Grenada - Pensions and benefits

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

The Agreement on Social Security between Canada and Grenada came into force on February 1, 1999.

Available benefits

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

• Canadian old age and disability benefits
• Grenadian 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
• Grenadian survivor benefits

You may qualify for a Canadian or a Grenadian 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 Grenada will pay a benefit amount reflecting the portion of your creditable periods under Grenada's pension program.

Eligibility

Canadian benefits

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

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

If you do not qualify for an Old Age Security pension because you have not lived in Canada for the minimum number of years, Canada will consider periods of contribution to the pension program of Grenada 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.

Grenadian benefits

To qualify for a benefit under the pension program of Grenada, you normally must have contributed to the program for a minimum number of weeks.

If you have not contributed to the program for the minimum period, to qualify for a Grenadian old age pension under the Agreement, Grenada will consider periods of contribution to the Canada Pension Plan from April 4, 1983, and periods of residence in Canada after the age of 18 and from that same date, as periods of contribution to the pension program of Grenada. To determine eligibility for Grenadian disability and survivor benefits, Grenada will also consider periods of contribution to the Canada Pension Plan from April 4, 1983, as periods of contribution to the pension program of Grenada.

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 the Pensions in Canada.

If you live in Canada and want to apply for Grenadian 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
PO Box 2710 Station Main
Edmonton AB  T5J 2G4
Canada

If you live in Grenada

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

• Grenada/Canada Agreement - Application for Canadian Old Age, Retirement and Survivor Benefits (ISP5054-GRD)
• Grenada/Canada Agreement - Application for CPP Child's Benefits (ISP5055-GRD)
• Grenada/Canada Agreement - Application for CPP Disability Benefits (ISP5053-GRD)

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

International Operations
Service Canada
PO Box 2710 Station Main
Edmonton AB  T5J 2G4
Canada

Grenada's social security

• National Insurance Scheme of Grenada

Resources

• Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Canada and the Government of Grenada
• General overview of Grenada's social security system
• Information on programs and services for Canadians living abroad
• Information on contributing to the Canada Pension Plan while working abroad and contact information for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

Note: The Agreement

This page contains general information on the Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Canada and the Government of Grenada and may not describe all the provisions that apply to your situation. If you have any questions, please contact us. In the case of a discrepancy between this page and the Agreement, the wording and provisions of the Agreement will prevail.