Old Age Security Act

Marginal note:Information obtained under other Acts and relative to Social Insurance Numbers

33.11 Despite any other Act or law,

• (a) the Minister of National Revenue or any person designated by that Minister for the purpose may, for any purpose relating to the administration of this Act, make available to the Minister, or to a public officer of the Department of Social Development designated by the Minister for the purpose, a report providing information available to the Minister of National Revenue with respect to any applicant or beneficiary or the spouse or common-law partner of any applicant or beneficiary;

• (b) the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and officers and employees of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration may make available to the Minister or a public officer of the Department of Social Development any information that was obtained in the administration of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act that relates to an applicant, a beneficiary or a spouse or common-law partner of an applicant or beneficiary, if the information is necessary for the administration of this Act; and

• (c) if Social Insurance Numbers have been assigned under the authority of any other Act, the minister or other authority charged with the administration of that Act and the Minister may exchange any information contained in applications for those numbers and any numbers so assigned, and may make available any such information or numbers in any manner that may be authorized by that Act.