Contact the Canada Pension Plan

Information about the Canada Pension Plan program

Online

You can complete the following tasks online:

By phone

Service Canada offers an automated telephone service that provides general information about Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits, including how to apply. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

When you call, you can also use self-service options to:

  • check your application status
  • confirm your monthly payment amount and date

To get more information or make changes to your account, you may speak with a CPP representative during business hours.

To access information about your account, you will need to provide your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and other personal information.

Canada and the United States Toll-free: 1-800-277-9914
Canada and the United States TTY: 1-800-255-4786
The hours of operation are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm local time, Monday to Friday.

Outside Canada and the United States: 1-613-957-1954 (Call collect)
The hours of operation are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Eastern time, Monday to Friday.

Request a call back

Submit an eServiceCanada request form  to have a Service Canada representative call you back within 2 business days.

Average wait times

Our service standard is to answer your call within 10 minutes. Please see below our average wait times for the week of March 4, 2024.

Definition of average wait time

This is the average length of time that callers wait in queue before speaking to an agent.

Days Average wait time
Monday March 4, 2024 34 minutes
Tuesday March 5, 2024 31 minutes
Wednesday March 6, 2024 24 minutes
Thursday March 7, 2024 21 minutes
Friday March 8, 2024 18 minutes
Average wait time for the week of March 4, 2024 26 minutes

To resolve your enquiry without waiting to speak to a representative, you may use one of our online self-service options or telephone self-service options described above.

Weekly average wait times
Weeks Average wait time
The week of February 26 to March 1 7 minutes
The week of February 19 to 23 7 minutes
The week of February 12 to 16 5 minutes
The week of February 5 to 9 12 minutes
Monthly average wait times
Months Average wait time
February 2024 10 minutes
January 2024 7 minutes
December 2023 5 minutes
November 2023 1 minute
October 2023 3 minutes
September 2023 5 minutes
August 2023 22 minutes
July 2023 13 minutes
June 2023 1 minute
May 2023 1 minute
April 2023 18 minutes
March 2023 38 minutes

By mail

You can complete the following tasks by mail:

Within Canada, send your documents to the nearest Service Canada Office.
For outside of Canada, mail your documents to a Service Canada Office in the province where you last resided.

In person

You can complete the following tasks at a Service Canada office:

  • submit supporting documents
  • use the telephone interpretation service

To access information on your specific file visit My Service Canada Account.

Find a Service Canada office near you

Protecting your information

You now need to show ID and answer verification questions at Service Canada Centres to access your file.

To be accepted, your ID needs to show your legal name, photo, signature and/or date of birth.

Examples of accepted ID include:

  • One of the following:
    • a passport (Canadian or foreign) or permanent resident card
    • a Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada
    • a provincial or territorial ID card or drivers license
  • or 2 of the following:
    • a birth certificate (provincial or territorial)
    • a certificate of Canadian citizenship
    • a certificate of registration of birth abroad
    • any other government-issued ID

No ID is required to ask about our programs or services.

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