Application for renewal of the Guaranteed Income Supplement or the Allowance or Allowance for the Survivor

Please make sure that your address, telephone number and Social Insurance Number are correct and make any necessary changes.

If you are married and applying for the GIS or the Allowance for the first time, please submit an original or a certified copy of your marriage certificate. If you are in a common-law union, you must submit a statutory declaration.

A common-law partner is a person of the opposite sex or same sex who has been living with you in a conjugal relationship for at least one year.

If you are separated, please let us know whether your separation is voluntary or involuntary. You are involuntarily separated if you and your spouse or common-law partner are living apart for reasons beyond your control. For example, your spouse is in a nursing home. If you reunite, you must tell us.

Note: A photocopy of a document may be accepted if it is certified as a true copy of the original.

The following persons are authorized to certify the document: Accountant; Chief of First Nations Band; Employee of a Service Canada Centre acting in an official capacity; Funeral Director; Justice of the Peace; Lawyer; Magistrate; Manager of Financial Institution; Medical and Health Practitioners: Chiropractor, Dentist, Doctor, Pharmacist, Psychologist, Ophthalmologist, Optometrist, Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse; Member of Parliament or their staff; Member of Provincial Legislature or their staff; Minister of Religion; Municipal Clerk; Notary; Official of a federal government department or provincial government department, or one of its agencies; Official of an Embassy, Consulate or High Commission; Official of a country with which Canada has a reciprocal social security agreement; Police Officer; Postmaster; Professional Engineer; Social Worker; Teacher.

People who certify photocopies have to compare the original document to the photocopy and must state their official position or title, sign and print their name, provide their phone number and include the date they certified the document(s). They also have to write the following statement on the photocopy: "This photocopy is a true copy of the original document which has not been altered in any way". It should be noted that you or a relative cannot certify your own documents. All Service Canada Centres are providing this service free of charge.

Use the information slips issued to you for income tax purposes, together with your 2013 federal Income Tax and Benefit Return, in order to declare, accurately, all of the year 2013 sources of income listed in this section. "Line numbers" refer to the 2013 federal Income Tax and Benefit Return.

If you are married or living in a common-law union, your spouse or common-law partner must also complete a statement of income in the column provided on your form or on a separate form. Indicate negative amounts (losses) by circling them.

Do not include:

• Old Age Security Pension (Canadian), Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance or Allowance for the Survivor
• War Veterans Allowance or Veterans Disability or Dependents Pension Program
• Death Benefits from Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan
• Canada Child Tax Benefit payments
• Assistance payments from a municipal, provincial or Canadian federal government
• Support or gifts from relatives, registered charities or other organizations
• Municipal tax rebates
• Lottery winnings
• Inheritances
• GST credits or other such payments issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Universal Child Care Benefit
• Registered Disability Savings Plan payments

Block 1: Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan Benefits

Report the amount shown in Box 20 of your Canada Pension Plan T4A (P) slip or Box C of your Quebec Pension Plan Relevé 2 slip. Do not include Death Benefits from Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan.

Block 2: Other Pension Income

Report the source and gross amount of all other pensions, pension income splitting, or superannuation (lines 11500 and 11600 of your federal Income Tax and Benefit Return).

• Canadian: Report your income and specify the source from pensions, Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIF's), Life Income Funds (LIF's), superannuation, retirement plan payments, taxable annuities or other payments as reported to the Canada Revenue Agency.
• Foreign: Foreign pension income must be reported whether it is paid in Canada or abroad. You must report total benefits if they are income for Canadian income tax purposes, even if the income is exempt from taxation under an income tax treaty. These payments would include all employment pensions, social security benefits and war service pensions. Please include all back payments, and report the amounts in Canadian dollars. If the amount is given in foreign currency please specify.

Block 3: Employment Insurance and Workers' Compensation Benefits

Employment Insurance

• Report the amount of Employment Insurance and other benefits from line 11900 of your federal Income Tax and Benefit Return.

Workers' Compensation Benefits

• Report the amount of Workers' Compensation benefits from line 14400 of your federal Income Tax and Benefit Return.

If you received income from both sources, please add them together and report the total in Block 3 of your application form.

Block 4: Interest and Other Investment Income

Report the total interest received from a bank, trust company, credit union, bonds, mortgage(s), any foreign dividends and other investments or other interest received (line 12100 of your federal Income Tax and Benefit Return). All interest amounts should be reported as you do for income tax purposes.

Block 5: Taxable Canadian Dividends and Capital Gains

Eligible and Other than Eligible Dividends

From Line 12000 of your federal Income Tax and Benefit Return, report this amount on your application form.

Capital Gains

From Line 12700 of your federal Income Tax and Benefit Return, report this amount on your application form.

Block 6: Net Rental Income

Report the amount from line 12600 of your federal Income Tax and Benefit Return. If you had a net loss, circle that amount and attach a Rental Income Statement with your application form.

Block 7: Net Employment Income

Total of your employment income (line 10100) and other employment income (line 10400) minus CPP or QPP contributions through employment (line 30800) and Employment Insurance Premiums (line 31200) of your federal Income Tax and Benefit Return. Of this total calculation, you then deduct employment expenses: the total of A in the chart below up to a maximum of $3,500.00.

Use the following grid to calculate your allowable deduction.

