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10. Yep $255 has been the amount for as long as I can remember too.
Fri Feb 21, 2025, 03:32 AM
Feb 21

To the north, Canadians who contributed to their version of social security (CPP or QPP) receive a much more generous one-time death benefit.

Effective 1 Jan 2025, the amount of the death benefit for eligible CPP, or CPP and QPP, contributors consist of:

a basic amount of $2,500, and a possible top-up of $2,500. The maximum benefit is $5,000.

These amounts can be less if a social security agreement is needed to meet eligibility.


Why the US can't do the same thing boggles the mind when you look at the size of our economy (the largest in the world).


Link:

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/cpp-death-benefit.html

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