Cancelling Benefits Following the Death of a Pensioner/Beneficiary

When an Old Age Security (OAS) and/or Canada Pension Plan (CPP) pensioner/beneficiary dies, their benefits must be cancelled. Benefits are payable for the month in which the death occurs; benefits paid after that will have to be repaid.

This includes the following benefits:

• Old Age Security Pension, including
  
  • Allowance, and
  • Allowance for the survivor
    
• CPP retirement pension
  
• CPP disability benefits
  
• CPP survivor benefits

How to cancel OAS/CPP benefits:

Please notify us of the death of an OAS/CPP pensioner/beneficiary as soon as possible by calling our toll-free number:

• 1 800 277-9914
  1 800 255-4786 (TDD)

If possible, please have the person's Social Insurance Number (SIN) on hand when you call.

Note: If the deceased was receiving a benefit from the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP), contact the Régie des rentes du Québec  .

Additional information for survivors

In some cases, when a spouse or common-law partner dies, you may be eligible for additional benefits. Visit the sites listed below for more information.

• If you are 60-64 years of age, have low income, and your spouse or common-law partner has died, you may be eligible for the Allowance for the survivor.
• If the deceased person contributed to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), you may be eligible for:
  • the death benefit: a one-time payment to, or on behalf of, the estate of a deceased CPP contributor;
    
    
  • the survivor's pension: a monthly pension paid to the surviving spouse or common-law partner of a deceased CPP contributor;
    
    
  • the children's benefit: a monthly benefit for dependent children of a deceased CPP contributor.