Canadian Armed Forces pension
Active member: Reservists in the Reserve Force
Find information, as an active member of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) regarding your pension plan and the benefits to which you and your families will be entitles.
Life events
Services and information
New to the Canadian Armed Forces
New member, pension plans pensionable service, benefit eligibility, contributions, retirement income
Plan information
Pension benefits available to active members, benefit eligibility
Getting married/common-law
Beneficiary designation, survivor benefit, eligible partner, Pension Centre notification, death benefits
Release
Pension entitlements, benefit options, immediate pension, deferred pension, transfer value, pension reduction
Preparing for retirement
Defined benefit pension, pensionable service, reduced vs unreduced pension, deferred pension, bridge benefit, inflation protection
Increasing your pension
Electing to count your prior service, service buy-back, pension credits, transfer credits (with limitations), contribution options
Disability
Long-term illness, becoming disabled, CPP/QPP, pension options, benefits
Divorce or separation
Pension division, former spouse, court order, pension reduction, survivor benefit
Taking a leave of absence
Leave without pay, pensionable service, affected pension contributions, buy-back option, supplementary death benefit, contribution repayment
Becoming a parent
Family protection, survivor coverage, benefit entitlement, survivor benefit, eligible children, event of your death
Deployment
Pension issues to consider, buy-back estimate, beneficiary designation, deployment preparation
When death occurs
Survivor benefits, eligible children, survivor pension, death benefit, supplementary death benefit, benefit entitlement