Canada Pension Plan (CPP) - Payment Rates
January - December 2006
Canada Pension Plan rates are adjusted every January if there are increases in the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The table below lists the maximum and average monthly rates for Canada Pension Plan benefits for 2006.
More information on CPP rates and the CPI
| Type of benefit | Average monthly benefit (October 2005) |
Maximum monthly benefit (2006) |
|---|---|---|
| Disability benefit | $758.86 | $1031.05 |
| Retirement pension (at age 65) | $463.95 | $844.58 |
| Survivors benefit (under age 65) | $341.65 | $471.85 |
| Survivors benefit (age 65 and over) | $278.13 | $506.75 |
| Children of disabled contributors benefit | $195.96 | $200.47 |
| Children of deceased contributors benefit | $195.96 | $200.47 |
| Combined survivors & retirement benefit (pension at age 65) | $651.08 | $844.58 |
| Combined survivors & disability benefit | $897.76 | $1031.05 |
| Death benefit (max lumpsum) | $2,221.65 | $2,500.00 |
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