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-Elder law covers the laws that affect older people.
+This section deals with the laws that especially affect older people. This area of law is often called '''elder law'''.
 ==Retirement and government benefits==
-[[File:Elderly group at cafe.jpg | right | frame | link=| <span style="font-size:60%;">Copyright www.shutterstock.com</span>]]
+[[File:Elderly group at cafe.jpg|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via www.shutterstock.com</span>]]
-The federal government manages two major public pension programs through Service Canada:
+The government offers several programs to help people financially as they get older. These “social security” programs pay benefits when you retire, become disabled, or lose a job.
-*Old Age Security (OAS), based on years of living in Canada, and
+Old Age Security provides older adults with a monthly pension payment.
-*Canada Pension Plan (CPP), based on years of work in Canada and the amount paid into the plan.
+Canada Pension Plan provides workers with a monthly pension when they retire. It also pays benefits when a worker dies or becomes disabled.
+Employment insurance provides benefits to workers who lose their job. It also helps those who can’t work because of sickness, or need time off work to care for an ill family member.
 ===Old Age Security===