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Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
For the purpose of calculating benefits under the Old Age Security Act , (a) if a person is subject to the Canada Pension Plan or to the comprehensive pension plan of a province of Canada during any period of residence in the territory of Ireland, that period shall be considered as a period of residence in Canada for that person as well as for that person’s spouse and dependants who reside with him or her and who are not subject to the legislation of Ireland as an employed person or as a self-employed person; and (b) if a person is subject to the legislation of Ireland during any period of residence in the territory of Canada, that period shall not be considered as a period of residence in Canada for that person and for that person’s spouse and dependants who reside with him or her and who are not subject to the Canada Pension Plan or to the comprehensive pension plan of a province of Canada by reason of employment or self-employment.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
(a) if a person is subject to the Canada Pension Plan or to the comprehensive pension plan of a province of Canada during any period of residence in the territory of Ireland, that period shall be considered as a period of residence in Canada for that person as well as for that person’s spouse and dependants who reside with him or her and who are not subject to the legislation of Ireland as an employed person or as a self-employed person; and
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (b)
(b) if a person is subject to the legislation of Ireland during any period of residence in the territory of Canada, that period shall not be considered as a period of residence in Canada for that person and for that person’s spouse and dependants who reside with him or her and who are not subject to the Canada Pension Plan or to the comprehensive pension plan of a province of Canada by reason of employment or self-employment.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 1
1 If a person is not entitled to the payment of a benefit because he or she has not completed sufficient reckonable periods under the legislation of one Party, entitlement to the payment of that benefit shall be determined by totalizing these periods and those specified in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article, provided that the periods do not overlap.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
(a) For the purposes of determining entitlement to the payment of a benefit under the Old Age Security Act of Canada, a reckonable period under the legislation of Ireland or a period of residence in Ireland, after the age at which periods of residence in Canada may be considered under that Act, shall be considered as a period of residence in Canada.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (b)
(b) For the purposes of determining entitlement to the payment of a benefit under the Canada Pension Plan , a calendar year in which at least 13 qualifying contributions have been recorded under the legislation of Ireland shall be considered as a year for which contributions have been made under the Canada Pension Plan .
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 3
3 For the purposes of determining the entitlement of a person for a benefit, other than a death grant, under the legislation of Ireland, (a) a week ending on or before December 31, 1965 which is a reckonable period under the Old Age Security Act of Canada shall be considered as a contribution week in respect of which the person has a qualifying contribution under the legislation of Ireland; (b) a year commencing on or after January 1, 1966 which is a reckonable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a contribution year in respect of which the person has qualifying contributions in respect of 52 contribution weeks under the legislation of Ireland; and (c) a week commencing on or after January 1, 1966 which is a reckonable period under the Old Age Security Act of Canada and which is not part of a reckonable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a contribution week in respect of which the person has a qualifying contribution under the legislation of Ireland.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
(a) a week ending on or before December 31, 1965 which is a reckonable period under the Old Age Security Act of Canada shall be considered as a contribution week in respect of which the person has a qualifying contribution under the legislation of Ireland;
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (b)
(b) a year commencing on or after January 1, 1966 which is a reckonable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a contribution year in respect of which the person has qualifying contributions in respect of 52 contribution weeks under the legislation of Ireland; and
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (c)
(c) a week commencing on or after January 1, 1966 which is a reckonable period under the Old Age Security Act of Canada and which is not part of a reckonable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a contribution week in respect of which the person has a qualifying contribution under the legislation of Ireland.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 4
4 For the purpose of determining the entitlement of a person for a death grant under the legislation of Ireland, (a) a year commencing on or after January 1, 1971 which is a reckonable period under Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a contribution year in respect of which the person has qualifying contributions in respect of 52 contribution weeks under the legislation of Ireland; (b) a week commencing on or after October 1, 1970 which is a reckonable period under the Old Age Security Act of Canada and which is not part of a reckonable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a contribution week in respect of which the person has a qualifying contribution under the legislation of Ireland; and (c) the period from October 1, 1970 to December 31, 1970 which is a part of a reckonable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a period in respect of which the person has 13 qualifying contributions under the legislation of Ireland.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
(a) a year commencing on or after January 1, 1971 which is a reckonable period under Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a contribution year in respect of which the person has qualifying contributions in respect of 52 contribution weeks under the legislation of Ireland;
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (b)
(b) a week commencing on or after October 1, 1970 which is a reckonable period under the Old Age Security Act of Canada and which is not part of a reckonable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a contribution week in respect of which the person has a qualifying contribution under the legislation of Ireland; and
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (c)
