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Agreement Between The And

Contents

Introduction 1

Coverage and Social Security taxes 2

Certificate of coverage 4

Monthly benefits 5

A CPP/QPP affect your U.S. benefit 10

What need to know about 10

Claims for benefits 10

Authority to collect information for a certificate of coverage (see pages 4-5) 11

Contacting Social Security 12

Introduction where otherwise noted, references in this booklet to the U.S.- agreement also An agreement effective 1, 1984, apply to the U.S.- understanding. between the United States and Canada The agreement with Canada helps many improves Social Security protection for people people who, without the agreement, would not who work or have worked in both countries. It be eligible for monthly retirement, disability or also helps protect the benefit rights of people survivors benefits under the Social Security who have earned Canadian Social Security system of one or both countries. It also helps based on residence and/or contributions people who would otherwise have to pay in Canada. Social Security taxes to both countries on the Because the Canadian Social Security system same earnings. includes a special pension plan operated For the United States, the agreement in the of Quebec, an additional covers Social Security taxes (including the understanding has been concluded with Quebec U.S. Medicare portion) and Social Security to extend the agreement to that province retirement, disability and survivors insurance also effective August 1, 1984. Terms of the benefits. It does not cover benefits under the U.S.-Canadian agreement and the U.S.-Quebec U.S. Medicare program or the Supplemental understanding are very similar, and except

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Agreement Between The United States And Canada Security Income program. For Canada, the taxes only to the United States. If you work as agreement applies to the Old-Age Security an employee in Canada, you normally will be program and the . The covered by Canada, and you and your employer understanding with Quebec applies to the pay Social Security taxes (contributions) only Quebec Pension Plan. to Canada. This booklet covers highlights of the agreement On the other hand, if your employer sends you and explains how it may help you while you from one country to work for that employer or an work and when you apply for benefits. affiliate in the other country for five or less, you will continue to be covered by your home The agreement may help you, your family country and you will be exempt from coverage and your employer in the other country. For example, if a U.S. • While you work — If your work is covered by company sends an employee to work for that both the U.S. and Canadian Social Security employer or an affiliate in Canada for no more systems, you (and your employer, if you are than five years, the employer and the employee employed) would normally have to pay Social will continue to pay only U.S. Social Security Security taxes to both countries for the same taxes and will not have to pay in Canada. work. However, the agreement eliminates Even if your occupation (such as this double coverage so you pay taxes to or professional athlete) requires you to make only one system (see pages 2-5). frequent short trips from one country to the other • When you apply for benefits — You may over a period of more than five years, each have some Social Security credits in both trip can be considered separately so that you the United States and Canada but not have remain covered only by the country from which enough to be eligible for benefits in one you are sent. country or the other. The agreement makes If you are self-employed and reside in the United it easier to qualify for benefits by letting you States or Canada, you generally will be covered add together your Social Security credits and taxed only by the country where you reside. in both countries. For more details, see the section on “Monthly benefits” beginning Summary of agreement rules on page 5. The following table shows whether your work is covered under the U.S. or Canadian Social Coverage and Social Security taxes Security system. If you are covered under U.S. Before the agreement, employees, employers Social Security, you and your employer (if you and self-employed people could, under certain are an employee) must pay U.S. Social Security circumstances, be required to pay Social taxes. If you are covered under the Canadian Security taxes to both the United States and system, you and your employer (if you are an Canada for the same work. employee) must pay Canadian Social Security taxes (contributions). The section explains Under the agreement, if you work as an how to get a form from the country where you employee in the United States, you normally are covered that will prove you are exempt in will be covered by the United States, and you the other country. and your employer will pay Social Security

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Agreement Between The United States And Canada Your work status Coverage and taxes You are working in Canada/Quebec: For a U.S. employer who: Sent you to work in Canada/Quebec for five years U.S. or less Sent you to work in Canada/Quebec for more than Canada/Quebec five years Hired you in Canada/Quebec Canada/Quebec For a non-U.S. employer Canada/Quebec Write to the U.S. on page 12 for For U.S. government further information. You are working in the United States: For an employer in Canada/Quebec who: Sent you to work in the United States for five years Canada/Quebec or less Sent you to work in the United States for more than U.S. five years Hired you in the United States U.S. For a non-Canadian/Quebec employer U.S. Write to the appropriate Canadian address on page For the Canadian/Quebec government 12 for further information. You are self-employed and you: Reside in the United States U.S. Reside in Canada/Quebec Canada/Quebec If this table does not seem to describe your situation and you are: Write to the U.S. address on page 12 for Working in the United States further information. Write to the appropriate Canadian address on page Working in Canada/Quebec 12 for further information.

