Canada Disability Benefit Regulations

Marginal note:Request for suspension

• 11 (1) A beneficiary may request in writing that the Minister suspend payment of their benefit.

• Marginal note:Suspension of payments

  (2) The payment of a benefit is suspended on the later of

  • (a) the last day of the month in which the request is processed by the Minister, and

  • (b) the day indicated in the beneficiary’s request.

• Marginal note:Request for resumption

  (3) The beneficiary may request in writing that the Minister resume payment of their benefit within 24 months after the date of suspension. If no request to resume payment is received within that period, their benefit is deemed to have ceased and they must make a new application to resume benefits.

• Marginal note:Eligibility

  (4) On receipt of a request, the Minister must resume payment of the benefit if the Minister is satisfied that the person meets the eligibility criteria set out in section 2.

• Marginal note:Resumption of payments

  (5) The Minister must resume payment of the benefit on the later of

  • (a) the month following the month in which the Minister received the request, and

  • (b) the month indicated in the beneficiary’s request.