Service Canada

Service Canada is a federal institution that is part of Employment and Social Development Canada.

Service Canada provides Canadians with a single point of access to a wide range of government services and benefits. We are committed to improving services for Canadians by working with partners to provide access to the full range of government services and benefits that Canadians want and need through the Internet, by telephone, in person or by mail.

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The image shows a hand holding out money to a person. The hand represents the Wage Earner Protection Program and the person represents a worker whose employer has declared bankruptcy or is subject to a receivership. — Wage Earner Protection Program: Increase to the maximum payment

A cartoon image of citizens submitting passport applications at a Service Canada Centre — Over 300 Service Canada Centres offer passport services

Harassment and Violence in the Workplace – Consultation — What We Heard: Modernizing Labour Standards

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Two parents are shown with their child/children. — Parents who share parental benefits can now receive extra weeks of benefits

Latest news

Government of Canada News Releases

Services and information

My Service Canada Account

View and update your EI, Canada Pension Plan, and Old Age Security information online.

Employment Insurance benefits

Benefits, initiatives, related programs, services and how to apply.

Old Age Security Programs

Eligibility criteria and how to apply online.

Canada Pension Plan

CPP pensions and benefits when contributors retire, become disabled, or die.

Social Insurance Number

Apply for a SIN, what to do in case of loss or theft of a SIN and information for employees and employers.

Apprenticeship Incentive Grants

Taxable cash grant and how to apply.

Wage Earner Protection Program

File a claim for unpaid wages or other monies when your employer declares bankruptcy or is subject to a receivership.

Passport Services in Service Canada Centres

Find out which Service Canada Centres are passport receiving agents and what services they offer.

Job Bank

Job opportunities, educational requirements, main duties, wage rates and salaries, current employment trends, and outlooks.

Direct Deposit

Receive your payments without any postal delay, access your payments more quickly.

Benefits Finder

Find federal, provincial and territorial programs and services in one convenient location.

GST/HST Credit

Quarterly tax-free credit to offset some or all of the GST or HST paid by lower income Canadians.

Fraud Awareness and Reporting

Prevent, detect, deter – Protecting you and our programs and services.

All Service Canada services

A list of services offered by Service Canada.

What we are doing

Program results

Datasets

All related datasets

Corporate information

Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos

Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

Leslie MacLean

Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development and Chief Operating Officer for Service Canada

Features

Impairment and cannabis in the workplace

Find out about impairment and cannabis in the workplace, and learn how you can address any kind of impairment at work.

Dialogue with Duclos

Dialogue with Duclos

Sign up to get the latest updates from Minister Duclos on ESDC's programs, policies and services.

Tax-sheltered education savings

The picture features a young girl smiling, wearing a construction helmet.

Find out about the tax-sheltered savings account that can help you, your family, or friends save for a child's education after high school.