NOTE: As the table indicates, a U.S. worker employed in Canada can be covered by U.S. Social Security only if he or she works for a U.S. employer. A U.S. employer includes a corporation organized under the laws of the United States or any state, a partnership if at least two thirds of the partners are U.S. residents, a person who is a resident of the United States or a trust if all the trustees are U.S. residents. The term also includes a foreign affiliate of a U.S. employer if the U.S. employer has entered into an agreement with the Internal Revenue (IRS) under section 3121(l) of the Internal Revenue Code to pay Social Security taxes for U.S. citizens and residents employed by the affiliate.

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Agreement Between The United States And Canada Certificate of coverage In addition, your employer must indicate if you remain an employee of the U.S. company A certificate of coverage issued by one country while working in Canada or if you become an serves as proof of exemption from Social employee of the U.S. company’s affiliate in Security taxes on the same earnings in the other Canada. If you become an employee of an country. Generally, you will need a certificate affiliate, your employer must indicate if the U.S. only if you will be working in the other country company has an agreement with the IRS under for more than 183 days in a calendar . If section 3121(l) of the Internal Revenue Code to you will be in the other country for 183 days or pay U.S. Social Security taxes for U.S. citizens less, a certificate will not be needed unless the and residents employed by the affiliate and, if other country requests that you get one. yes, the effective date of the agreement. Certificates for employees Your employer can also request a certificate To establish an exemption from compulsory of U.S. coverage for you over the Internet coverage and taxes under the Canadian using a special online request form available system, your employer must request a at www.socialsecurity.gov/coc. Only an certificate of coverage (form USA/CAN 101 employer can use the online form to request a or USA/QUE 101) from the United States at certificate of coverage. A self-employed person this address: must submit a request by mail or fax. Social Security Administration To establish your exemption from coverage under the U.S. Social Security system, your Office of International Programs employer in Canada must request a certificate P.O. Box 17741 of coverage from Canada as follows: Baltimore, MD 21235-7741 • If your work will remain covered by the USA Canada Pension Plan, request a certificate If preferred, the request may be sent by FAX to (form CPT56A) from: (410) 966-1861. Please note this FAX number CPP/EI Rulings Department should only be used to request certificates Tax Services Office of coverage. Section No special form is required to request a 333 Laurier Avenue West certificate but the request must be in writing and provide the following information: Ottawa, • Full name of worker; CANADA K1A 0L9 • Date and place of birth; • If your work will remain covered by the Quebec Pension Plan, request a certificate • ; (form QUE/USA 101) from: • Country of worker’s permanent residence; Bureau des ententes de sécurité sociale • U.S. ; Régie des rentes du Québec • Date of hire; 1055, René-Lévesque Est, 13e étage • Country of hire; Montréal, Québec • Name and address of the employer in the CANADA H2L 4S5 U.S. and Canada; and The same information required for a certificate • Date of transfer and anticipated date of coverage from the United States is needed of return. to get a certificate from Canada or Quebec

