Pension and benefits

Note to readers

These services are affected by the outbreaks of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Pension: Callers may experience increased wait times when calling the Government of Canada Pension Centre. Measures are in place to ensure that critical pension services are maintained without interruption.

Benefits: The Government of Canada has implemented temporary measures to benefit plans. Learn more:

• Temporary measures: Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP)
• The PSHCP COVID temporary extension of emergency travel benefits measure that expanded trip duration coverage only applies to members and their eligible dependants who left their home province/ territory between January 17 and March 16, 2020, and are unable to return home. The standard Out-of-Province Benefit trip duration of 40 days, along with the normal plan maximum of $500,000 (CAD) in eligible medical expenses incurred as a result of an emergency while traveling, applies to any member and eligible dependant who travel out of their province/ territory of residence after March 17, 2020.
• Temporary measures: Public Service Dental Care Plan (PSDCP) and the Pensioners’ Dental Services Plan (PDSP)