This page contains general information about the social security agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Croatia and cannot describe all the provisions applicable to your situation. If you have any questions, please contact us. If there is a discrepancy between that party and the agreement, the text and provisions of the agreement prevail. If you have contributed to both Canada`s pension plan and the Croatian pension program, or if you have lived in Canada and Croatia, this agreement can help you qualify for the following: b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, point a), of this article, the total duration may be accumulated for all eligible periods provided for in Chapter 1 of Part III of this agreement. where the maximum duration set by Croatian law for the calculation of a benefit is greater than the maximum period for calculating a benefit, the amount of the benefit payable is determined as a ratio between the eligible periods provided for by Croatian law and that maximum period. The Social Security Agreement between Canada and Croatia came into force on May 1, 1999. At the time of the signing of the agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Croatia to avoid double taxation and prevent tax evasion with respect to income and capital taxes, the signatories agreed that the following provision would be included in the agreement. This agreement does not affect the tax privileges of members of diplomatic or consular missions, in accordance with the general rules of international law or the provisions of specific agreements. 2 If only Croatia is bound by an agreement with a third country, the capacities of Croatian nationals are determined in accordance with Croatian law by the sum of eligible periods completed in accordance with the legislation of that third country, unless otherwise stated in this agreement. All of these agreements are based on the concept of shared responsibility.
Responsibility-sharing agreements are reciprocal. Under each agreement, partner countries make concessions to their social security qualification rules so that those covered by the agreement have access to payments that they may not be eligible for. The responsibility for social security is thus distributed among the countries in which a person has lived during his or her working years and where the person is able to obtain potential rights. In general, it is possible to access a pension from one country in the second country, although the paying country retains some discretion with regard to the exchange and delivery mechanisms used. 3 Disputes between the parties regarding the interpretation of this agreement that have not been resolved or resolved by consultation in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 2 of this article are referred to an arbitration tribunal at the request of one of the parties. 5 The competent authorities of the contracting parties may, by mutual agreement, amend the application of the provisions of this article to persons or groups of persons. The Canadian government`s international social security agreements cover only Old Age Security and Canada`s pension benefits. If you have contributed to the PQ, but not to the CPC, please contact the Quebec Pension Plan. (a) Croatia`s competent institution determines, taking into account all eligible deadlines, as if they had all been completed under Croatian law, and the amount of the benefit payable is determined as a ratio between the eligible periods provided by Croatian law and the sum of all eligible periods.