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Agreement Between The United States And Canada except that you must show your Canadian social Copies of certificates of coverage issued by insurance number rather than your U.S. Social the United States will be provided for both the Security number. employee and the employer. It will be their responsibility to present the certificate to the Certificates for self-employed people Canadian or Quebec authorities when requested If you are self-employed and would normally to do so. To avoid any difficulties, your employer have to pay Social Security taxes to both the (or you, if you are self-employed) should request U.S. and Canadian systems, you can establish a certificate as early as possible, preferably your exemption from one of the taxes. before your work in the other country begins. • If you reside in the United States, write to the If you or your employer request a certificate of Social Security Administration at the address coverage, you should read the Privacy Act and on page 4; or fax to (410) 966-1861; or Paperwork Reduction Act statements at the end • If you reside in Canada, write to the of this booklet. appropriate Canadian address on page 4. Monthly benefits Be sure to provide the following information in your : The following table shows the various types of Social Security benefits payable under the U.S. • Full name; and Canadian Social Security systems and • Date and place of birth; briefly describes the eligibility requirements that • Citizenship; normally apply for each type of benefit. If you do not meet the normal requirements for these • Country of permanent residence; benefits, the agreement may help you to qualify • U.S. and/or Canadian Social (see pages 9-11). Security number; This table is only a general guide. You can • of self-employment activity; get more specific information about U.S. • Dates the activity was or will be benefits at any U.S. Social Security office or by performed; and calling our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213 • Name and address of your trade or business or by visiting Social Security’s website at in both countries. www.socialsecurity.gov. You can get more detailed information about the Canadian system Effective date of coverage exemption by writing to the appropriate Canadian address The certificate of coverage you receive from on page 4 or by visiting the Department of one country will show the effective date of your Resources at www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ exemption from paying Social Security taxes in isp/common/home.shtml or the Régie des the other country. Generally, this will be the date rentes de Québec at www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca/en. you began working in the other country. Under U.S. Social Security, you may earn up to Certificates of coverage issued by either the four credits each year depending on the amount Department of National Revenue in Ottawa or of your covered earnings. The amount needed the Bureau des ententes de sécurité sociale in to earn a work goes up slightly each should be retained by the employer year. For more information, ask for How You in the United States in case of an audit by the Earn Credits (Publication No. 05-10072). Under Internal Revenue Service (IRS). No copies the Canadian system, credits are measured in should be sent to IRS unless specifically years. To simplify the information in the table, requested by IRS. However, a self-employed U.S. requirements are also shown in years person must attach a photocopy of the of credits. certificate to his or her return each year as proof of the U.S. exemption. 5 (over)

Agreement Between The United States And Canada We should point out that Canada provides The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and the old-age, disability and survivors benefits Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) pay retirement, through two different programs. The Old-Age disability and survivors based on a Security (OAS) program pays a flat-rate benefit worker’s earnings and total years of coverage to people age 65 or older based on periods of beginning 1, 1966 (when CPP and residence in Canada. QPP started). Social Security System United States Canada

Canada Pension Quebec Pension Old-Age Security (OAS) benefit Type of Plan (CPP) Plan (QPP)

Full benefit at An Old-Age Security pension Worker can Same as CPP. full retirement is paid to anyone in Canada get full pension age.* Reduced who is at least age 65 and has at age 65 or benefit as early been a resident of Canada reduced pension as age 62. for at least 10 years after age as early as age Required work 18. This benefit is payable 60. Only one credits range outside Canada for only six contribution (one from 1 ½ to 10 months following the month of year coverage) years (10 years departure from Canada unless required. if age 62 in 1991 the person has at least 20 or later). years of Canadian residence after age 18. No work credits are required. A supplementary benefit called Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) is paid

Retirement or old-age to OAS beneficiaries living in Canada who have little or no income beyond the OAS benefit. GIS is payable outside Canada for only six months following the month of departure from Canada.

Under full No provision. Worker under Definition of disability * 65 must have same as CPP. can get benefit a physical or Worker must have if unable to do mental disability contributions in: any substantial which prevents • half the years in the gainful work for any substantial contributory period with at least a year.1 gainful work and a two-year minimum; or ½ to 10 years will be of long and credit required, indefinite duration • Five years of the depending on or result in death. last 10 years in the contributory period; or Disability age at date of Worker must have onset. Some contributions in • Two years of the last recent credits four of the last three years in the also needed six years. contributory period, unless worker or two years if the is blind. contributory period is two years.

*The full retirement age is 66 for people born in 1943-1954 and will gradually increase to age 67 for people born in 1960 or later. 6 (over)

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Old-Age Security Canada Pension Quebec Pension benefit Type of (OAS) Plan (CPP) Plan (QPP)

Family benefits to dependents of retired or disabled people Full benefit at full An allowance is paid to No provision for Same as CPP. retirement age* or the spouse or commonlaw benefits. However, at any age if caring partner (whether of the under certain for worker’s entitled same or different sex conditions, retirement child under age 16 who have lived together pensions can be (or disabled before for at least one year) of shared by married age 22). Reduced an OAS pensioner when spouses if they are not benefits as early as the couple has little or legally separated. age 62 if not caring no income. The spouse for a child. or common-law partner

Spouse must be age 60-64 and the OAS beneficiary must also be receiving GIS. The allowance is payable outside Canada for only six months following the month of departure from Canada.

