Receiving payments outside Canada
We can send your Old Age Security (OAS) pension payment outside the country if you:
- resided in Canada for at least 20 years after turning 18; or
- lived and worked in a country that has a social security agreement with Canada and you meet the 20-year residence requirement under the provisions of that agreement.
If you do not meet either of the above requirements, we can only send your OAS pension payments outside Canada for the month you left and for six months after that. If you decide to return to Canada after an absence of more than six months, every additional year in Canada will be counted in order for you to reach your 20 years of residence needed to receive your OAS pension outside the country.
Example: If you left Canada in January, we would send your payments until the end of July. After July, the payments would stop until you return to Canada.
