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Employment Services - Assistance with career planning and counselling including resume and interview assistance and student and youth employment services. Access to online Job Bank
Employment Insurance - Basic income protection program for employed workers
Financial Benefits - Information and forms for federal pensions and benefits including the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Disability Benefits, and Survivor Benefits
Social Insurance Number (SIN) application -Personal identification number for access to various Canadian government programs
Services for Business - Services regarding employees and safety, including records of employment; wage subsidies; labour market information; labour standards; occupational health and safety and workplace equity
- Labour market, employment and vocational training information
- Referral to job search assistance and accessing information, forms and services
- Information on and applications for Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
- Employment Insurance (EI): reviews, processes and supplies information on applications for employment insurance benefits
- Compassionate Care Benefits may be paid up to maximum of 6 weeks to individuals absent from work to provide care or support to individuals who are gravely ill; individuals receiving EI are also eligible
- Information about services online for youth
- Information and applications for Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement
- All Canadians Job Bank
- Labour Market Information
- Pleasure Craft Licensing
- Social Insurance Number Application
Employers and Organizations Hiring Foreign Workers
- Human Resource Management
- Record of Employment
People with Disabilities Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits
- Seniors Allowance for the Survivor Program
- Canada Pension Plan Retirement Pension
- Old Age Security
- Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
Death Benefit
Workers Employment Insurance Regular Benefits
Workers who have Lost their Jobs Targeted Wage Subsidies
A one-time, lump-sum payment to the estate on behalf of a deceased Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributor.
If an estate exists the executor should apply for the benefit within 60 days of the date of death. If no estate exists or if the executor does not apply, payment may be made to: the person or institution responsible for paying funeral expenses, the surviving spouse or common-law partner of the deceased, the next-of-kin of the deceased.
Individuals who are eligible for this benefit may also be eligible for the Surviving Child's Benefit or the Survivor's Pension which both offer monthly payments to children, spouses, and common-law partners of deceased CPP contributors.
Provides temporary regular financial benefits to individuals who lose their jobs through no fault of their own (for example, due to shortage of work, seasonal or mass lay-offs) and are available for and able to work, but can't find a job; able-bodied claimants must be seeking employment to remain eligible.
Applications should be submitted as soon as employment ends. Individuals can apply for benefits even if they have not yet received their Record of Employment (ROE).
Visit the website for specific details.
Old Age Security (OAS) is a monthly benefit, the amount determined by how ong the person receiving the benefit has lived in Canada. It is considered taxable income.
Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) is a supplement added monthly to Old Age Security for those with limited or no income. It must be re-applied for annually, and is not payable outside Canada beyond a period of 6 months regardless of how long the person lived in Canada.
Allowance is a monthly allowance for spouses 60-64 years old of Old Age Security pensioners receiving Guaranteed Income Supplement. It is based on the combined income of the couple.
Allowance for the Survivor is a monthly allowance for widowed spouses 60-64 years of age, who have not remarried or entered a common-law relationship. It is based on limited or no income.
A monthly, taxable benefit that replaces a portion of the applicant's income upon retirement. Those who qualify for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will receive the retirement pension for the rest of their life.
Individuals aged 60 to 69 can continue to work while receiving CPP. CPP contributions will then go toward post-retirement benefits (PRB) which will increase income upon retirement.
A one-time, lump-sum payment to the estate on behalf of a deceased Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributor.
If an estate exists the executor should apply for the benefit within 60 days of the date of death. If no estate exists or if the executor does not apply, payment may be made to: the person or institution responsible for paying funeral expenses, the surviving spouse or common-law partner of the deceased, the next-of-kin of the deceased.
Individuals who are eligible for this benefit may also be eligible for the Surviving Child's Benefit or the Survivor's Pension which both offer monthly payments to children, spouses, and common-law partners of deceased CPP contributors.
Provides temporary regular financial benefits to individuals who lose their jobs through no fault of their own (for example, due to shortage of work, seasonal or mass lay-offs) and are available for and able to work, but can't find a job; able-bodied claimants must be seeking employment to remain eligible.
Applications should be submitted as soon as employment ends. Individuals can apply for benefits even if they have not yet received their Record of Employment (ROE).
Visit the website for specific details.
Old Age Security (OAS) is a monthly benefit, the amount determined by how ong the person receiving the benefit has lived in Canada. It is considered taxable income.
Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) is a supplement added monthly to Old Age Security for those with limited or no income. It must be re-applied for annually, and is not payable outside Canada beyond a period of 6 months regardless of how long the person lived in Canada.
Allowance is a monthly allowance for spouses 60-64 years old of Old Age Security pensioners receiving Guaranteed Income Supplement. It is based on the combined income of the couple.