Full benefit at full No provision. No provision for No provision for retirement age.* benefits. However, benefits. Provision Reduced benefit total earnings credited on earnings splitting as early as age 62. to the couple during similar to CPP. Must be unmarried the marriage (while and have been they lived together) married to worker for may be split equally at least 10 years. upon a or

Divorced spouse legal annulment that occurred after 1977.

If unmarried, up to No provision. No provision for No provision for age 18 (age 19 if children of retired children of retired in an elementary or worker. Children of worker. Children of secondary school disabled worker up to disabled worker up full time) or any age age 18 (or age 25 if in to age 18 (or age 25 if disabled before school full time). if in school full time age 22. and worker died or Children became disabled prior to 1/1/94).

*The full retirement age is 66 for people born in 1943-1954 and will gradually increase to age 67 for people born in 1960 or later.

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Old-Age Security Canada Pension Plan Quebec Pension benefit Type of (OAS) (CPP) Plan (QPP) Full benefit at full An allowance Age 35 or older, or under Same as CPP, retirement age* or is payable to age 35 if disabled or except no age at any age if caring widowed spouses maintaining dependent child requirement. for the deceased’s or common-law of the deceased spouse or entitled child under partners (whether common-law partner (whether age 16 (or disabled of the same or of the same or different sex). before age 22). different sex) age In addition, a same-sex Reduced benefit as 60-64 with little or common-law partner can early as age 60 (or no income. The qualify for benefit only if the age 50 if disabled) common- law partner worker’s death occurred on if not caring for must have lived with or after 1/1/98. The deceased child. Benefits may the deceased for worker must have credit for be continued if at least one year. at least one third of the years remarriage occurs The allowance is in the contributory period for after age 60 (or age payable outside a minimum of three years 50 if disabled). Canada for only six up to a maximum of 10 months following the years. Remarriage will not month of departure affect entitlement.

Survivors benefits — widow or widower from Canada.

Same as widow or No provision. No provision. However, see No provision. widower if marriage note under divorced spouse. However, see lasted at least note under 10 years. divorced spouse. Divorced widow(er)

Same as for No provision. Same as children of disabled Same as children children of retired or worker. Same contributory of disabled worker. disabled worker. requirements as for Same contributory widow/ widower. requirements as for

children widow/ widower. Surviving

A one-time payment No provision. Same minimum contributory Same minimum not to exceed $255 requirements as for other contributory payable on the death survivors benefits. One- requirements as of an insured worker. time payment equal to six for other survivors times the monthly retirement benefits. One- pension of the deceased time payment of

Lump-sum worker to a maximum of CDN $2,500. death benefit CDN $2,500.

*The full retirement age for survivors is age 66 for people born in 1945-1956 and will gradually increase to age 67 for people born in 1962 or later. 8 (over)

Agreement Between The United States And Canada How benefits can be paid the amount of your earnings. The CPP If you have Social Security credits in both the operates throughout Canada, except in the United States and Canada, you may be eligible Province of Quebec. Both plans require a for benefits from one or both countries. If you minimum qualify for benefits. People who meet all the basic requirements under one have contributed to both CPP and QPP country’s system, you will get a regular benefit receive one benefit based on their total from that country. If you do not meet the basic contributions to both plans. requirements, the agreement may help you Under the agreement, U.S. Social Security qualify for a benefit as explained below. credits completed after 1965 may be • Benefits from the United States — If you do considered along with CPP or QPP work not have enough work credits under the U.S. credits, if necessary, to meet the minimum system to qualify for regular benefits, you requirements for CPP or QPP disability may be able to qualify for a partial benefit or survivors benefits. However, to be from the United States based on both U.S. eligible to have your U.S. credits counted, and Canadian (CPP/QPP) credits. However, you must have earned at least one year to be eligible to have your Canadian credits of credit under the CPP or QPP. It is not counted, you must have earned at least six necessary to consider U.S. Social Security work credits (generally 1½ years of work) credits in determining eligibility for CPP under the U.S. system. If you already have or QPP retirement benefits since anyone enough work credits under the U.S. system who has made at least one contribution to qualify for a benefit, the United States to either plan can qualify for a retirement cannot count your Canadian credits. benefit at age 65 or a reduced retirement benefit as early as age 60. • Benefits from Canada — Canada provides retirement, disability and survivors benefits How credits get counted through two separate programs. You do not have to do anything to have your 1. Old-Age Security (OAS) Program — To credits in one country counted by the other get OAS benefits, you must be age 65 or country. If we need to count your credits under older and must have been a resident of the Canadian system to help you qualify for a Canada for at least 10 years after age 18 U.S. benefit, we will get a copy of your Canadian (or 20 years after age 18 to have benefits record directly from Canada when you apply for paid outside Canada). benefits. If Canadian officials need to count your Under the agreement, Canada will U.S. credits to help you qualify for a Canadian consider your U.S. Social Security credits benefit, they will get a copy of your U.S. record earned after 1951 and after age 18, along directly from the Social Security Administration with periods of residence in Canada after when you apply for the Canadian benefit. 1951 and after age 18, to meet the OAS Although each country may count your credits residence requirements. However, to be in the other country, your credits are not actually eligible to have your U.S. credits counted, transferred from one country to the other. They you must have resided in Canada for at remain on your record in the country where you least one year after 1951 and after age 18. earned them and can also be used to qualify for 2. Canada Pension Plan and Quebec benefits there. Pension Plan — The Canada Pension Computation of U.S. benefit under the Plan (CPP) and the Quebec Pension agreement Plan (QPP) pay retirement, disability and When a U.S. benefit becomes payable as a survivors pensions based on your covered result of counting both U.S. and Canadian work performed on or after , Social Security credits, an initial benefit is 1966 (when CPP and QPP started), and 9 (over)

