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Hamilton Spectator
22-07-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
July 2025 CPP, increased OAS payments arrive soon for eligible Canadians
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) July payments come out soon. The payment dates for both CPP and OAS are set for Tuesday, July 29. If you're entitled to receive either of those benefits, the money should arrive in your bank account then. According to the Canada Revenue Agency, those who receive OAS will see a one per cent increase in benefits for the July to September 2025 quarter, reflecting a 2.3 per cent annual increase from July 2024 to July 2025, based on the Consumer Price Index. OAS is reviewed in January, April, July and October to reflect increases in the cost of living. However, your payment won't decrease if the cost of living goes down. Several provincial and federal government benefit payments come out in July. The goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax credit, Advanced Canada Workers Benefit, Ontario Trillium Benefit, Canada Child Benefit, CPP, OAS and Ontario Disability Support payment are paid this month to eligible Canadians. The new Canada Disability Benefit payments also started in July for applications received and approved by June 30. To be eligible for CPP, you must be at least 60 years old and have made at least one contribution to the plan. Contributions must have been made from work conducted in Canada, or as a result of credits from a former spouse or former common-law partner. Maximum CPP pension at age 65 as of January 2025 is $1,433 per month. The average CPP pension at age 65 as of April 2025 is $844.53 per month. The maximum and average CPP amounts isn't guaranteed. The amount of your CPP retirement pension depends on different factors, such as: You can get an estimate of your monthly CPP retirement pension payments by signing in to your My Service Canada Account . The OAS is a monthly payment you can get if you are 65 and older. In most cases, Service Canada will be able to automatically enrol you for the OAS pension if sufficient information is available. Service Canada will inform you if you have been automatically enrolled. The maximum OAS pension amounts from July to September 2025 for people aged 65 to 74 is $734.95. If you're 75 and over, the maximum monthly payment is $808.45. To receive the OAS your annual net world income in 2024 must be less than $148,541 for those aged 65 to 74, and less than $154,196 for people 75 and over. However, the CRA provides a new online OAS benefit payment estimator to give you an idea of how much your payment will be. Haven't received your payment? Wait 10 working days from the payment date to contact the Canada Revenue Agency . For information about ODSP, visit the province's information page . Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Edmonton Journal
04-07-2025
- General
- Edmonton Journal
Canadian woman says after CRA mistakenly declared her dead, she has been 'resurrected'
Article content 'So I called them and they said, 'You're deceased.' I said, 'You're talking to me! Deceased, what are you saying? You have to change that.' And they said, 'Well, there's a process. You have to prove that you're alive,'' she told CTV News. Article content She provided Service Canada with documents in person that confirmed her identity, as well as a letter from her doctor. She said she was told that, even though she had just retired, she may not receive Canada Pension Plan payments while she was declared dead. Article content She said she also had to apply for a new social insurance number because her old one had been deactivated. Article content On Monday, the CRA and Service Canada called Miller to tell her the issue was resolved. She told CTV News she was 'resurrected.' She expects to receive pension payments by the end of this month. Article content 'In situations where it is determined that an error was made, the process is to simply remove the date of death from the taxpayer's file and the taxpayer's CRA account is restored,' per the CRA's statement. Article content 'This also reverses any letters or changes to taxes or benefits, which were issued in error. The reversal is immediate, though it can sometimes take a few weeks for letters to be re-issued and adjustments to be recalculated.'
