Status of Canada's Social Security Agreements

The information on the status of Canada's social security agreements in this section is organized by alphabetical listing. Please select the first letter of the country for which your require information on or look through the full list of countries presented further down.

  1. A 
  2. B 
  3. C 
  4. D 
  5. E 
  6. F 
  7. G 
  8. H 
  9. I 
  10. J 
  11. K 
  12. L 
  13. M 
  14. N 
  15. O
  16. P 
  17. Q
  18. R 
  19. S 
  20. T 
  21. U 
  22. V
  23. W
  24. X
  25. Y
  26. Z

A

Antigua and Barbuda

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on September 2, 1992
    • In force on January 1, 1994

Australia

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Canberra on July 4,1988
    • In force on September 1, 1989
  • Protocol
    • Signed in Ottawa on October 11, 1990
    • In force on September 1, 1989
  • Revised Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on July 26, 2001
    • In force on January 1, 2003

Austria

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Vienna on February 24, 1987
    • In force on November 1, 1987
  • Supplementary Agreement
    • Signed in Vienna on September 12, 1995
    • In force on December 1, 1996

B

Barbados

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Bridgetown on February 11, 1985
    • In force on January 1, 1986

Belgium

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Brussels on May 10, 1984
    • In force on January 1, 1987

C

Chile

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on November 18, 1996
    • In force on June 1, 1998

Croatia

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Zagreb on April 22, 1998
    • In force on May 1, 1999

Cyprus

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on January 24, 1990
    • In force on May 1, 1991

Czech Republic

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Prague on May 24, 2001
    • In force on January 1, 2003

D

Denmark

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Copenhagen on April 12, 1985
    • In force on January 1, 1986

Dominica

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Roseau on January 14, 1988
    • In force on January 1, 1989


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E

Estonia

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on February 21, 2005
    • In force on November 1, 2006

F

Finland

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on October 28, 1986
    • In force on February 1, 1988
  • Protocol
    • Signed in Ottawa on November 2, 1994
    • In force on January 1, 1997

France

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on February 9, 1979
    • In force on March 1, 1981
  • Revised Agreement
    • Not yet in force

G

Germany

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Bonn on November 14, 1985
    • In force on April 1, 1988
  • Supplementary Agreement
    • Signed in Toronto on August 27, 2002
    • In force on December 1, 2003

Greece

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Bonn on November 14, 1985
    • In force on May 1, 1983 (replaced, no longer in force)
  • Revised Agreement
    • Signed in Toronto on November 10, 1995
    • In force on December 1, 1997

Grenada

  • Agreement
    • Signed in St. George's on January 8, 1998
    • In force on February 1, 1999

Guernsey (See Jersey, Guernsey)

H

Hungary

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Budapest on March 4, 2002
    • In force on October 1, 2003

I

Iceland

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Gimli on June 25, 1998
    • In force on October 1, 1989

Ireland

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on November 29, 1990
    • In force on January 1, 1992

Israel

  • Interim Agreement
    • Signed in Jerusalem on April 9, 2000
    • In force on September 1, 2003
      Limited agreement dealing only with contributions; does not include benefits.

Italy

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Toronto on November 17, 1977
    • In force on January 1, 1979

J

Jamaica

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Kingston on January 10, 1983
    • In force on January 1, 1984

Japan

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on February 15, 2006
    • In force on March 1, 2008

Jersey, Guernsey

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on February 12, 1993
    • In force on January 1, 1994


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K

Korea (South)

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Seoul on January 10, 1997
    • In force on May 1, 1999

L

Latvia

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Riga on June 29, 2005
    • In force on November 1, 2006

Lithuania

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Vilnius on July 5, 2005
    • In force on November 1, 2006

Luxembourg

  • Convention
    • Signed in Ottawa on May 22, 1986
    • In force on April 1, 1990
  • Protocol
    • Signed in Ottawa on February 6, 1992
    • In force on January 1, 1994

M

Macedonia

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on August 26, 2009
    • In force on November 1, 2011

Malta

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Toronto April 4, 1991
    • In force on March 1, 1992

Mexico

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on April 27, 1995
    • In force on May 1, 1996

Morocco

  • Convention
    • Signed in Rabat on July 1, 1998
    • In force on March 1, 2010

N

Netherlands

  • Agreement
    • Signed in The Hague on February 26, 1987
    • In force on October 1, 1990
  • Supplementary Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on July 26, 1989
    • In force on October 1, 1990
  • Revised Agreement
    • Signed in Brantford on June 27, 2001
    • In force on April 1, 2004

New Zealand

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on April 9, 1996
    • In force on May 1, 1997

Norway

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Oslo on November 12, 1985
    • In force on January 1, 1987


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P

Philippines

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Winnipeg on September 9, 1994
    • In force on March 1, 1997
  • Supplementary Agreement
    • Signed in Winnipeg on November 13, 1999
    • In force on July 1, 2001

Poland

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Warsaw on April 2, 2008
    • In force on October 1, 2009

Portugal

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Toronto on December 15, 1980
    • In force on May 1, 1981

R

Romania

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on November 19, 2009
    • In force on November 1, 2011

S

St. Kitts and Nevis

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on August 17, 1992
    • In force on January 1, 1994

Saint Lucia

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Castries on January 5, 1987
    • In force on January 1, 1988

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Kingstown on January 6, 1998
    • In force on November 1, 1998

Slovakia

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Bratislava on May 21, 2001
    • In force on January 1, 2003

Slovenia

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ljublijana on May 17, 1998
    • In force on January 1, 2001

Spain

  • Convention
    • Signed in Madrid on November 10, 1986
    • In force on January 1, 1988
  • Protocol
    • Signed in Ottawa on October 19, 1995
    • In force on May 1, 1997

Sweden

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Stockholm on April 10, 1985
    • In force on January 1, 1986
  • Revised Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on January 30, 2002
    • In force on April 1, 2003

Switzerland

  • Convention
    • Signed in Ottawa on February 24, 1994
    • In force on October 1, 1995

T

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Port of Spain on April 9, 1997
    • In force on July 1, 1999

Turkey

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ankara on June 19, 1998
    • In force on January 1, 2005

U

United Kingdom

  • Convention
    • Signed in London on January 16, 1997
    • In force on April 1, 1998
      Limited agreement dealing only with contributions; does not include benefits or indexing of UK pensions paid in Canada.
  • Consolidated Arrangements
    • Signed in Ottawa on October 18, 1994
    • In force on December 1, 1995
      Allow residents of the U.K. to use periods of residence in Canada as if they were periods of contribution to the U.K. National Insurance Scheme in order to determine eligibility to U.K. social security benefits.

United States

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on March 11, 1981
    • In force on August 1, 1984
  • Supplementary Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on May 10, 1983
    • In force on August 1, 1984
  • Second Supplementary Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on May 28, 1996
    • In force on October 1, 1997

Uruguay

  • Agreement
    • Signed in Ottawa on June 2, 1999
    • In force on January 1, 2002

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