(c) the period from October 1, 1970 to December 31, 1970 which is a part of a reckonable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a period in respect of which the person has 13 qualifying contributions under the legislation of Ireland.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 1
1 If the total duration of the reckonable periods completed under the legislation of one Party is less than one year and if, taking into account only those periods, no right to a benefit exists under that legislation, the competent authority of that Party shall not be required to award benefits in respect of those periods by virtue of this Agreement.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 2
2 These periods shall, however, be taken into consideration by the competent authority of the other Party to determine eligibility for benefits under the legislation of that Party through the application of Article VIII.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 1
1 If a person is entitled to the payment of a pension or spouse’s allowance solely through the application of the totalizing provisions of Chapter 1 of this Part, the competent authority of Canada shall calculate the amount of the pension or spouse’s allowance payable to that person in conformity with the provisions of the Old Age Security Act governing the payment of a partial pension or a spouse’s allowance, exclusively on the basis of the periods of residence in Canada which may be considered under that Act.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 2
2 Paragraph 1 shall also apply to a person who is entitled to the payment of a pension in Canada but who has not resided in Canada for the minimum period required by the Old Age Security Act for entitlement to the payment of a pension outside Canada.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 3
3 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (a) the competent authority of Canada shall not be liable to pay an Old Age Security pension outside Canada unless the periods of residence in Canada and in Ireland, when totalized as provided in Chapter 1 of this Part, are at least equal to the minimum period of residence in Canada required by the Old Age Security Act for entitlement to the payment of a pension outside Canada; and (b) the spouse’s allowance and the guaranteed income supplement shall be paid outside Canada only to the extent permitted by the Old Age Security Act .
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
(a) the competent authority of Canada shall not be liable to pay an Old Age Security pension outside Canada unless the periods of residence in Canada and in Ireland, when totalized as provided in Chapter 1 of this Part, are at least equal to the minimum period of residence in Canada required by the Old Age Security Act for entitlement to the payment of a pension outside Canada; and
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (b)
(b) the spouse’s allowance and the guaranteed income supplement shall be paid outside Canada only to the extent permitted by the Old Age Security Act .
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
If a person is entitled to the payment of a benefit solely through the application of the totalizing provisions of Chapter 1 of this Part, the competent authority of Canada shall calculate the amount of benefit payable in the following manner: (a) the earnings-related portion of such benefit shall be determined in conformity with the provisions of the Canada Pension Plan , exclusively on the basis of the pensionable earnings under that Plan; and (b) the flat-rate portion of the benefit shall be determined by multiplying: (i) the amount of the flat-rate portion of the benefit determined in conformity with the provisions of the Canada Pension Plan by (ii) the fraction which represents the ratio of the periods of contributions under the Canada Pension Plan in relation to the minimum qualifying period required under that Plan to establish entitlement to that benefit, but in no case shall that fraction exceed the value of one.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
(a) the earnings-related portion of such benefit shall be determined in conformity with the provisions of the Canada Pension Plan , exclusively on the basis of the pensionable earnings under that Plan; and
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (b)
(b) the flat-rate portion of the benefit shall be determined by multiplying: (i) the amount of the flat-rate portion of the benefit determined in conformity with the provisions of the Canada Pension Plan by (ii) the fraction which represents the ratio of the periods of contributions under the Canada Pension Plan in relation to the minimum qualifying period required under that Plan to establish entitlement to that benefit, but in no case shall that fraction exceed the value of one.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (i)
(i) the amount of the flat-rate portion of the benefit determined in conformity with the provisions of the Canada Pension Plan
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (ii)
(ii) the fraction which represents the ratio of the periods of contributions under the Canada Pension Plan in relation to the minimum qualifying period required under that Plan to establish entitlement to that benefit, but in no case shall that fraction exceed the value of one.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 1
1 If a person is not entitled to an Irish benefit under the legislation of Ireland alone and the totalisation provisions of this Agreement are invoked, the person’s entitlement to benefit shall be determined by the competent authority of Ireland on the basis of the totalised periods in accordance with the relevant statutory contribution conditions provided for under the legislation of Ireland and the aforesaid competent authority shall calculate the amount of Irish benefit, other than death grant and orphan’s (contributory) allowance in accordance with the following formula: (a) the amount of the theoretical benefit exclusive of any increase or additional allowance other than an increase for an adult dependant which would be payable if all the periods reckonable under the legislation of both Parties had been completed under its own legislation and (b) the proportion of such theoretical benefit which bears the same relation to the whole as the total of the reckonable periods completed under the legislation of Ireland bears to the total of reckonable periods completed under the legislation of both Parties. The proportionate amount thus calculated shall be the rate of benefit payable to that person by the competent authority of Ireland.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
(a) the amount of the theoretical benefit exclusive of any increase or additional allowance other than an increase for an adult dependant which would be payable if all the periods reckonable under the legislation of both Parties had been completed under its own legislation and
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (b)
(b) the proportion of such theoretical benefit which bears the same relation to the whole as the total of the reckonable periods completed under the legislation of Ireland bears to the total of reckonable periods completed under the legislation of both Parties.
