Maximum Benefit Amounts and Related Figures - Canada Pension Plan (2025) and Old Age Security (April to June 2025)
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Type of benefit |
Flat rate portion |
Earnings-related portion | Total |
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Retirement pension (at age 65) | not applicable | $1,433.00 | $1,433.00 |
Post-retirement benefit (at age 65) Footnote 2 | not applicable | $49.39 | $49.39 |
Disability pension | $598.49 | $1,074.75 | $1,673.24 |
Post-retirement disability benefit Footnote 3 | $598.49 | not applicable | $598.49 |
Survivor’s pension – younger than 65 | $233.50 | $537.38 | $770.88 |
Survivor’s pension – 65 and older | not applicable | $859.80 | $859.80 |
Children of disabled or deceased contributor benefit – under age 18 | $301.77 | not applicable | $301.77 |
Children of disabled or deceased contributor benefit – full-time student | $301.77 | not applicable | $301.77 |
Children of disabled or deceased contributor benefit – part-time student | $150.89 | not applicable | $150.89 |
Death benefit (one-time payment) Footnote 4 | $2,500.00 | not applicable | $2,500.00 |
Combined benefits: | |||
Survivor/retirement (retirement at 65) | not applicable | $1,449.53 | $1,449.53 |
Survivor/disability | not applicable | $1,683.57 | $1,683.57 |
Annual adjustment of benefits in pay in the previous year: +2.6%
Exemptions and pensionable earnings | Annual maximum amount |
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Year's Basic Exemption (YBE) | $3,500.00 |
Year's Maximum Pensionable Earnings (YMPE) | $71,300.00 |
Year's Additional Maximum Pensionable Earnings (YAMPE) | $81,200.00 |
Contribution details | Base + 1st additional contribution | 2nd additional contribution |
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Contribution rate for employee/employer | 5.95% | 4.00% |
Employee/employer maximum contribution | $4,034.10 | $396.00 |
Contribution rate for self-employed | 11.90% | 8.00% |
Self-employed maximum contribution | $8,068.20 | $792.00 |
Statistics | Total |
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Number of contributors (2021) | 15.5 million |
Amount of contributions (2022 to 2023) | $81,642 million |
Type of benefit |
Maximum monthly amount Footnote 5 |
Annual
income level cut-off Footnote 6 |
Annual income level cut-off for top-ups Footnote 6 |
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Old Age Security pension (age 65 to 74) Footnote 7,Footnote 8 | $727.67 | not applicable | not applicable |
Old Age Security pension (age 75 and over) Footnote 7,Footnote 8 | $800.44 | not applicable | not applicable |
Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) | |||
Single person who receives an OAS pension | $1,086.88 | $22,056 | $10,112 |
Spouse/common-law partner of someone who: | |||
|
$1,086.88 | $52,848 | $20,224 |
|
$654.23 | $29,136 | $8,608 |
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$654.23 | $40,800 | $8,608 |
Allowance | $1,381.90 | $40,800 | $8,608 |
Allowance for the Survivor | $1,647.34 | $29,712 | $10,112 |
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