Marginal note:Contributory period
49 The contributory period of a contributor is the period commencing January 1, 1966 or when he reaches eighteen years of age, whichever is the later, and ending
(a) where a benefit other than a disability pension commences before the end of 1986, when he reaches sixty-five years of age, or if he makes a contribution for earnings after he reaches sixty-five years of age, with the month for which he last made such a contribution, and in any case not later than the month in which he dies, or
(b) where a benefit other than a disability pension or a post-retirement disability benefit commences after the end of 1986, with the earliest of
(i) the month preceding the month in which he reaches seventy years of age,
(ii) the month in which he dies, or
(iii) the month preceding the month in which the retirement pension commences,
but excluding
(c) any month that was excluded from the contributor’s contributory period under this Act or under a provincial pension plan by reason of disability, and
(d) in relation to any benefits payable under this Act for any month after December, 1977, any month for which the contributor was a family allowance recipient in a year for which the contributor’s base unadjusted pensionable earnings were equal to or less than the contributor’s basic exemption for the year.
- R.S., 1985, c. C-8, s. 49
- R.S., 1985, c. 30 (2nd Supp.), s. 17
- 2016, c. 14, s. 23
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