Old Age Security decisions
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- General
- Standard of review at the Federal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Evidence
- Reasons for decision
- Challenges under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- OAS full or partial pension
- Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
- Allowance and allowance for survivor
- Incapacity
Use this tool to find relevant decisions that could help you prepare for your Old Age Security (OAS) appeal. The tool is organized by different subjects and benefits available under OAS. The tool will be updated over time.
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General
Purpose of the Old Age Security Act (OASA)
- Egan v. Canada, [1995] 2 SCR 513
- Canada (MHRD) v. Gerstel, 2006 FCA 93
- Collins v. Canada, 2002 FCA 82
- Ward v. MHRSDC, 2008 TCC 25
- Canada (Minister of Human Resources Development) v. Stiel, 2006 FC 466
Interpreting and applying the OASA and regulations
No case law currently identified
Application requirements
Appeal to a review tribunal
Standard of review at the Federal Court
Jurisdiction
Questions of law / statutory interpretation and procedural fairness
- Hussaini v. Canada (AG), 2011 FC 26
- Singer v. Canada (AG), 2010 FC 607
- Singer v. Canada (AG), 2011 FCA 178
- Canada (MHRD) v. Su, 2005 FC 1466
- Canada (MHRD) v. Dublin (Estate), 2004 FC 1184
Questions of fact or mixed fact and law
Jurisdiction
Erroneous advice and administrative error
- Canada (MHRD) v. Tucker, 2003 FCA 278
- Canada (MHRD) v. Reisinger (Estate), 2004 FC 893
- Canada (MHRD) v. Mitchell, 2004 FC 437
- Stevens Estate v. Canada (AG), 2012 FC 622
- Canada (MHRD) v. Myrheim, 2004 FC 884
Overpayment
- Canada (MHRD) v. Tucker, 2003 FCA 278
- M. K. v. MESD, 2016 SSTADIS 213
- Canada (Minister of Human Resources Development) v. Stiel, 2006 FC 466
Income or source of income
- Canada (MHRD) v. Heaman, 2004 FC 1155
- Canada (AG) v. Comeau, 2004 FC 1034
- R. D. v. MESD, 2016 SSTADIS 143
- S. F. v. MESD, 2016 SSTADIS 328
Interest on retroactive payments
No case law currently identified
Ex gratia payments
Amount of benefits
Compassionate grounds or special circumstances
Recovery of overpayment by Minister
Evidence
General principles
Reasons for decision
Challenges under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
General principles
OAS full or partial pension
Age
Residence in Canada
Making a home and ordinarily living in Canada
- A. D. v. MESD, 2015 SSTAD 1267
- Gumboc v. Canada (AG), 2014 FC 185
- Singh v. Canada (AG), 2013 FC 437
- De Carolis v. Canada (AG), 2013 FC 366
- Duncan v. Canada (AG), 2013 FC 319
- Saraffian v. Canada (HRSD), 2012 FC 1532
- Saraffian v. Canada (HRSD), 2013 FCA 232
- De Bustamante v. Canada (AG), 2008 FC 1111
- Singer v. Canada (AG), 2010 FC 607
- Singer v. Canada (AG), 2011 FCA 178
- Kiefer v. Canada (AG), 2008 FC 786
- Canada (MHRD) v. Chhab, 2005 FC 1277
- Canada (MHRD) v. Ding, 2005 FC 76
Absences from Canada
Immigration status
- Singer v. Canada (AG), 2010 FC 607
- Singer v. Canada (AG), 2011 FCA 178
- A. D. v. MESD, 2015 SSTAD 1267
Residence on or before July 1, 1977
- Flitcroft v. Canada (AG), 2012 FC 782
- Tabry v. Canada (AG), 2013 FC 286
- Singer v. Canada (AG), 2010 FC 607
- Singer v. Canada (AG), 2011 FCA 178
International social security agreements
- M. T. v. MESD, 2017 SSTADIS 215
- F. M. v. MESD, 2016 SSTADIS 227
- F. M. v. MESD, 2015 SSTAD 1475
- Gumboc v. Canada (AG), 2014 FC 185
- Canada (MHRD) v. Stiel, 2006 FC 466
- Stachowski v. Canada (AG), 2005 FC 1435
- Canada (AG) v. Simon, [1998] 4 FCR 3
- S. V. v. Minister of Employment and Social Development, 2018 SST 248
Retroactivity of payments
- Larmet v. Canada (HRSD), 2012 FC 1406
- Canada (MHRD) v. Esler, 2004 FC 1567
- Stevens Estate v. Canada (AG), 2012 FC 622
- S. M. and V. M. v. MESD, 2015 SSTAD 984
Cessation of the OAS pension
Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
Income
- Canada (MHRD) v. Gerstel, 2006 FCA 93
- Canada (MHRD) v. Mahy, 2004 FCA 340
- Bakht v. Canada (MHRD), 2002 FCA 252
- Dupuis v. Canada (AG), 2011 TCC 485
- Gaisford v. Canada (MHRSD), 2010 TCC 332
- Naidoo v. Canada (MHRD), 2003 TCC 394
- Rysdyk v. Canada (MHRD), 2003 TCC 123
Statement or estimate of income
- Lankarani v. Canada (MHRSD), 2011 TCC 176
- Quinn v. Canada (MHRSD), 2010 TCC 453
- Moskal v. Canada (MHRSD), 2010 TCC 5
- Canada (MHRD) v. Su, 2005 FC 1466