Canada's Old Age Security Benefits

Responsibility: Service Canada

As soon as possible, you must notify Service Canada of the death of an Old Age Security recipient. This will cancel the benefits. Note that the estate is entitled to these monies for the month of death only.

Otherwise, you will have to pay back the overpayment. If the beneficiary receives his or her benefits by direct deposit, immediately ask the financial institution to freeze the deposits or return the overpayments made since the death.

Note: If the deceased is your spouse, you may be entitled to benefits including death benefits, survivor's pension, etc. If you have a dependent child under the age of 18 from your relationship, the death may affect the amount of the Child Tax Benefit.

Cancellation of Benefits Following the Death of a Pensioner/Beneficiary
When an Old Age Security (OAS) and/or Canada Pension Plan (CPP) pensioner/beneficiary dies, their benefits must be cancelled. Benefits are paid in the month of death; those received after that must be repaid.

The benefits affected are as follows

• Old Age Security pension, including the
• the Allowance and
• Allowance for the survivor.
• CPP retirement pension;
• CPP disability benefits;
• CPP survivor benefits.

TO CANCEL SV AND CPP BENEFITS :

Please contact Service Canada to advise us of the date of death of the CPP or OAS pensioner/beneficiary as soon as possible, by telephone or mail.

When contacting Service Canada by telephone, please have the person's Social Insurance Number (SIN) available if possible.

• full name
• date of birth; and
• date of death;
• Social Insurance Number (if known)
• previous address;
• name and address of the estate or person responsible for the affairs of the deceased (if known).

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