Keep disability benefits at 65
Petitioners ask the government to keep the $610.46 CPP‑Disability base and up to $200 Canada Disability Benefit beyond age 65, and to create a federal senior disability supplement to prevent any benefit loss.
Why we would sign this petition
- Maintains continuity of income at age 65, preventing the petition‑identified $610.46 plus up to $200 monthly drop that would otherwise create a sudden shortfall.
- Targets a specific federal gap by legally protecting the CPP‑Disability base and removing the CDB age cap, giving predictable, legislated assistance.
- Supports seniors with disabilities whose needs and higher costs persist into retirement, supplementing OAS/GIS rather than relying on them to fill the gap.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- Creates permanent federal obligations and added cost; the petition does not specify funding or offsets, raising affordability and budget‑priority concerns.
- Could overlap or duplicate existing senior income programs, requiring careful coordination to avoid inefficient layering of benefits.
- Extending and administering concurrent disability and retirement entitlements may be administratively complex and require clear rules to prevent errors or improper payments.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled Canadians with disabilities face systemic poverty and higher living costs that do not disappear at retirement age; At age 65, Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) automatically converts to a standard CPP Retirement Pension, causing the immediate loss of the $610.46 monthly flat-rate base component; The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) of up to $200.00 monthly is capped at age 64 and ceases completely at age 65; The simultaneous loss of these federal supports (totaling $810.46 per month) creates a severe income cliff for senior citizens with disabilities; and Standard senior benefits like Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) do not compensate for this financial loss. We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Amend the Canada Pension Plan Act to ensure that the flat-rate base component of CPP-Disability (currently $610.46 CAD) is maintained as a permanent top-up for seniors who were receiving disability benefits prior to turning 65; 2. Amend the Canada Disability Benefit Act to remove the upper age limit of 64, allowing eligible Canadians with severe and prolonged disabilities to continue receiving the CDB (up to $200.00 CAD/month) concurrently with senior pensions; and 3. Establish a Federal Senior Disability Supplement to guarantee that no senior citizen with a disability experiences a drop in federal financial support due solely to reaching the age of 65.
Government response
No government response is available yet.