Make your support for OAS reform visible today

You've already raised your voice in support of responsible, modern, and fair reforms to OAS. The next step is to make sure Ottawa knows you stand behind this change.

Strong movements don’t stay quiet — they are visible.

You can make your support for updating OAS visible by sharing a sentence or two about why it matters to you, along with a photo.

Together, we can put real faces and voices behind the polling and petition numbers — making it clear that seniors are stepping forward and speaking up for change.

We’ll use your words and photo in our outreach — online and in person — to show that this support is real. Including a photo helps ensure your voice is seen as genuine and personal, something that matters today more than ever.

It's a small step, but one that reminds political leaders Canadians are ready and waiting for them to deliver the changes we want.

Not sure what to say? Check out the "Writing Tips" tab for some ideas on where to start, and then put them in your own words.

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Tell us why OAS reform matters to you — in your own words

Thanks for taking the next step in supporting OAS reform by sharing a quote and a photo. If you're wondering where to start, consider writing about:

Why improving OAS matters to you
What feels unfair about the current system
Why it’s important to better support seniors in need
How this change could help younger generations

You can start with phrases like “I believe…”, “As a retiree…”, or “It doesn’t make sense that…”

Even one sentence is enough. The strongest quotes are simple — no need to get it perfect. Your voice will make a difference!

Here are a few ideas that could help you get started!

Personal leadership

As a retiree, I’m comfortable receiving a bit less from OAS if it helps ensure other seniors aren’t left behind.

I am willing to take less from OAS to invest more in the things that matter for my kids and grandchildren, like affordable homes, child care, and education.

Generational solidarity

It’s time to reduce OAS subsidies for financially secure retirees, so we can eliminate seniors’ poverty and make life more affordable for young and working people.

By reforming OAS, we can strengthen support for seniors who need it, while also helping younger Canadians who are struggling with the cost of living.

It doesn’t make sense that families with kids lose support at much lower incomes than retirees, especially when seniors are less likely to be in poverty and generally better off financially.

Using public dollars wisely

It doesn’t make sense to send $18,000 a year to retired couples with six-figure incomes when others can’t afford the basics.

We should spend public dollars in ways that help the most. That means making sure cash subsidies like OAS reach those who need them — not those with six-figure incomes.

Old Age Security should be based on need, not age. That’s how we make better use of public dollars and improve affordability for Canadians of all ages.

Win-Win

We can lift all seniors out of poverty and make life more affordable for our kids and grandkids by making OAS responsible, modern, and fair. It’s a win-win.

You’re not alone

Most Canadians — including most seniors — support updating OAS. I’m one of them. It’s time for Ottawa to deliver the change we’re asking for.

Generational change

Responsible changes to OAS will unlock the biggest improvement to affordability in a generation. I’m proud to stand with others in calling on Ottawa to deliver this legacy.

What People Are Saying

“I have 2 adult children in their late20s, early 30s. Both face a challenging economic realities exacerbated by a tax system that is tilted against them. They’re doing well but many in their cohorts are not. Reform begins with the OAS. And yes, I am subject to the clawback. I have skin in the game and want these changes.”

Dan McCarthy

Ottawa, ON

“Instead of the rich getting richer how about we help ensure that seniors that are struggling get the support they need. If your combined household income is over $100,000 it’s pretty rich to say your suffering.”

Peter Cech

Burnaby, BC

“My portion can go to low income seniors and the generation being needlessly squeezed.”

Thomas Sullivan

Vancouver, BC

“I support the claw back on oas”

Darlene Fleming

Springhill, NS

“I am 73 years old and I fully support decreasing the income level in which OAS is clawed back.”

Philis Heffner

Calgary, AB

“I support change to the OAS that benefits those in greater need during retirement years.”

Anne Holmed

Aurora, ON

““I was fully expecting to have a claw back on my Old Age Security when I retired but I’m surprised that in fact the thresholds are above where our income is going to be for the next 20 or 30 years – and I think that’s unfair. For $185,000 of income to be the threshold for an OAS claw back seems to me well beyond what’s required. In my mind, it should be going to people who really are in need.””

Tom Grady

Salmon Arm, BC

““I have strong feelings about wealthier people in our society taking money out of the system that they don’t need when there has been relative neglect of the younger members of our community. So I personally would be more than happy to give up a portion of my OAS – I would give it all up, because I can afford to.””

Stephanie Van Slyke

Victoria, BC

““I strongly support the message of reducing OAS for the people who are well-off and ensuring that people who are not so fortunate can live comfortably in retirement. I consider OAS as part of the social safety net, and the social safety net is there for the people who need it. When I have an income substantially more than the median, transferring tax dollars to me is not the best use of those dollars. We have a lot of issues in Canada that those tax dollars can be used to address.””

