Proclamation Declaring that the Agreement of Social Security Between Canada and Italy is in Force Effective December 20, 1978 — (a)
For the purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) children’s benefit means, in relation to Canada, an orphan’s benefit or a disabled contributor’s child’s benefit payable under the Canada Pension Plan; (b) competent authority means the Minister or Ministers responsible for the implementation of the social security schemes in all or part of the territory of each Party; (c) credited period means a period of contributions or residence used to acquire a right to a benefit under the legislation of either Party. It also means, in relation to Italy a period deemed to be a period of contribution by the legislation of Italy, and in relation to Canada, a period (equivalent period) during which a disability pension is payable under the Canada Pension Plan; (d) death benefit means, in relation to Canada, a death benefit payable under the Canada Pension Plan; (e) worker means, in relation to Italy, a person treated as a worker by Italian legislation, and in relation to Canada, a person who is employed in pensionable employment under the Canada Pension Plan; (f) Government employment includes, in relation to Italy employment of a person by an agency on the basis of a public law relationship and, in relation to Canada, means employment as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or the Armed Forces of Canada, employment of any person by the Government of Canada or the government or a municipal corporation of any province and includes any employment as may be so designated, from time to time, by the competent authorities of either Party; (g) invalidity benefit means, in relation to Italy, an invalidity pension or a privileged invalidity pension (pensione privilegiata) payable under the Italian legislation and, in relation to Canada, a disability pension payable under the Canada Pension Plan; (h) legislation means the legislation specified or described in Article II and any amendments thereto, and shall include: (i) legislative enactments or regulations covering new social risks or liabilities but only if the Parties make an arrangement to that effect; and (ii) legislative enactments or regulations extending the existing schemes to new categories of beneficiaries but only if the Government of the Party concerned does not object to the Government of the other Party within three months from the date of the official publication of the said enactments or regulations; (i) month means a calendar month; (j) old age benefit means, in relation to Italy, an old age pension, a seniority pension or an anticipated pension payable under the legislation of Italy and, in relation to Canada, an old age pension under the Old Age Security Act (excluding any income tested supplement, spouse’s allowance and the retirement pension under the Canada Pension Plan); (k) pension , allowance or benefit includes any increase in any pension, allowance or benefit; (l) spouse’s allowance means the benefit comprising the pension equivalent and the supplement equivalent payable to the spouse of a pensioner under the Old Age Security Act; (m) survivor’s benefit means, in relation to Italy, a pension payable under Italian legislation to the categories of family members of an insured person or of a deceased pensioner, recognized, according to that legislation, as survivors of the insured person or deceased pensioner and, in relation to Canada, a survivor’s pension payable to the surviving spouse under the Canada Pension Plan; (n) territory means, in relation to Italy, the territory of the Italian Republic and, in relation to Canada, the territory of Canada; (o) tuberculosis benefit means the benefits in respect of tuberculosis comprising cash payments and benefits in kind payable under the legislation of Italy; (p) year means a calendar year; (q) other words and expressions have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the legislation which is being applied.