Old Age Pension for Immigrants

[vonster]

my dad was born december 1955
i sponsored him and his 13 yo son, becomes a pr and move into canada august 2011

when he turns 65 in 2020, he'd only be in canada for 9 years...

question:
can he apply for OAS when he is 66 instead to meet the 10 yr residency requirement? or does this mean he DOES NOT qualify at all.

How many months of the year he has to reside in Canada to meet the annual residency requirement? he travels back home every year and I want to make sure that they will not go through his passport and start calculating the number of days he is actually in Canada.

any help/comments appreciated, thanks

 

[toby]

Are you asking for advice on how to circumvent the rules for Old Age Security? Or are you asking how much "pension" your father is legally entitled to?

 

[SenoritaBella]

There were proposed changes to old age pension this year, with the retirement age to be raised from 65 to 67, and it will come in effect between 2023 and 2029, so I think he should be fine.

 

[seton]

can he apply for OAS when he is 66 instead to meet the 10 yr residency requirement? or does this mean he DOES NOT qualify at all.

How many months of the year he has to reside in Canada to meet the annual residency requirement? he travels back home every year and I want to make sure that they will not go through his passport and start calculating the number of days he is actually in Canada.

any help/comments appreciated, thanks

He can apply on his 10th year of residence - he will be eligible for a partial pension likely. However it depends on where his country of origin is - if there's a treaty between Canada and his home country, he might be eligible for residency credit. (You can look that up here: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/isp/ibfa/intlben.shtml)

Residence requirements for OAS are the same as the CRA residency requirements. Generally that is "strong ties" and 183 days per year in Canada. He should be filing tax returns in Canada for the years he's claiming residency, but on application for OAS they may substantiate his claim by reviewing travel records. The residency rules are a mix of common law and prescribed rules in the Income Tax Act.

 

[edwrdkochr]

67 is I think too much, as the avg age is decreasing day by day. This decision to me is really embarrassing so much... :-[