Canada Pension Plan: Survivor Benefits

Survivor Benefits are payable when a deceased contributor has made enough years of contributions to the CPP.

A lump sum death benefit is payable to the estate.

A monthly Survivor's Pension can be paid to a surviving spouse or common-law partner of the deceased. This benefit continues upon remarriage or a new relationship.

A flat-rate child's benefit is payable monthly for dependent children of the contributor. (Dependent: means children under the age of 18 or students between 18 and 25 in full time attendance at school or university).

For more details re eligibility, see the website

Applications are available online or from a local Service Canada office

Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Benefits also include a Retirement Pension and Disability Benefits .