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Immigration PR residency definition vs OAS
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ForumUser Posts: 541
Posted On: 9/13/2016
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Immigration PR residency definition vs OAS "living in Canada"?
The OAS form causes me a headache because of items #12 and #14. In order to get FULL OAS I need to have "lived in Canada for the 10 years immediately before the application was approved".
Now the government interprets residency for PR status this way "each day a permanent resident is outside Canada accompanying (that is,ordinarily residing with) a Canadian citizen constitutes a day of physical presence in Canada".
This applies to me.
So I don't know how to answer the OAS questions correctly.
Am I "living in Canada" or "permanently outside Canada" even though I am only temporarily abroad until further notice?
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Moderator Moderator Posts: 4142
Posted On: 9/13/2016
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Hello,
Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.
We can appreciate that you would be interested in this type of information.
In terms of your residency requirements, according to an Old Age Security (OAS) Information Service representative, as long as your permanent address is in Canada and you are still a considered a resident for tax purposes you are considered as a resident of Canada for this purpose. In other words, you are temporarily outside Canada and you maintain your residential ties with Canada.
For question #14, they stated that it is important that you include all trips outside Canada of more than 6 months.
Additionally, Canada has social security agreements with many countries. If you lived or worked in one or more of these countries, these agreements may help you meet the residence requirements to qualify for the OAS.
We suggest that you contact the Old Age Security (OAS) Information Service to confirm this information and for assistance completing the forms. You can contact them here:
Canada and the United States : 1-800-277-9914
All Other Countries:1- 613-957-1954 (Collect calls accepted)
TTY: 1-800-255-4786 (from Canada and the United States)
(Have your social insurance number ready when you call.)
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.
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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
Settlement.Org
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