National Post
04-07-2025
- General
- National Post
Canadian woman says after CRA mistakenly declared her dead, she has been 'resurrected'
Article content She provided Service Canada with documents in person that confirmed her identity, as well as a letter from her doctor. She said she was told that, even though she had just retired, she may not receive Canada Pension Plan payments while she was declared dead. Article content She said she also had to apply for a new social insurance number because her old one had been deactivated. Article content On Monday, the CRA and Service Canada called Miller to tell her the issue was resolved. She told CTV News she was 'resurrected.' She expects to receive pension payments by the end of this month. Article content 'In situations where it is determined that an error was made, the process is to simply remove the date of death from the taxpayer's file and the taxpayer's CRA account is restored,' per the CRA's statement. Article content 'This also reverses any letters or changes to taxes or benefits, which were issued in error. The reversal is immediate, though it can sometimes take a few weeks for letters to be re-issued and adjustments to be recalculated.' Article content
CTV News
01-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
‘I am resurrected': B.C. woman who was mistakenly declared dead says situation resolved
June Miller and her late husband Giorgio pose for a selfie. After submitting his final tax return, she found the CRA had declared her dead as well. Nearly two months after learning the Canadian government had mistakenly declared her deceased, June Miller is celebrating the return of her official status as a living person. The 65-year-old Vancouver resident said she received calls from both the Canada Revenue Agency and Service Canada on Monday assuring her the error has been fixed. 'I am resurrected,' Miller said Tuesday, with a laugh. Miller's trouble started after she filed a final tax return for her late husband Giorgio, who died last fall. The two had been married for 35 years. Miller was told she couldn't file his return online so she sent it through the mail, and included her own tax return in the same envelope. When she received her notice of assessment in early May, she was shocked to see it was addressed to 'the estate of the late June Miller.' She spent weeks struggling to have the situation rectified, submitting everything from a doctor's note to a letter from the funeral home that handled her husband's service – but had little luck, and was told the problem would prevent her from receiving Canada Pension Plan payments. The retiree considered finding work in the meantime, but her social insurance number was also deactivated. Miller said she's now been assured she will begin receiving CPP payments by the end of July. She credited the coverage of her situation on CTV News with helping to finally bring about a resolution. 'That's what moved them to do something,' Miller said. 'The woman I spoke to yesterday said this could have been done in hours.' She is also enjoying some of the attention that sharing her story has brought, including at her grocery story. 'I know everybody that works there because I'm in there all the time – and when I walked in, the produce guy said, 'Dead woman walking!'' she laughed. The CRA told CTV News it couldn't discuss the case due to privacy concerns, but that there are a number of possible reasons someone could be mistakenly declared dead, including human error and miscommunication between government departments. With files from CTV News Vancouver's Shannon Paterson
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
'Overwhelmed' Toronto senior nearly evicted as a result of Service Canada error with old age benefit
A Toronto senior is speaking out after she was left without her Old Age Security benefit for months because of a simple error by Service Canada that left her in a dire situation: the wrong year was allegedly entered into its system. Debbie Westfall says she applied for OAS in January, well before she turned 65 in March, because she knew she would be relying on it to get by. But many months and phone calls later, she was still without her benefit. Now, after CBC Toronto reached out to the agency, Westfall's wait is over and she says her money was deposited Friday. Still, Westfall and her case manager are speaking out because they say for someone like her, a delay in getting the benefit could be the difference between keeping a roof over her head and losing it. "I was so overwhelmed, I could never have done this on my own. I am so relieved to have money for rent and food," her case manager at the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre told CBC News Westfall said. Getting a hold of someone at Service Canada to solve the problem wasn't easy, she says. "We phoned and phoned, and I was crying every day," she said. Service Canada says there are a number of measures in place to ensure that seniors have support through the process, but one researcher who's studied issues with OAS says the system can often be difficult to navigate. More than a dozen phone calls and hours on hold Max Kelly, an intensive case manager at Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre, worked with Westfall through the process. He says he made more than a dozen phone calls to reach Service Canada and spent hours on hold. As Westfall neared the possibility of eviction, Kelly says he managed to access an emergency bridging program with the province of Ontario. But he's extremely frustrated about how much time and effort it took to solve the problem. "It seems to highlight a basic problem-solving issue within the federal government," he said. During one of his calls, Kelly says, one agent told him someone at Service Canada had entered the year 2035 instead of 2025. And while many of the agents were sympathetic and said the situation was marked as urgent, Kelly says it wasn't rectified urgently enough. Service Canada responds After CBC News reached out to Service Canada, Kelly said he received his first call from the government agency. He says he was told Westfall's money would be put in her account within 10 business days. Westfall confirmed she received the payments she's been fighting for on Friday. Service Canada confirmed to CBC News that her application was processed on a high-priority basis. It did not respond to questions about the error Kelly was told was made on the agency's end or about the lengthy hold times they experienced in the process. It also said it's committed to ensuring that all seniors receive the benefits to which they are entitled, and a number of measures are in place to identify and assist clients in accessing them. "These measures include automatic enrolment to OAS for some clients, a dedicated Pensions Call Centre, direct outreach initiatives through partnerships with various community support organizations, a number of promotion and awareness initiatives including mail-out campaigns, and support in obtaining information or to apply for benefits at over 300 Service Canada Centres located across Canada," the agency said in a statement. John Stapleton with the National Institute on Aging has researched issues with OAS and says Westfall's case points to a larger problem. "The Old Age Security benefits are extremely complicated," he said. Stapleton says he has advocated for around 100 people who struggle with the system by reaching out to their members of Parliament or advising them to do so. He says people originally from other countries sometimes struggle with missing acceptable documentation, especially if a country has broken infrastructure. People can have difficulty engaging with the system because they struggle with technology as older adults. "This is a program that's had many Band-Aids put on it over the years. It's generally a very generous program, and it's a program that is looked up to by a lot of Canadians, but at the same time it has complexities that have been added on over the years," he said. Kelly is relieved to know that Westfall will get her benefits soon, but hopes highlighting this issue provokes change. "What's at stake is someone's well-being, health and dignity. It couldn't be more important."
