Bill C-261

An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension)

Sponsor

Claude DeBellefeuille Bloc

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Second reading (House), as of March 19, 2026

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Old Age Security Act to increase the amount of the full pension to which all pensioners aged 65 or older are entitled by 10% and to raise the exemption for a person’s employment income or self-employed earnings that is taken into account in determining the amount of the guaranteed income supplement from $5,000 to $6,500.

Similar bills

C-319 (44th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-261s:

C-261 (2022) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act and to make related amendments to another Act (hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech)

C-261 (2020) An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (thermal coal)

C-261 (2016) An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for survivors and children)

C-261 (2013) National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act

Old Age Security ActRoutine Proceedings

February 9th, 2026 / 3:25 p.m.

Bloc

Claude DeBellefeuille Bloc Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, QC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-261, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension).

Mr. Speaker, introducing a bill that directly affects the daily lives of our constituents is always an important moment in a parliamentarian's life. In my riding, as in many regions, a large proportion of the population is 65 years of age or older. In Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, it is about 20% of the population.

Everywhere I go, the message is the same: People can no longer make ends meet. No one should have to choose between rent, groceries and medication. No one should contribute their entire working life and then experience financial anxiety in retirement. As we know, the enhanced pension starts only at age 75. That decision has created a real injustice. Two people who have worked their entire lives do not have access to the same basic conditions, simply because of their age. I find that incomprehensible and deeply unfair.

I am proud to join my colleagues in correcting this inequality, recognizing the immense contribution of our seniors, and offering them what they deserve: a dignified retirement, starting at age 65.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)