Federal Programs
The Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
The Guaranteed Income
Supplement (GIS) provides a
monthly non-taxable benefit to low
income Old Age Security (OAS)
recipients.
You qualify for the Guaranteed
Income Supplement (GIC) if you
meet the following:
You are a legal resident of
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You are receiving an Old Age Security pension
Your annual income (or in the case of a couple, your combined income)
is lower than the maximum annual income (Table on page 13)
You must apply in writing for the GIS. Complete and mail the Guaranteed
Income Supplement or Statement of Income for the Allowance or
Allowance for the Survivor application form (ISP-3025) for the payment
year that applies to you. You will find this form at:
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/cgi-bin/search/eforms/index.cgi?
app=prfl&frm=isp3025&ln=eng
Information on the maximum monthly payment amount you could receive
for the Old Age Security pension and benefits, and the maximum annual
income allowed to be eligible can be found at:
http://www.esdc.gc.ca/en/cpp/oas/payments.page
Old Age Security Allowance
The Allowance is a benefit available to spouses or common-law partners of
Guaranteed Income Supplement recipients ages 60 to 64.The Allowance
stops the month after your 65th birthday, when you may become eligible for
the OAS pension and possibly the GIS.
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