OAS residence guide
How years in Canada decide your OAS amount, partial pensions, and social security agreements with other countries.
What the guide covers
- How residence years are counted
- Partial OAS: how much you get
- Using a social security agreement
- Living outside Canada and keeping OAS
Figures will be checked against canada.ca on the day the guide is published.
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Please note
- These guides are general information. They are not legal or financial advice.
- OAS Guides is independent. We are not part of, or connected to, the Government of Canada or Service Canada.
- We cannot promise any result from an application, request for reconsideration or appeal.
- Benefit amounts and rules change. Each guide shows the date we last checked its figures.