The main purpose of the Agreement is to protect the pension rights of people who have worked in Ireland and who have worked or resided in Canada.
The Agreement also deals with the Social Security status of workers who are sent on temporary assignments from Ireland to Canada.
If you do not have enough contributions paid or credited to qualify for an Irish pension, based on your Irish record alone, then periods of social insurance and/or residence in Canada may be counted to help you qualify for an Irish pension.
Likewise, if you do not have sufficient periods of social insurance/residence in Canada to qualify for a Canadian pension, reckonable Irish social insurance contributions may be counted to help you qualify for a Canadian pension.