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Receiving your OAS pension outside of Canada You can qualify to receive Old Age Security pension payments while living outside of Canada if one if these reasons applies to you: you lived in Canada for at least 20 years after turning 18. you lived and worked in a country that has a social security agreement with Canada.

If you are applying online, you'll need a My Service Canada Account (MSCA). If you don't have a My Service Canada Account (MSCA), you can register for one. You'll receive a personal access code to complete your registration.

As you can see from the chart below, the 2023 maximum monthly amount paid by OAS is $691.00 for people between the age of 65 and 74, which comes out to just under $8,300 a year. If you are age 75 or over, the maximum payment is $760.10 in 2023.

In some cases, Service Canada will be able to automatically enroll you for the OAS pension. In other cases, you will have to apply for the Old Age Security pension. Service Canada will inform you if you have been automatically enrolled. In most cases, you do not have to apply to get this benefit.

As a non-resident of Canada, you may be entitled to apply for Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payments and Old Age Security Pension (OAS) payments. Canada also has agreements with a number of other countries that offer comparable pension programs.

Yet, CPP benefits can begin as early as age 60, or as late as age 70, while OAS can begin anywhere from age 65 to 70.

OAS payments starting in the first quarter of 2023 were indexed by 0.3%, bringing the total increase for the year to 7.0%.