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Ken & Laura Chaddock wrote:

> mary@electro.net wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know what the law says with regard to the exact number
> > of years in age a "heterosexual" must be to collect pension, and the
> > amount of income he/she must be earning?  Also, does anyone know
> > when these changes were enacted in parliament?
>
>    The regulation is certainly not *secret*. You must be at least
> 35 years of age to qualify for a surviver's pension, regardless of
> your gender or sexual orientation.
>    It's no different than having to be 65 to qualify for an Old Age
> Pension.
>    35 does seem an arbitary age, why not 30, 0r 25 or 19 ? some have
> argued that 35 is far TOO young, that it should be 45 or 50 ! Questions
> like; why should a young "survivor" get a pension when they are still
> young enough to have a good chance at enteringor re-entering the work
> force come to mind.
>
> ...Ken

I believe one has to earn (in wages not dividends interest or capital gain
income) under $8500 in order to claim the pension. At least this is the
supposed level for those claiming the CPP early. I say "supposed" because I
have seen many people earn wages in excess of $8500 without paying any
extraordinary penalty while collecting an early pension.  I imagine that
these rules would apply no matter what sexual orientation the couple
happened to be (that's why it is called equality).


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<p>Ken &amp; Laura Chaddock wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>mary@electro.net wrote:
<p>> Does anyone know what the law says with regard to the exact number
<br>> of years in age a "heterosexual" must be to collect pension, and
the
<br>> amount of income he/she must be earning?&nbsp; Also, does anyone
know
<br>> when these changes were enacted in parliament?
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The regulation is certainly not *secret*. You must be at
least
<br>35 years of age to qualify for a surviver's pension, regardless of
<br>your gender or sexual orientation.
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; It's no different than having to be 65 to qualify for
an Old Age
<br>Pension.
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 35 does seem an arbitary age, why not 30, 0r 25 or 19
? some have
<br>argued that 35 is far TOO young, that it should be 45 or 50 ! Questions
<br>like; why should a young "survivor" get a pension when they are still
<br>young enough to have a good chance at enteringor re-entering the work
<br>force come to mind.
<p>...Ken</blockquote>
I believe one has to earn (in wages <b>not</b> dividends interest or capital
gain income) <i>under</i> $8500 in order to claim the pension. At least
this is the supposed level for those claiming the CPP early. I say "supposed"
because I have seen many people earn wages in excess of $8500 without paying
any extraordinary penalty while collecting an early pension.&nbsp; I imagine
that these rules would apply no matter what sexual orientation the couple
happened to be (that's why it is called <i>equality</i>).
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