Yes, it is a lot of money. Benefits awarded under Old Age Security or the Guaranteed Income Supplement are based on an income assessment.
You referred to an interesting aspect, that of integrating our programs with provincial ones. Clearly, there is work to do in this area, for example, in information sharing.
We provide the provinces with information about individuals who may qualify for the Guaranteed Income Supplement, low-income earners, so that the provinces can, if they so wish, use that information to qualify individuals for provincial programs. It would be good to have information from the provinces in order to determine, for example, who is receiving social assistance.
We are talking about it, but it is not automatic.