Agreement Between The United States And Canada determined based on your U.S. earnings as if receive all of their services your entire career had been completed under through a provider organization under Part C. the U.S. system. This initial benefit is then • coverage (Part D) helps reduced to reflect the fact that Canadian credits pay for medications doctors prescribe for helped to make the benefit payable. The amount medical treatment. of the reduction will depend on the number of U.S. credits: the more U.S. credits, the smaller You are eligible for free insurance at the reduction; and the fewer U.S. credits, the age 65 if you have worked long enough under larger the reduction. U.S. Social Security to qualify for a retirement benefit. People born in 1929 or later need 40 A CPP/QPP pension may affect credits (about 10 years of covered work) to your U.S. benefit qualify for retirement benefits. Although the agreement between the United If you qualify for Social Security benefits from States and Canada and the understanding the United States and a CPP/QPP pension from between the United States and Quebec allows Canada, and you did not need the agreement to the Social Security Administration to count your qualify for the U.S. benefit, the amount of your CPP or QPP credits to help you qualify for U.S. U.S. benefit may be reduced. This is a result retirement, disability or survivors benefits, the of a provision in U.S. law that can affect the agreement does not cover Medicare benefits. way your benefit is figured if you also receive As a result, we cannot count your credits in a pension based on work that was not covered Canada or Quebec to establish entitlement to by U.S. Social Security. Receipt of a Canadian free Medicare hospital insurance. Old-Age Security pension, which is based on residence in Canada, will not affect the way your For more information about Medicare, ask for U.S. benefit is figured. For more information, Medicare (Publication No. 05-10043) or call our toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213, and visit Medicare’s website at www.medicare.gov. ask for the publication, Windfall Elimination Claims for benefits Provision (Publication No. 05-10045). If you are outside the United States, you may write • If you live in the United States and wish to to us at the address on the inside cover. This apply for U.S. or Canadian benefits: publication is also available on our website at • Visit or write any U.S. Social Security . www.socialsecurity.gov office; or What you need to know • Phone our toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213, about Medicare 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. any business day. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call our Medicare is the U.S. national toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778. program for people age 65 or older or who are disabled. Medicare has four parts: You can apply for Canadian benefits (OAS, CPP or QPP) at any U.S. Social Security office • Hospital insurance (Part A) helps pay by completing application form CDN-USA 1 for inpatient hospital care and certain (for OAS and CPP benefits) or QUE/USA-1 (for follow-up services. QPP benefits). • Medical insurance (Part B) helps pay for If you live in Canada and wish to apply for doctors’ services, outpatient hospital care U.S. benefits: and other medical services. • Visit or write any U.S. Social Security office • Medicare Advantage plans (Part C) are located along the U.S.-Canadian ; or available in many areas. People with Medicare Parts A and B can choose to • Contact any Canadian or Quebec Social Security office. 10 (over)

