How to calculate payable tax on a foreign government pension plan?
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CPP payments to US taxpayers are treated the same way as Social Security payments.
If your only income is CPP, you owe no income tax. If your other income plus half of your CPP is greater then $25,000, you may owe some income tax on part of your CPP benefits.
Enter your CPP payments as is they were SS payments in to the worksheet linked below to determine how much of your payments are taxable.
http://www.completetax.com/taxguide/tools/downloads/07-ssbenefits(1040).pdf