Canada Pension Plan (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-8)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 187(2)

  • • 187 (2) Paragraph (b) of the definition dependent child in subsection 42(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (b) is 18 or more years of age but less than 25 years of age and

        • (i) is in full-time attendance at a school or university as defined by regulation, or

        • (ii) is in part-time attendance at a school or university as defined by regulation, or

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 188

  • 188 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 44.1:

    • Survivor’s pension not payable

      44.2 Despite paragraph 44(1)(d), a survivor’s pension is not payable to an individual as a result of a contributor’s death if, on or after January 1, 2025, a division of unadjusted pensionable earnings has taken place under paragraph 55.1(1)(b) between the contributor and that individual unless, at the time of the contributor’s death, that individual had been cohabiting with the contributor in a new conjugal relationship for a continuous period of at least one year.

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 189

  • 189 Section 57 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1.1):

    • Additional amount

      (1.2) Despite subsection (1), a death benefit payable to the estate or succession of a contributor is a lump sum amount equal to $5,000 if

      • (a) the contributor’s death occurs after December 31, 2024;

      • (b) a death benefit is payable to the contributor’s estate or succession under paragraph 44(1)(c);

      • (c) the contributor has not received a retirement pension or a disability pension under this Act or under a provincial pension plan; and

      • (d) no survivor’s pension is payable under paragraph 44(1)(d) as a result of the contributor’s death.

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 190

  • • 190 (1) The portion of section 59 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

      • Amount of benefit

        • 59 (1) Except in the case of a dependent child described in subparagraph (b)(ii) of the definition dependent child in subsection 42(1), a disabled contributor’s child’s benefit payable to the child of a disabled contributor and an orphan’s benefit payable to the orphan of a contributor, is a basic monthly amount consisting of

    • (2) Section 59 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

      • Benefit — part-time student

        (2) In the case of a dependent child described in subparagraph (b)(ii) of the definition dependent child in subsection 42(1), a disabled contributor’s child’s benefit payable to the child of a disabled contributor and an orphan’s benefit payable to the orphan of a contributor, is a basic monthly amount equal to 50% of the amount that would otherwise be calculated under paragraph (1)(c).

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 192

  • 192 Section 73 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

    • Cessation of payment

      (3) Despite subsection (1), a survivor’s pension shall cease with the payment for the month of the effective date of the approval of a division of unadjusted pensionable earnings between the survivor and the contributor under paragraph 55.1(1)(b) unless, at the time of the contributor’s death, the survivor had been cohabiting with the contributor in a new conjugal relationship for a continuous period of at least one year.

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 194(1)

  • • 194 (1) Paragraph 76(1)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (c) the contributor’s disability pension or post-retirement disability benefit ceases to be payable for any reason other than that the contributor has reached 65 years of age;