Old Age Security - Allowance for the Survivor

The Allowance for the survivor provides money for low-income seniors who meet the following requirements:

you are 60 to 64 years old;
you are a Canadian citizen or legal resident at the time your Allowance is approved or when you last lived here;
your spouse or common-law partner has died; and
you have lived in Canada after reaching age 18 for at least 10 years.

For more information, please contact:

Social Development Canada

Income Security Programs

P.O. Box 2710, Main Station

Edmonton, AB T5J 4C2

Phone:	1-800-277-9914
TTY:	1-800-255-4786 (for people with trouble hearing)
Fax:	(780) 495-2263
Website:	http://www.sdc.gc.ca

Last Updated: February 14, 2007