Canada Pension

[Buttons 0]

Good news. Now I just have to bookmark this info for 30 yrs. lol

That's exactly what i was thinking i got another 34 years before I even think of this. Do they count your cpp contributions before age 18. I've been working since I was 14. wonder if those 4 years count.

[Cristy 4]

I was 12 when I started working so I hope they do!

[Reba 2]

you don't start paying taxes or in to CPP until you're 18 I think, even if you do work. And Then contributions to CPP don't start until your anual income is over a certain $$ amount. And they would only count years of employment if you worked for an employer that reported your salary/wages and paid income tax on your behalf. If you were 12 years old working as a babysitter being paid cash, that doesn't count toward your CPP or OAS. Any jobs that you had "under the table" also do not count toward years of employment for CPP or OAS.

I had cash jobs babysitting and beach clean up, fry cook, waitress etc from age 12 until I was about 16, but none of it counts toward CPP.

[Buttons 0]

i know they took of both for a fact, so would this count. I worked for a convience store chain that was big.

Edited June 22, 2006 by Buttons

[Amy and Brian 1]

I think if you have a legit job and you're under 18 they will take the CPP from each pay as usual, but you do get most/all of it back once you file your taxes. Thus, you didn't really contribute to CPP.

I'm probably way off on this though because I really have no accurate concept of how all the taxes/contributions/etc. work here in Canada. I was living in Texas when I first started working at 18 and my brain kind of got stuck in that mode despite having now lived/worked in Canada for the past four years.

[CutienPurg 0]

can you even get dual citizenship anymore?

i was told not too long ago that it was not possible unless your parent was born in the US and the other in Canada......for example.

something to look into

[Cristy 4]

Yes you can get citizenship in both countries.

[ceriserose 1]

Canadian Pension info in the Canada forum

Did this earlier this year. Might be useful.

[Reba 2]

dual citizenship for Canadians is very common and yes very much still allowed. Go have a look in the Citizenship forum here at VJ. Its an option available and a choice to make.