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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

St. Kitts and Nevis
Agreement Signed in Ottawa on August 17, 1992
In force on January 1, 1994

Saint Lucia
Agreement Signed in Castries on January 5, 1987
In force on January 1, 1988

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Agreement Signed in Kingstown on January 6, 1998
In force on November 1, 1998

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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