Finally, I know that mainland China has a social security agreement with Canada. What if this agreement made it eligible for the OAS earlier compared to the 10-year rule, given that Hong Kong is now a country (two systems one country)? I emigrated to Canada at the age of 35 in 1980 I am 76 now and I have received a reduced pension since I was 65, I read on the Canada website that if you have lived in Canada for 40 years (I have) that you are entitled to full pension that is the right way, where do you find yourself? Are you caught in the middle of this unique problem? You are not alone in your quest for a path forward. Since regulations and agreements are constantly in circulation, it is important to consider your options through the objective of the current cross-border agreements. For more information, contact Cardinal Point. Mr Runchey, thank you very much for all this excellent information, it is very useful. I was wondering if you could help me answer my question. My husband and I are Canadian citizens, he has been working for 38 years (he is 54 years old) and I am 18 years old (I am 42 years old) for the same company and I have had other jobs since we were 16 years old. Our company is now transferring us to the United States. Could you please give me some advice on how they can prepare for our pensions not to be affected? Could you send me experts in this area to make sure we don`t miss anything? After deducting (withholding) the maximum amount, is it also necessary to provide a tax form for that pension? (In Canada, I have the choice to withhold the maximum amount and there is no need to submit my tax form each year).) Thank you Tom I have 14 U.S. Social Security credits and 24 years of contributions (or 96 quarters) to CPP in Canada. This represents a total of 110 credits, or 27.5 years. I live in the United States.
If I continue to work for 2.5 years and earn another 10 social security credits and use the totalization agreement to reach 30 years or 120 quarters together, can I avoid the reduction of the WFP? I already have a small teacher`s pension from Canada and the CPC and I am very concerned about WFP. Hello, Doug, my mother will be 20 years old as a legal citizen in Canada. She`s from Guatemala. I called the immigration pension. Someone told me that she could get her old age pension, even if it is not a contracting country, but they will deduct the 30% of the tax. She will be 82 in June. I read the pensions page, but I did not confirm anything. Can you tell me how it works? Through Canada`s pension programs included in the agreement are the Pension Plan Canada (CPP) and the Old Age Security Program (OAS).
If, as part of the agreement, you did not contribute to the U.S. pension program for the minimum period, the U.S. will consider Canada`s pension contribution periods as a contribution period under the U.S. pension program. Hello I am a Canadian citizen when I marry us, so my husband has the right to get a pension in Canada? When and how much? What does it bring to Canada? How can I calculate? Do I want to know where I`m going? thx so much when I get all the information I`ve recently asked for for my fathers to be oas. I have a question. He plans to live his retirement years in his hometown in Croatia. How long will it take for international direct payment information to be processed if it changes its current direct payment information… Temporarily, he wants to receive his pension here in Canada… but I`m just curious about the future to get cpp -oas international from Canada, and the process… Good Morning June – You should be able to qualify for Social Security in the United States, in accordance with the agreement, and this will not diminish your right to the CPC or the OAS. I also draw a CAP (similar to a PSP in Canada, I believe) from my former employer in the U.S., as well as a private pension from that employer (I have a choice between a one-time lump sum payment or a monthly pension).