Investment Calculators · Canada

CPP & OAS.

Estimate your Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security benefits. Compare taking CPP at 60, 65, or 70 and check whether your other income triggers OAS clawback.

The Canada Pension Plan retirement pension is paid from age 60 to 70: starting before 65 reduces it by 0.6% for each month early and starting after 65 raises it by 0.7% for each month late. Old Age Security is a separate pension from age 65 that is partly recovered when net income is high. This calculator estimates both and compares start ages.

Source: Service Canada — How much could you receive (CPP retirement pension); Service Canada — Deciding when to start your CPP retirement pension · As of

Cite this page: TNAADO Tools, “CPP and OAS Payment Calculator 2026”, https://tools.tnaado.ca/calculators/investment/cpp-oas/

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Your information
CPP details
Early = -0.6%/month under 65. Late = +0.7%/month over 65.
Full CPP requires ~39 years of maximum contributions.
$
Average over your working career (2026 YMPE: $74,600).
Other income (OAS clawback)
$
RRSP/RRIF withdrawals, pensions, employment income, etc.

Your benefits

Fill the form and press Calculate.

About these benefits

CPP is based on your contribution history; maximum at 65 is $1,507.65/month (January 2026) but most Canadians receive less. OAS is based on Canadian residency: maximum $751.97/month at 65-74 (July–September 2026), rising 10% at 75. OAS clawback (recovery tax) starts at $95,323 of net income for the 2026 tax year (final figure confirmed each October; January–September figures are Service Canada's own estimate) at 15 cents per dollar above. GIS is available to low-income OAS recipients.

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Two different pensions with two different rules

CPP and OAS are not the same benefit and are not earned the same way. CPP is an earnings-based contributory pension: what you receive depends on what you contributed and for how long, the standard start age is 65, and starting earlier or later applies a permanent reduction or increase. OAS is residency-based and pays regardless of work history, but it is clawed back once net income passes the recovery threshold. Very few people receive the maximum of either.

The mistake people make. Planning on the maximum. The maximum CPP assumes contributions at the ceiling for essentially a full career, and the average payment is materially lower; Service Canada publishes both figures side by side. The second error is taking CPP at 60 by default. The reduction is permanent, and for someone with normal life expectancy and no immediate need for the cash, deferring usually produces the larger lifetime amount.

Disclaimer

Estimates only. Verify your personal CPP/OAS amounts through your My Service Canada Account, and discuss strategy with a qualified financial advisor.

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