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Program: Dryden Service Canada Centre - Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security  
Organization: Service Canada - Kenora District
Phone Numbers: 1-800-277-9914
TTY: 1-800-255-4786
Website: www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions....
Address:
119 King St
Dryden, ON
P8N 1C1
Location: Located at 119 King St near Casimir Ave
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible    Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4 pm
Service Description:
  • Service Canada provides access to the programs, services, and benefits Canadians need from the Government of Canada and its many partners
  • Service are provided online, by telephone or in-person
  • Click here to locate a Service Canada Centre near you

    Provides financial benefits to retired seniors

    Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
    • Provides a monthly taxable benefit to retired contributors
    • Provides CPP information online

    Old Age Security (OAS)
    • Provides a monthly benefit available to most Canadians 65 years of age who meet the Canadian legal status and residence requirements
    • Provides OAS information online

    Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
    • Provides a monthly non-taxable benefit to low-income OAS recipients living in Canada

    Fees: None
    Application: Canada Pension Plan (CPP)

    • Begin application six months before wishing to receive benefits

    • Apply online, or print and complete an application from the website and mail it, or drop off completed forms at a Service Canada office

    • Must have Social Insurance Number to apply


    Old Age Security (OAS)

    • Begin application six months before turning 65

    • Apply online, or print and complete an application from the website and mail it, or drop off completed forms at a Service Canada office

    • If not born in Canada or have not been living continuously in Canada since age 18, must submit citizenship or immigration papers as well as a statement of all the dates arrived in and departed Canada from age 18 to present


    Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)

    • Apply online, or print and complete an application from the website and mail it, or drop off completed forms at a Service Canada office
    Eligibility / Target Population: Individuals 60 years of age and up

    Canada Pension Plan (CPP)

    • Must have worked; and

    • Must have made at least one valid contribution to the CPP: and are

    • either 65 or older or

    • between 60 and 65 and want the retirement pension payments to begin within 11 months


    Old Age Security (OAS)

    People living in Canada

    • Must be 65 years of age or older

    • Must live in Canada and be a Canadian citizen or a legal resident at the time the pension application is approved

    • Must have lived in Canada for at least 10 years after turning 18


    People living outside Canada

    • Must be 65 years of age or older

    • Must have been a Canadian citizen or a legal resident of Canada the day before leaving Canada

    • Must have lived in Canada for at least 20 years after turning 18


    Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)

    • Low-income OAS recipients living in Canada
    Languages: English * French
    Area Served:
    Dryden and Kenora  
    See Also: Financial Assistance
    Financial Assistance for Seniors

    This information was last completely updated on December 11, 2024

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    Updated December 11, 2024
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