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Canada-India Social Security Agreement
The new Social Security Agreement will enable Canada and India to coordinate certain pension programs. The Agreement will benefit Canada by:
- helping eligible individuals qualify for retirement, disability or survivor benefits;
- enabling employees from Canada who are sent to work temporarily in India to continue to contribute to the Canada Pension Plan and be exempt from contributing to the Employees’ Pension Scheme of India; and
- exempting Canadian businesses from paying Indian pension plan contributions for their employees sent to work temporarily in India, thus resulting in substantial savings.
The Agreement between Canada and India will enter into force after both countries have completed their respective legal procedures, which is expected to occur in 2013.
Canada has signed 56 international Social Security Agreements, of which 53 are in force with the following countries:
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Iceland |
Norway |
In addition to India, agreements have also been signed with Brazil and Bulgaria, but are not yet in force.
