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Status of Canada's Social Security Agreements
The information on the status of Canada's social security agreements in this section is organized by alphabetical listing. Please select the first letter of the country for which your require information on or look through the full list of countries presented further down.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O
P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Antigua and Barbuda |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on September 2, 1992 |
In force on January 1, 1994 |
Australia |
Agreement |
Signed in Canberra on July 4,1988 |
In force on September 1, 1989 |
Protocol |
Signed in Ottawa on October 11, 1990 |
In force on September 1, 1989 |
Revised
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on July 26, 2001 |
In force on January 1, 2003 |
Austria |
Agreement |
Signed in Vienna on February 24, 1987 |
In force on November 1, 1987 |
Supplementary
Agreement |
Signed in Vienna on September 12, 1995 |
In force on December 1, 1996 |
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B
Barbados |
Agreement |
Signed in Bridgetown on February 11, 1985 |
In force on January 1, 1986 |
Belgium |
Agreement |
Signed in Brussels on May 10, 1984 |
In force on January 1, 1987 |
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C
Chile |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on November 18, 1996 |
In force on June 1, 1998 |
Croatia |
Agreement |
Signed in Zagreb on April 22, 1998 |
In force on May 1, 1999 |
Cyprus |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on January 24, 1990 |
In force on May 1, 1991 |
Czech Republic |
Agreement |
Signed in Prague on May 24, 2001 |
In force on January 1, 2003 |
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D
Denmark |
Agreement |
Signed in Copenhagen on April 12, 1985 |
In force on January 1, 1986 |
Dominica |
Agreement |
Signed in Roseau on January 14, 1988 |
In force on January 1, 1989 |
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E
Estonia |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on February 21, 2005 |
In force on November 1, 2006 |
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F
Finland |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on October 28, 1986 |
In force on February 1, 1988 |
Protocol |
Signed in Ottawa on November 2, 1994 |
In force on January 1, 1997 |
France |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on February 9, 1979 |
In force on March 1, 1981 |
Revised Agreement |
Under Negotiation |
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G
Germany |
Agreement |
Signed in Bonn on November 14, 1985 |
In force on April 1, 1988 |
Supplementary Agreement |
Signed in Toronto on August 27, 2002 |
In force on December 1, 2003 |
Greece |
Agreement |
Signed in Athens on May 7, 1981 |
In force on May 1, 1983 (replaced, no longer in force) |
Revised Agreement |
Signed in Toronto on November 10, 1995 |
In force on December 1, 1997 |
Grenada |
Agreement |
Signed in St. George's on January 8, 1998 |
In force on February 1, 1999 |
Guernsey |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on February 12, 1993 |
In force on January 1, 1994 |
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H
Hungary |
Agreement |
Signed in Budapest on March 4, 2002 |
In force on October 1, 2003 |
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I
Iceland |
Agreement |
Signed in Gimli on June 25, 1998 |
In force on October 1, 1989 |
Ireland |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on November 29, 1990 |
In force on January 1, 1992 |
Israel |
Interim Agreement |
Signed in Jerusalem on April 9, 2000 |
In force on September 1, 2003
Limited agreement dealing only with contributions; does not include benefits. |
Italy |
Agreement |
Signed in Toronto on November 17, 1977 |
In force on January 1, 1979 |
Revised Agreement |
Signed in Rome on May 22, 1995 |
Not yet in force |
Protocol |
Signed in Rome on May 22, 2003 |
Not yet in force |
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J
Jamaica |
Agreement |
Signed in Kingston on January 10, 1983 |
In force on January 1, 1984 |
Japan |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on February 15, 2006 |
Not yet in force |
Jersey |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on February 12, 1993 |
In force on January 1, 1994 |
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K
Korea |
Agreement |
Signed in Seoul on January 10, 1997 |
In force on May 1, 1999 |
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L
Latvia |
Agreement |
Signed in Riga on June 29, 2005 |
In force on November 1, 2006 |
Lithuania |
Agreement |
Signed in Vilnius on July 5, 2005 |
In force on November 1, 2006 |
Luxembourg |
Convention |
Signed in Ottawa on May 22, 1986 |
In force on April 1, 1990 |
Protocol |
Signed in Ottawa on February 6, 1992 |
In force on January 1, 1994 |
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M
Malta |
Agreement |
Signed in Toronto April 4, 1991 |
In force on March 1, 1992 |
Mexico |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on April 27, 1995 |
In force on May 1, 1996 |
Morocco |
Convention |
Signed in Rabat on July 1, 1998 |
Not yet in force |
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N
Netherlands |
Agreement |
Signed in The Hague on February 26, 1987 |
In force on October 1, 1990 |
Supplementary Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on July 26, 1989 |
In force on October 1, 1990 |
Revised Agreement |
Signed in Brantford on June 27, 2001 |
In force on April 1, 2004 |
New Zealand |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on April 9, 1996 |
In force on May 1, 1997 |
Norway |
Agreement |
Signed in Oslo on November 12, 1985 |
In force on January 1, 1987 |
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P
Philippines |
Agreement |
Signed in Winnipeg on September 9, 1994 |
In force on March 1, 1997 |
Supplementary Agreement |
Signed in Winnipeg on November 13, 1999 |
In force on July 1, 2001 |
Portugal |
Agreement |
Signed in Toronto on December 15, 1980 |
In force on May 1, 1981 |
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S
Saint Lucia |
Agreement |
Signed in Castries on January 5, 1987 |
In force on January 1, 1988 |
Slovakia |
Agreement |
Signed in Bratislava on May 21, 2001 |
In force on January 1, 2003 |
Slovenia |
Agreement |
Signed in Ljublijana on May 17, 1998 |
In force on January 1, 2001 |
Spain |
Convention |
Signed in Madrid on November 10, 1986 |
In force on January 1, 1988 |
Protocol |
Signed in Ottawa on October 19, 1995 |
In force on May 1, 1997 |
Sweden |
Agreement |
Signed in Stockholm on April 10, 1985 |
In force on January 1, 1986 |
Revised Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on January 30, 2002 |
In force on April 1, 2003 |
Switzerland |
Convention |
Signed in Ottawa on February 24, 1994 |
In force on October 1, 1995 |
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T
Trinidad and Tobago |
Agreement |
Signed in Port of Spain on April 9, 1997 |
In force on July 1, 1999 |
Turkey |
Agreement |
Signed in Ankara on June 19, 1998 |
In force on January 1, 2005 |
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U
United Kingdom |
Convention |
Signed in London on January 16, 1997 |
In force on April 1, 1998
Limited agreement dealing only with contributions; does not include benefits or indexing of UK pensions paid in Canada. |
Consolidated Arrangements |
Signed in Ottawa on October 18, 1994 |
In force on December 1, 1995
Allow residents of the U.K. to use periods of residence in Canada as if they were periods of contribution to the U.K. National Insurance Scheme in order to determine eligibility to U.K. social security benefits. |
United States |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on March 11, 1981 |
In force on August 1, 1984 |
Supplementary Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on May 10, 1983 |
In force on August 1, 1984 |
Second Supplementary Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on May 28, 1996 |
In force on October 1, 1997 |
Uruguay |
Agreement |
Signed in Ottawa on June 2, 1999 |
In force on January 1, 2002 |
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