Canada Disability Benefit Regulations

Marginal note:Request for suspension

• 11 (1) A beneficiary may request in writing that the Minister suspend payment of their allocation.

• Marginal note:Suspension of payments

  (2) The payment of an allocation is suspended on the later of

  • (a) the last day of the month in which the request is processed by the Minister, and

  • (b) the day indicated in the beneficiary’s request.

• Marginal note:Request for resumption

  (3) The beneficiary may request in writing that the Minister resume payment of their allocation within 24 months after the date of suspension. If no request to resume payment is received within that period, the allocation is deemed to have ceased and they must make a new application for benefits to receive the allocation again.

• Marginal note:Eligibility

  (4) On receipt of a request to resume payments, the Minister must resume payment of the allocation if the Minister is satisfied that the person meets the eligibility criteria set out in section 2.

• Marginal note:Resumption of payments

  (5) The Minister must resume payment of the allocation on the later of

  • (a) the month following the month in which the Minister received the request, and

  • (b) the month indicated in the beneficiary’s request.