Section 4 — Old Age Security Act: Residence in Canada must be or have been legal

A person who was not a pensioner on July 1, 1977 is eligible for a pension under this Part only if on the day preceding the day on which that person’s application is approved that person is a Canadian citizen or, if not, is legally resident in Canada; or on the day preceding the day that person ceased to reside in Canada that person was a Canadian citizen or, if not, was legally resident in Canada. The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the meaning of legal residence for the purposes of subsection (1).