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Canada Pension Plan (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-8)

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Act current to 2026-06-21 and last amended on 2024-12-17. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Commencement of benefit

 Subject to section 62, a post-retirement benefit is payable to a beneficiary of a retirement pension for each month commencing with January 1 of the year following the year of a contributor’s earnings if

  • (a) a contribution has been made in respect of those earnings;

  • (b) those earnings exceed the contributor’s basic exemption; and

  • (c) those earnings are for a period that

    • (i) begins after 2011 and after the contributory period ends under subparagraph 49(b)(iii), and

    • (ii) ends with the month preceding the month in which the contributor reaches seventy years of age.

  • 2009, c. 31, s. 40

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