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca
- Languages
- English; French
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Verified On
- July 17, 2024
- Location
- High Prairie
- Hours of Operation
See website for dates, times, and location.