Allowance for the Survivor is a monthly allowance for widowed spouses 60-64 years of age, who have not remarried or entered a common-law relationship. It is based on limited or no income.
A monthly, taxable benefit that replaces a portion of the applicant's income upon retirement. Those who qualify for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will receive the retirement pension for the rest of their life.
Individuals aged 60 to 69 can continue to work while receiving CPP. CPP contributions will then go toward post-retirement benefits (PRB) which will increase income upon retirement.
Employment Services - Assistance with career planning and counselling including resume and interview assistance and student and youth employment services. Access to online Job Bank
Employment Insurance - Basic income protection program for employed workers
Financial Benefits - Information and forms for federal pensions and benefits including the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Disability Benefits, and Survivor Benefits
Social Insurance Number (SIN) application - Personal identification number for access to various Canadian government programs
Services for Business - Services regarding employees and safety, including records of employment; wage subsidies; labour market information; labour standards; occupational health and safety and workplace equity
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- support and services related to physical and mental health and wellness
- support for income, emergency funding
- post-service training and education and employment assistance
- help at home, assistance with at-risk housing situations
- death and bereavement
- benefits and services for family, including survivors and caregivers
- history, memorials, medals, and decorations of those who served
The following returns are not eligible for this service:
- returns for deceased persons
- individuals who file for bankruptcy
- self-employed individuals
- individuals who report capital gains or losses
- individuals who report employment expenses, or business or rental income and expenses
A one-time, lump-sum payment to the estate on behalf of a deceased Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributor.
If an estate exists the executor should apply for the benefit within 60 days of the date of death. If no estate exists or if the executor does not apply, payment may be made to: the person or institution responsible for paying funeral expenses, the surviving spouse or common-law partner of the deceased, the next-of-kin of the deceased.
Individuals who are eligible for this benefit may also be eligible for the Surviving Child's Benefit or the Survivor's Pension which both offer monthly payments to children, spouses, and common-law partners of deceased CPP contributors.
Provides temporary regular financial benefits to individuals who lose their jobs through no fault of their own (for example, due to shortage of work, seasonal or mass lay-offs) and are available for and able to work, but can't find a job; able-bodied claimants must be seeking employment to remain eligible.
Applications should be submitted as soon as employment ends. Individuals can apply for benefits even if they have not yet received their Record of Employment (ROE).
Visit the website for specific details.
Old Age Security (OAS) is a monthly benefit, the amount determined by how ong the person receiving the benefit has lived in Canada. It is considered taxable income.
Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) is a supplement added monthly to Old Age Security for those with limited or no income. It must be re-applied for annually, and is not payable outside Canada beyond a period of 6 months regardless of how long the person lived in Canada.
Allowance is a monthly allowance for spouses 60-64 years old of Old Age Security pensioners receiving Guaranteed Income Supplement. It is based on the combined income of the couple.
Allowance for the Survivor is a monthly allowance for widowed spouses 60-64 years of age, who have not remarried or entered a common-law relationship. It is based on limited or no income.
A monthly, taxable benefit that replaces a portion of the applicant's income upon retirement. Those who qualify for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will receive the retirement pension for the rest of their life.
Individuals aged 60 to 69 can continue to work while receiving CPP. CPP contributions will then go toward post-retirement benefits (PRB) which will increase income upon retirement.
- Labour market, employment and vocational training information
- Referral to job search assistance and accessing information, forms and services
- Information on and applications for Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
- Employment Insurance (EI): reviews, processes and supplies information on applications for employment insurance benefits
- Compassionate Care Benefits may be paid up to maximum of 6 weeks to individuals absent from work to provide care or support to individuals who are gravely ill; individuals receiving EI are also eligible
- Information about services online for youth
- Information and applications for Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement
- All Canadians Job Bank
- Labour Market Information
- Pleasure Craft Licensing
- Social Insurance Number Application
Employers and Organizations Hiring Foreign Workers
- Human Resource Management
- Record of Employment
People with Disabilities Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits
- Seniors Allowance for the Survivor Program
- Canada Pension Plan Retirement Pension
- Old Age Security
- Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
Death Benefit
Workers Employment Insurance Regular Benefits
Workers who have Lost their Jobs Targeted Wage Subsidies
A one-time, lump-sum payment to the estate on behalf of a deceased Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributor.
If an estate exists the executor should apply for the benefit within 60 days of the date of death. If no estate exists or if the executor does not apply, payment may be made to: the person or institution responsible for paying funeral expenses, the surviving spouse or common-law partner of the deceased, the next-of-kin of the deceased.
Individuals who are eligible for this benefit may also be eligible for the Surviving Child's Benefit or the Survivor's Pension which both offer monthly payments to children, spouses, and common-law partners of deceased CPP contributors.
