E-7365 Tax relief for working seniors Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7365 — Tax relief for working seniors — with 411 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Jamie Schmale. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7365
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: August 20, 2026
- Sponsor: Jamie Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes)
- Category: Taxation
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 411
- Daily increase: +2 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +25 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~4 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: April 22, 2026 — 164 data points recorded
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 218 signatures
- Alberta: 62 signatures
- British Columbia: 47 signatures
- Quebec: 33 signatures
- Manitoba: 15 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 13 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 10 signatures
- New Brunswick: 6 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 3 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 2 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| April 22, 2026 | 7 |
| April 24, 2026 | 76 |
| April 27, 2026 | 178 |
| May 2, 2026 | 206 |
| May 6, 2026 | 238 |
| May 14, 2026 | 265 |
| May 24, 2026 | 296 |
| June 3, 2026 | 313 |
| June 10, 2026 | 335 |
| June 26, 2026 | 354 |
| July 17, 2026 | 370 |
| August 12, 2026 | 385 |
| August 17, 2026 | 399 |
| August 19, 2026 | 411 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
• Canadians are living longer and many seniors wish or need to continue working;
• Under the current system, employment income earned by seniors is combined with Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) benefits, often resulting in higher overal taxation;
• This structure may discourage workforce participation among older Canadians despite their experience and willingness to contribute;
• Seniors have contributed to CPP throughout their working lives;
• Single seniors may receive less overall benefit from CPP contributions than those eligible for survivor benefits; and
• Deferring CPP or OAS may not be a viable option for all Canadians due to financial needs and uncertainty of life expectancy.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
1. Reduce the tax penalty on employment income for seniors receiving CPP or OAS;
2. Allow higher tax-free earnings thresholds for working seniors;
3. Create fairer treatment for single seniors who receive no survivor benefit; and
4. Encourage continued workforce participation by older Canadians.
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