Canada's Old Age Security Act and Canada Pension Plan Implementation (1951–1966)

1. Old Age Security Act receives Royal Assent

   Jan 1, 1951Labels: Old Age, Parliament of

   • OSFI Report
   • LoPB MR58

2. Old Age Security program comes into force

   Jan 1, 1952Labels: Old Age, Federal program

   • OSFI Report
   • StatCan HistStats
   • Cambridge PDF

3. Ottawa advances a national contributory pension concept

   Jul 1, 1963Labels: Contributory pension, Federal-provincial talks

   • Hansard lipad
   • StatCan C QPP

4. British North America Act 1964 expands pension jurisdiction

   Jul 31, 1964Labels: British North, Constitutional amendment

   • Justice Canada
   • Hansard lipad

5. Federal–provincial plan design emphasizes portability and coverage

   Aug 10, 1964Labels: Plan design, Intergovernmental negotiations

   • Hansard lipad

6. Canada Pension Plan bill introduced in Parliament

   Nov 9, 1964Labels: Canada Pension, Parliament

   • CPP Wikipedia

7. Quebec confirms parallel plan to CPP

   Jan 1, 1965Labels: Quebec Pension, Province of

   • UBC DCHP
   • SSA Canada Agreement

8. Canada Pension Plan bill passes House of Commons

   Mar 29, 1965Labels: House of, CPP bill

   • CPP Wikipedia

9. Canada Pension Plan Act receives Royal Assent

   Apr 3, 1965Labels: Canada Pension, Royal Assent

   • CPP Wikipedia
   • StatCan C QPP

10. CPP and QPP begin operation; contributions start

    Jan 1, 1966Labels: CPP start, QPP start

    • StatCan C QPP
    • SSA Canada Agreement
    • Canada ca Pensions

11. OAS eligibility age begins staged reduction

    Jan 1, 1966Labels: OAS eligibility, Policy change

    • StatCan HistStats

12. CPP/QPP recognized as covering post-1965 earnings

    Jan 1, 1966Labels: CPP QPP, Implementation boundary

    • SSA Canada Agreement
    • Canada ca Pensions