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The proportionate amount thus calculated shall be the rate of benefit payable to that person by the competent authority of Ireland.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 2
2 In the case of death grant and orphan’s (contributory) allowance, entitlement to benefit and the amount of benefit payable shall be calculated in accordance with the relevant contribution conditions under the legislation of Ireland taking account of the provisions in Article VIII(4) in the case of a death grant.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 3
3 For the purposes of applying the foregoing paragraphs: (a) where a compulsory or voluntary insurance period completed under the legislation of Ireland coincides with a reckonable period under the legislation of Canada, only the insurance period under the legislation of Ireland shall be taken into account; and (b) where a period in respect of which contributions have been credited under the legislation of Ireland coincides with a reckonable period under the legislation of Canada, the insurance period under the legislation of Ireland shall not be taken into account.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
(a) where a compulsory or voluntary insurance period completed under the legislation of Ireland coincides with a reckonable period under the legislation of Canada, only the insurance period under the legislation of Ireland shall be taken into account; and
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (b)
(b) where a period in respect of which contributions have been credited under the legislation of Ireland coincides with a reckonable period under the legislation of Canada, the insurance period under the legislation of Ireland shall not be taken into account.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 4
4 Any period of continuous incapacity for work which occurs while the person is resident in Canada shall be deemed to be a period of continuous incapacity for work under the legislation of Ireland for the purposes of determining if a person is permanently incapable of work.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 1
1 The competent authorities responsible for the application of this Agreement: (a) shall, to the extent permitted by the legislation which they administer, communicate to each other any information necessary for the application of this Agreement; (b) shall lend their good offices and furnish assistance to one another with regard to the determination or payment of any benefit under this Agreement or the legislation to which this Agreement applies as if the matter involved the application of their own legislation; and (c) shall communicate to each other, as soon as possible, all information about the measures taken by them for the application of this Agreement or about changes in their respective legislation insofar as these changes affect the application of this Agreement.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (a)
(a) shall, to the extent permitted by the legislation which they administer, communicate to each other any information necessary for the application of this Agreement;
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (b)
(b) shall lend their good offices and furnish assistance to one another with regard to the determination or payment of any benefit under this Agreement or the legislation to which this Agreement applies as if the matter involved the application of their own legislation; and
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — (c)
(c) shall communicate to each other, as soon as possible, all information about the measures taken by them for the application of this Agreement or about changes in their respective legislation insofar as these changes affect the application of this Agreement.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 2
2 The assistance referred to in subparagraph 1(b) shall be provided free of charge, subject to any agreement reached between the competent authorities of the Parties for the reimbursement of certain types of expenses.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 3
3 Unless disclosure is required under the laws of a Party, any information about an individual which is transmitted in accordance with this Agreement to that Party by the other Party shall be confidential and shall be used only for purposes of implementing this Agreement and the legislation to which this Agreement applies.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 1
1 The competent authorities of the Parties shall establish, by means of an administrative arrangement, the measures necessary for the application of this Agreement.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 2
2 The liaison agencies of the Parties shall be designated in that arrangement.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 1
1 Any exemption from or reduction of taxes, legal dues, consular fees or administrative charges for which provision is made in the legislation of one Party in connection with the issuing of any certificate or documents required to be produced for the application of that legislation shall be extended to certificates or documents required to be produced for the application of the legislation of the other Party.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 2
2 Any acts or documents of an official nature required to be produced for the application of this Agreement shall be exempt from any authentication by diplomatic or consular authorities and similar formalities.
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For the application of this Agreement, the competent authorities of the Parties may communicate directly with one another in any of the official languages of either Party.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 1
1 Any claim, notice or appeal concerning the determination or payment of a benefit under the legislation of one Party which should, for the purposes of that legislation, have been presented within a prescribed period to the competent authority of that Party, but which is presented within the same period to the authority of the other Party, shall be treated as if it had been presented to the competent authority of the first Party.
Proclamation Declaring the Agreement on Social Security Between Canada and Ireland in Force January 1, 1992 — 2
2 A claim for a benefit under the legislation of one Party shall be deemed to be a claim for the corresponding benefit under the legislation of the other Party, provided that the applicant: (a) requests that it be considered as an application under the legislation of the other Party, or (b) provides information at the time of application indicating that reckonable periods have been completed under the legislation of the other Party. However, the applicant may request that the claim to the benefit under the legislation of the other Party be deferred.