Canadian OAS AND CPP pensions
Jan 21st 2020 | 6:16 am
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Canadian OAS AND CPP pensions
Hello,
My wife and I are considering a move back to the UK and will soon be eligible to receive our Canadian OAS and CPP pensions there. Does anyone know if we can receive these as stirling cheques? I know that we can organize direct deposit. The service Canada website just bangs on about direct deposit which we don't want to do to start with until we are settled.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thank you
PS Government websites send me to sleep, so maybe I missed the relevant page. Also, I find their Q&A phone people either ineffective or very officious.
My wife and I are considering a move back to the UK and will soon be eligible to receive our Canadian OAS and CPP pensions there. Does anyone know if we can receive these as stirling cheques? I know that we can organize direct deposit. The service Canada website just bangs on about direct deposit which we don't want to do to start with until we are settled.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thank you
PS Government websites send me to sleep, so maybe I missed the relevant page. Also, I find their Q&A phone people either ineffective or very officious.
Jan 27th 2020 | 11:50 am
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From: Moncton, NB, CANADA
Re: Canadian OAS AND CPP pensions
Hello,
My wife and I are considering a move back to the UK and will soon be eligible to receive our Canadian OAS and CPP pensions there. Does anyone know if we can receive these as stirling cheques? I know that we can organize direct deposit. The service Canada website just bangs on about direct deposit which we don't want to do to start with until we are settled.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thank you
PS Government websites send me to sleep, so maybe I missed the relevant page. Also, I find their Q&A phone people either ineffective or very officious.
My wife and I are considering a move back to the UK and will soon be eligible to receive our Canadian OAS and CPP pensions there. Does anyone know if we can receive these as stirling cheques? I know that we can organize direct deposit. The service Canada website just bangs on about direct deposit which we don't want to do to start with until we are settled.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thank you
PS Government websites send me to sleep, so maybe I missed the relevant page. Also, I find their Q&A phone people either ineffective or very officious.
Receiving payment of Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan pensions and benefits outside Canada
Receiving payment of Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan pensions and benefits outside Canada
Receiving your Old Age Security (OAS) and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payments in the local currency can save you money.
Because your payments will have already been converted into the local currency of the country where you live, you should get a better exchange rate, and you might also pay lower banking fees for cashing your cheques.
Because your payments will have already been converted into the local currency of the country where you live, you should get a better exchange rate, and you might also pay lower banking fees for cashing your cheques.
So it does look possible.
Jan 27th 2020 | 12:40 pm
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Re: Canadian OAS AND CPP pensions
Dear Bristol UK
Thank you very much for finding that information for us. We appreciate it.
Take care.
Thank you very much for finding that information for us. We appreciate it.
Take care.
Last edited by Mrchuffie1; Jan 27th 2020 at 12:44 pm.
