What a pre-retirement death benefit waiver (Form 4) asks for — and how to autofill 013-2556 with my-id.ca
Waive a pre-retirement death benefit without retyping member and spouse details
Pension members and spouses completing a waiver of pre-retirement death benefit repeat member name, spouse name, pension plan particulars, and contact information on every Form 4 package. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Pensions – all forms — fsrao.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Waiver of Pre-Retirement Death Benefit Form 4 — 013-2556
What this form is about
Form 013-2556 is Form 4 — Waiver of Pre-Retirement Death Benefit for Ontario pension plans — confirm requirements on fsrao.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Pension member full legal name and address.
- Spouse or beneficiary name if applicable.
- Pension plan name and registration number.
- Signatures as the form requires — consider independent advice before waiving benefits.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your member and spouse names, addresses, and plan identifiers in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Form 4 do?
- It records a waiver of the pre-retirement death benefit — confirm plan rules on fsrao.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills member and spouse names, addresses, and plan identifiers.
- How does 013-2556 relate to form 013-2555?
- Form 013-2555 is the waiver of joint and survivor pension Form 3; 013-2556 is Form 4 for pre-retirement death benefits.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.