Germany

The Agreement on Social Security between Canada and Germany was signed on November 14, 1985 in Bonn, Germany. The Agreement came into force on April 1, 1988. A supplementary agreement was signed on August 27, 2002 in Toronto, Canada. The Supplementary Agreement came into force on December 1, 2003.

Infosheet

See our infosheet on Qualifying for Canadian and German benefits. (A paper copy is also available on our International Benefits publications page.)

See our infosheet on German Pensions for Work in Ghettos (ZRBG).

See our infosheet on the Supplementary Social Security Agreement between Canada and Germany. (A paper copy is also available on our International Benefits publications page.)

See the Special Explanatory Leaflet on the Supplementary Agreement to the Agreement on Social Security between Germany and Canada.

Applying for Benefits

See our application forms for German benefits.

Legal text of the Agreement

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• Download and print the text - For this purpose, you will need Adobe Acrobat reader 

Links to Germany's Web sites

• Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Soziale Sicherung 
• Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte (BfA) 
• Verband Deutscher Rentenversicherungsträger (VDR) 

General Overview

A general overview of Germany's social security system  is available.

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