May 23, 2008
A CPP retirement pension is a monthly benefit paid to people who have contributed to the Canada Pension Plan. The pension is designed to replace about 25 percent of the earnings on which a person's...
July 11, 2007
BC Seniors Office is a BC Government website, in the Ministry of Healthservices, gives information on what services are available for seniors.
March 22, 2007
P.E.I Senior Citizens' Federation is disappointed that the federal budget will do nothing for the 52 per cent of Island seniors who live below the poverty line. Read more in the CBC article, "P.E.I....
March 9, 2007
According to a CBC investigation on seniors and housing and GVRD homelessness statistics the number of homeless seniors has gone up dramatically. The GVRD statistics show the number of elderly...
March 6, 2007
According to a Statistics Canada report, A Portrait of Seniors in Canada (in HTML and in PDF) although the financial situation of seniors has improved over the past quarter century, senior women who...
December 2, 2006
When is a disability "severe"?
The most common reason why the minister will deny an application for disability benefits is because the medical condition is not considered to be “severe.”
Section 42(2...
December 2, 2006
When is a disability "prolongued"?
Once the minister has established that an applicant meets the minimum qualifying period (MQP), he or she goes on to determine whether the applicant’s disability is...
December 2, 2006
On this page:
Contribuition Requirements
Minimum Qualifying Period
Record of Earnings
Contribution Requirements
The first thing that the Minister of Human Resources Development Canada considers...
December 2, 2006
The Appeal Structure
There are three possible levels in the appeal process:
A Reconsideration Request
The CPP Review Tribunal
The Pension Appeals Board
A Reconsideration Request
If an application...
December 2, 2006
The following articles will provide a framework from which advocates can successfully build the skills and knowledge required to assist clients who want to obtain CPP disability benefits.
Although...