Agreement Between The United States And Canada If you live in Canada and wish to apply for Appeals Canadian or Quebec benefits, contact any If you disagree with the decision made on your Canadian or Quebec Social Security office. claim for benefits under the agreement, contact You can apply with one country and ask to any U.S. or Canadian Social Security office. The have your application considered as a claim for staff there can tell you what you need to do to benefits from the other country. In that case, appeal the decision. your application will be sent to the other country. The appropriate Canadian Social Security Each country will process the claim under its authorities (i.e., OAS, CPP or QPP) will review own laws — counting credits from the other your appeal if it affects your rights under the country when appropriate — and notify you Canadian system, while U.S. Social Security of its decision. authorities will review your appeal if it affects If you have not applied for benefits before, you your rights under the U.S. system. Since each may need to provide certain information and country’s decisions are made independently documents when you apply. These include the of the other, a decision by one country on a worker’s U.S. and Canadian Social Security particular issue may not conform with numbers, proof of age for all claimants, the decision made by the other country on the evidence of the worker’s U.S. earnings in the same issue. past 24 months and information about the worker’s coverage under the Canadian system. Authority to collect information You may wish to call the Social Security for a certificate of coverage office before you go there to see if any other (see pages 4-5) information is needed. Privacy Act Payment of benefits The Privacy Act requires us to notify you that Each country pays its own benefit. U.S. we are authorized to collect this information by payments are made by the U.S. Department of section 233 of the . While it is each month and cover benefits for the not mandatory for you to furnish the information preceding month. Benefits under Canada’s OAS to the Social Security Administration, a and CPP systems and Quebec’s QPP system certificate of coverage cannot be issued unless are paid near the end of each month and a request has been received. The information is represent payment for that month. needed to enable Social Security to determine Absence from U.S. if work should be covered only under the U.S. Social Security system in accordance with an Normally, people who are not U.S. citizens international agreement. Without the certificate, may receive U.S. Social Security benefits while work may be subject to taxation under both the outside the United States only if they meet U.S. and the foreign Social Security systems. certain requirements. Under the agreement, however, you may receive benefits as long Paperwork Reduction Act Notice as you reside in Canada, regardless of your This information collection meets the nationality. If you are not a U.S. or Canadian clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. section citizen and live in another country, you may not 3507, as amended by section 2 of the be able to receive benefits. The restrictions on PaperworkReduction Act of 1995. You are not U.S. benefits are explained in the publication, required to answer these questions unless Your Payments While You Are Outside The we display a valid Office of Management and United States (Publication No. 05-10137). This Budget control number. We estimate that publication is also available on our website at it will take you about 30 minutes to readthe www.socialsecurity.gov.

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Agreement Between The United States And Canada instructions, gather the necessary facts, If you live outside the United States, write to: and write down the information to request a Social Security Administration certificate of coverage. OIO — Totalization Contacting Social Security P.O. Box 17769 Baltimore, MD 21235-7769 Visit our website USA The convenient way to conduct Social Security business from anywhere at any time, For more information about the Old-Age Security program or the Canada Pension Plan, is to visit www.socialsecurity.gov. There, you can: contact any office of the Department of Human Resources Development, Income Security • Apply for retirement, disability, and Programs or write to: Medicare benefits; International Operations • Find copies of our publications; Income Security Programs • Get answers to frequently asked Human Resources and Social Development questions; and Ottawa, Ontario • So much more! CANADA K1A 0L4 Call us For more information about the Quebec Pension If you don’t have access to the internet, we Plan, contact any office of the Régie des rentes offer many automated services by telephone, de Québec or write to: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you’re in the Régie des rentes du Québec United States, call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213 Case Postale 5200 or at our TTY number, 1-800-325-0778, if you’re deaf or hard of hearing. Québec City, Québec If you need to speak to a person, we can answer CANADA G1K 7S9 your calls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through If you do not wish to file a claim for benefits Friday. We ask for your patience during busy but would like more information about the periods since you may experience a higher than agreement, write to: usual rate of busy signals and longer hold times Social Security Administration to speak to us. We look forward to serving you. Office of International Programs For more information P.O. Box 17741 To file a claim for U.S. or Canadian benefits Baltimore, MD 21235-7741 under the agreement, follow the instructions on USA pages 10-11. For additional information visit our website: www.socialsecurity.gov/international

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