Richard Swann

New Westminster, BC

““I have qualified for the OAS and it seems a little bit ridiculous to me because I don’t need the money – and I don’t want to take it, especially if it’s loading even onto younger generations.””

Peter Ladner

Vancouver, BC

““I think it’s reasonable to ask more financially secure seniors to take a bit less from OAS because we’re in a very difficult situation in our country at this point in time, with a lot of young families really struggling. So now is the time for some of us to step up and contribute a little bit towards changing this.””

Kay Watson-Jarvis

““I am quite in agreement that the threshold for clawing back the OAS be reduced – and reduced substantially. There are all sorts of ways that the money saved can be used. Not only to support those seniors who are living below the poverty line, but also to support education, long-term care, research, universities, and housing development.””

peter kirby

Kenora, ON

““Why are clawbacks for Canada child benefits significantly more restrictive for working age families than OAS for seniors? As a boomer and a senior and as a physician, I and many others like me believe the government has an urgent moral responsibility to redress this glaring inequity. Canada’s youth don’t have enough to stay healthy. Canada’s seniors have more than they need. Our leaders have a responsibility to uphold our proudly Canadian social contract, a just society where no one is privileged over another.””

Mary Peirson

Guelph, ON

““I think that there are seniors who are really struggling and those seniors need more support, both financially and in services. But there are lots of seniors like me who have been very, very fortunate and don’t need that same government financial support.””

June Maynard

North Vancouver, BC

““We are a perfect example of seniors who do not require OAS due to our assets and income – yet we will receive a significant amount this year. There are, no doubt, thousands of seniors like us who do not require OAS to enjoy a financially secure future. By reducing the amount of OAS currently paid to seniors at high income levels the government would save about $7B per year. This amount would be directed to seniors who need extra financial help and to programs to assist our next generations.””

Brian And Annalee Schnurr

Toronto, ON

““As a retired citizen of Toronto, I have acquired much wealth from being born in the right generation. I’d like to support our newer generations as they navigate their futures by easing the financial and housing struggles they face. Additionally, I would like to ease the financial stain on elders who didn’t experience my financial success and are struggling with cost of living problems. I’d be delighted if the Liberal Government of Canada could find a way to send OAS payments to those in greater need.””

Cathi Bremner

Toronto, ON

““It makes no sense that I receive Old Age Security. I’m not poor, I’m not struggling, and yet I receive a bonus every month for simply being a senior. And until my income hits $93,000 per year, there are no clawbacks – yet families receiving the child tax benefit start getting dinged at $81,000 per family income. How fair is that? If my spouse were still alive, we could have $185,000 as income before we start paying anything back. What kind of alternative universe are we living in?””

Harry Grossmith

Kelowna, BC

““It is outrageous that an earner with young children has their benefits clawed back before a senior. I just don’t know how we justify that. It really seems so preposterous. I think the question that should be put to seniors is: Do you believe seniors have more of a right to financial security than a family with young children?””

Beth Jefferson

Toronto, ON

““To say that somebody earning over $100,000 a year needs a supplement to their income from the federal treasury really doesn’t make much sense.””

Glen Bailey

Orleans, ON

““We don’t need and don’t want OAS any longer. I’ve tried a couple of times to exit the OAS system, and there is no exit available. If OAS were to pay fewer seniors, it would have, in the same budget, more cash available to subsidize poorer seniors somewhat better.””

Victor Grostern

Ottawa, ON

““I am a 67 year old single woman who firmly believes that it is the responsibility of emerging elders, like myself, to do our bit to make government supports fair to people of all ages. It is ridiculous that retired couples with six-figure incomes receive $18,000 annually while nearly half a million seniors live in poverty and young and working people struggle to afford the basics. Weekly I read the financial facelift column of the Globe and Mail which gives examples of retirees with millions in assets continuing to collect OAS. That makes no sense!””

Stefa Katamay

Victoria, BC

“I would like to see social policy that made the OAS payment based on actual needs. I’m so heartbroken that the kind of comfort that it seems like people my age expect in their old age is way out of whack with the basic survival expenses of people who are just coming into the workforce now. It just seems unjust.”

Lisa Gordon

Victoria, BC

Tell us why OAS reform matters to you — in your own words

Here are a few ideas that could help you get started!

Personal leadership

Generational solidarity

Using public dollars wisely

Win-Win

You’re not alone

Generational change

What People Are Saying

Thank you!