Chile - Pensions and benefits

If you have lived or worked in Chile and in Canada, or you are the survivor of someone who has lived or worked in Chile and in Canada, you may be eligible for pensions or benefits from Chile or Canada, or both.

The Agreement on Social Security between Canada and Chile came into force on June 1, 1998.

Available benefits

If you contributed to both the Canada Pension Plan and the Chilean Pension program, or if you lived in Canada and Chile, this agreement may help you qualify for:

Canadian old age and disability benefits
Chilean old age and disability benefits

If you are the widow, widower or child of a person who contributed to the pension programs of both countries, this agreement may help you qualify for:

Canadian survivor benefits
Chilean survivor benefits

You may qualify for a Canadian or a Chilean benefit, or both. However, under the Agreement, the benefit paid by each country will be based solely on your creditable periods under that country’s pension program. In other words, Canada will pay a benefit amount reflecting the portion of your periods that are creditable under Canada's pension program, and Chile will pay a benefit amount reflecting the portion of your creditable periods under Chile's pension program.

Eligibility

Canadian benefits

The Canadian pension programs included in the Agreement are the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and the Old Age Security (OAS) program.

If you do not qualify for a Canada Pension Plan benefit based on your contributions to the CPP, Canada will consider periods credited under to the pension program of Chile as periods of contribution to the Canada Pension Plan.

If you do not qualify for an Old Age Security pension based on your years of residence in Canada, Canada will consider periods credited under the pension program of Chile after the age of 18 as periods of residence in Canada.

Note: Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) contributors

The Government of Canada’s international social security agreements cover Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan benefits only. If you contribute or have contributed to the QPP but not to the CPP, please consult the Quebec Pension Plan.

Chilean benefits

To qualify for a benefit under the pension program of Chile, you normally must have contributed to either system for a minimum number of years.

If you have not contributed to the Chilean pension program for the minimum period to qualify for a Chilean old age pension, Chile will consider periods of contribution to the Canada Pension Plan and periods of residence in Canada after the age of 18 as periods of coverage under the Chilean pension program. To determine eligibility for Chilean disability and survivor benefits, Chile will consider periods of contribution to the Canada Pension Plan as credited periods under the pension program of Chile.

Apply

Print and complete one of the following application forms:

If you live in Canada

If you live in Canada and want to apply for Canadian benefits, consult Pensions in Canada.

If you live in Canada and want to apply for Chilean benefits:

Foreign Benefits under an Agreement on Social Security, Interim Application for (ISP5005)

Attach any necessary supporting documents, and return the application form to a Service Canada Centre, or mail it to:

International Operations
Service Canada
P.O. Box 250
Fredericton NB E3B 4Z6
Canada

If you live in Chile

If you live in Chile and want to apply for Canadian benefits:

Attach any necessary supporting documents, and return the application form to a social security office in Chile, or mail it to:

International Operations
Service Canada
P.O. Box 250
Fredericton NB E3B 4Z6
Canada

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