How do you split your pension income?

You (the pensioner) and your spouse or common-law partner (the pension transferee) must make a joint election on Form T1032, Joint Election to Split Pension Income. This form must be completed, signed and attached to both your and your spouse's or common-law partner's paper returns by your respective filing due date. The information on the forms must be the same.

You can allocate up to half (50%) of your eligible pension income to your spouse or common-law partner.

Only one joint election can be made for a tax year. If both you and your spouse or common-law partner have eligible pension income, you will have to decide which one of you will act as the pensioner and elect to allocate part of their eligible pension income to his or her spouse or common-law partner (the pension transferee).

For more information, see Form T1032, Joint Election to Split Pension Income.

Note
If you and your spouse or common-law partner elected to split eligible pension income in 2010, you do not have to use the same percentage in 2011.

Forms and publications

• General Income Tax and Benefit Package - Guide, Return, and Schedules
• Form T1032, Joint Election to Split Pension Income

Related topics

• Line 115 - Other pensions or superannuation
• Line 116 - Elected split-pension amount
• Line 129 - RRSP income
• Line 210 - Deduction for elected split-pension amount
• Line 314 - Pension income amount