Canada Pension Plan disability benefits
About this resource
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) provides disability benefits to people who have made enough contributions to the CPP and who are disabled and cannot work at any job on a regular basis. Benefits may also be available to their dependent children.
Details
Resource type
Adult Medical Benefits, Canadian Pension Plan, Employment and Social Development Canada, Government of Canada
Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Dual Diagnosis, Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Mental Health , Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Schizophrenia , Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida, Substance Use/Addiction
Age
19-64
Eligibility
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefit is a monthly payment you can get if you:
-are under 65
-have made enough contributions into the CPP
-have a mental or physical disability that regularly stops you from doing any type of substantially gainful work
-have a disability that is long-term and of indefinite duration, or is likely to result in death
-are under 65
-have made enough contributions into the CPP
-have a mental or physical disability that regularly stops you from doing any type of substantially gainful work
-have a disability that is long-term and of indefinite duration, or is likely to result in death
Location
Regions
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Fraser North, Fraser South, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kootenays, North East, North West, Sunshine Coast / Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson Okanagan, Vancouver Island Central, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South
Cities
Brentwood Bay, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Colwood, Cowichan Bay, Crofton, Duncan, Esquimalt, Galiano Island, Honeymoon Bay, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Mayne Island, Metchosin, Mill Bay , North Saanich, Pender Island, Port Renfrew, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sooke, Swartz Bay, Thetis Island, Victoria, View Royal
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