Total Net Income From Employment
Report the value from Line 10100 + Line 10400 of the tax return	A
Report the value from Line 30800 + Line 31200 of the tax return	B
Subtract A minus B	C
Enter line C or $3,500.00 whichever is less	D
Subtract C minus D Report this value on Line 7 of the Application form	E

Refer to Block 9 for other deductions.

Block 8: Net Self-Employment Income

Total of lines 13500 to 14300 minus line 22200, line 31000 and line 31217 of your federal Income Tax and Benefit Return. If you had a net loss last year, circle that amount and attach a Profit and Loss Statement(s) to your application form. Refer to Block 9 for other deductions

Block 9: Other Income

You may have received other income or you may be entitled to other deductions in 2013 that have not been reported in other blocks of the form. To determine the amount to report in Block 9, calculate your total other income from the sources noted under (A) below, and subtract from that amount the total of your other deductions noted under (B) below. Report the result of this calculation in Block 9. If negative, circle the amount.

A) Other income

Net partnership income - limited or non-active partners only (line 12200), taxable support payments received (line 12800), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) income (line 12900), and Other income (line 13000).

B) Other deductions

Registered Pension Plan (RPP) deduction (line 20700), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) deduction (line 20800), Saskatchewan Pension Plan deduction (line 209), Pension Income Splitting (line 21000), annual union, professional or like dues (line 21200), child care expenses (line 21400), Disability Supports deduction (line 21500), allowable business investment loss (line 21700), moving expenses (line 21900), support payments made (line 22000), carrying charges and interest expenses (line 22100), deduction for Provincial Parental Insurance Plan (line 22300), exploration and development expenses (line 22400), other employment expenses (line 22900), Clergy residence deduction (line 23100) and other deductions (line 23200).

The amount in Line 23200 should not include any Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) repayment deductions.

Subtract the total of your deductions (B) from the total other income (A). Report this amount in Block 9. If negative, circle this amount.

Block 10: Total Income For The Year 2013

Add the amounts in Blocks 1 to 9 and enter the total in Block 10 (if negative, circle this amount). If you have no income, enter "0".

If you complete either of these sections, you will receive a special form on which you may estimate the income you expect to receive. The amount of your benefits may be calculated based on your estimated total income for the current calendar year, if this is to your advantage.

Note for Section F: "Pension Income" includes: Superannuation or pension payments; Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIF's); Life Income Funds (LIF's); foreign pensions; annuity payments; alimony; maintenance payments; Employment Insurance benefits; disability benefits from an insurance plan; Worker's Compensation benefits (CNESST in Quebec); government assistance programs; Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan benefits (excluding lump sum death benefit).

The application is not complete until it is signed by the applicant (and spouse or common-law partner if applicable) or the person receiving the pension as a Trustee and/or a Power of Attorney. Relatives or friends may help you complete your application. If this applies to you, make sure that you, not the person assisting you, sign the application. If the applicant (or the spouse or common-law partner) is unable to sign the form, a mark such as an "X" is acceptable.

Note: If you make a false or misleading statement, you may be subject to an administrative monetary penalty and interest, if any, under the Old Age Security Act, or may be charged with an offence. Any benefits you received or obtained to which there was no entitlement would have to be repaid.

Note: If applicable, please attach Trustee or Power of Attorney papers if not previously submitted.

If you signed your application with a mark, please provide us with the information requested.

Payment outside Canada: Your Guaranteed Income Supplement or Allowance or Allowance for the Survivor benefit can be paid outside Canada for six months only. You must tell us if you or your spouse or common-law partner will be outside of Canada for more than six months.

If you have any questions, visit our Internet site at: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/portfolio/service-canada.html.

OR you can call us free of charge from Canada and the United States

English: 1-800-277-9914

French: 1-800-277-9915

TTY: 1-800-255-4786

Please provide your Social Insurance Number when contacting us.

The information requested is required under the Old Age Security (OAS) Act.

Under the OAS Act and the Privacy Act you have the right to look at the personal information about you in your file. We will keep this information in the Personal Information Bank HRSDC PPU 116. You can ask to see your file by contacting a Service Canada Centre.

Guaranteed Income Supplement - Renewal

Mail your forms to:

The nearest Service Canada office listed below

ATLANTIC PROVINCES Service Canada PO Box 8000 Station Central Charlottetown PE C1A 8K1 CANADA

QUEBEC Service Canada PO Box 1816 Station Terminus Quebec QC G1K 7L5 CANADA

ONTARIO Service Canada PO Box 5100 Station D Scarborough ON M1R 5C8 CANADA

WESTERN PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES Service Canada PO Box 1177 Station CSC Victoria BC V8W 2V2 CANADA

If you are an International Operations beneficiary receiving a GIS benefit under the USA agreement; mail your form/application to: Service Canada PO Box 250 Station A Fredericton NB E3B 4Z6 CANADA

If you are an International Operations beneficiary receiving a GIS benefit under the Italy, Germany, Greece, Portugal, or Philippines agreement; mail your form/application to: Service Canada PO Box 2710 Station Main Edmonton AB T5J 2G4 CANADA

If you are an International Operations beneficiary receiving a GIS benefit under any other social security agreement; mail your form/application to: Service Canada International Operations Ottawa ON K1A 0L4 CANADA