Receiving your Old Age Security ( OAS ) and Canada Pension Plan ( CPP ) payments in the local currency can save you money.
Because your payments will have already been converted into the local currency of the country where you live, you should get a better exchange rate, and you might also pay lower banking fees for cashing your cheques.
To receive your payments directly in your local bank account, see if you live in a country that offers the service of direct deposit.
Your OAS or CPP payments will be issued on the same day as the OAS and CPP payments are issued in Canada, which is usually during the last three banking days of the month. See our page Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan Payment Dates.
Check the list of countries where direct deposit is offered to see in which countries the Receiver General of Canada can issue payments by Direct Deposit in local currency.
Check the list of countries where OAS and CPP payments are made in foreign currency to see in which countries the Receiver General of Canada issue payments by cheque in local currency.
If you live outside Canada, your pension payment cheques are made in local currency in the following countries.
| Country | Official Currency |
|---|---|
| Australia | AUD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR |
| Austria | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Belgium | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Cyprus | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Czech Republic | CZK CZECH KORUNA |
| Denmark | DKK DANISH KRONE |
| Ecuador | USD US DOLLAR |
| Estonia | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Fiji | FJD FIJI DOLLAR |
| Finland | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| France | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| French Polynesia | XPF CFP FRANC |
| Germany | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Greece | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Greenland | DKK DANISH KRONE |
| Hong Kong | HKD HONGKONG DOLLAR |
| Groenland | DKK COURONNE DANOISE |
| Hong Kong | HKD DOLLAR DE HONG KONG |
| India | INR INDIAN RUPEE |
| Ireland | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Italy | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Japan | JPY JAPANESE YEN |
| Kuwait | KWD KUWAITI DINAR |
| Luxembourg | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Malta | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Micronesia | USD US DOLLAR |
| Morocco | MAD MOROCCO DIRHAM |
| Netherlands | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| New Caledonia | XPF CFP FRANC |
| New Zealand | NZD NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR |
| Norway | NOK NORWEGIAN KRONE |
| Oman | OMR OMANI RIAL |
| Pakistan | PKR PAKISTANI RUPEE |
| Panama | USD US DOLLAR |
| Papua New Guinea | PGK PAP NEW G KINA |
| Philippines | PHP PHILIPPINE PESO |
| Portugal | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Puerto Rico | USD US DOLLAR |
| Samoa | WST WESTERN SAMOA, TALA |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR SAUDI RIYAL |
| Singapore | SGD SINGAPORE DOLLAR |
| Solomon Islands | SBD SOLOMON ISLANDS DOLLAR |
| South Africa | ZAR S.AFRICAN RAND |
| Spain | EUR EURO CURRENCY |
| Sri Lanka | LKR SRI LANKAN RUPEE |
| Sweden | SEK SWEDISH KRONA |
| Switzerland | CHF SWISS FRANC |
| Thailand | THB THAILAND BAHT |
| United Arab Emirates | AED U.A.E. DIRHAM |
| United Kingdom | GBP POUND STERLING |
| United States | USD US DOLLAR |
| Vanuatu | VUV VANUATU VATU |
| Wallis and Futuna | XPF CFP FRANC |
This list is subject to change depending on the foreign banking arrangements made by the Receiver General of Canada and the Bank of America conversion service.
If you are currently having your benefits delivered to a Canadian address, your payments will continue to be issued in Canadian dollars. To receive your benefits in your local currency, you must contact International Social Security Agreements to change your cheque delivery address to the country where you live.
If your payment is in the wrong currency, contact International Social Security Agreements as soon as possible.
The amount on the cheque itself is the amount in the local currency that you will receive when you cash the cheque.
The amount on the cheque stub reflects the Canadian dollar value of the OAS or CPP payment before it was converted into your local currency. The Canadian dollar amount shown on the stub will appear on the taxation slip you receive for the year.
Daily currency market fluctuations may cause your cheque amount to differ each month, even though your entitlement amount in Canadian dollars has not changed.