Due to a clerical error

There are certain things in life that are predictable such as taxes, night, day, death, and up until this generation, a retirement cheque at age 65. In years past this check was anxiously awaited in the month following your 65th. birthday and most had planned a ceremony or ritual around its arrival; photos of the check, and a purchase usually related to wanton pleasure. So it was in 2012 with my hubby Thomas whose birthday lands in the middle of the month [November]. Paperwork to prepare Ottawa for that milestone was filled out and submitted well in advance as recommended. The only difference  between this paperwork and that of our parents , was that unless requested otherwise it would be automatically deposited into our account.
 After having worked with geriatrics most of my life, I knew the arrival date for these checks fell on the 28th. of each month or a day earlier if that date fell on a week-end or if the month happened to be December, when the government gifted their recipients with an early check in order to accommodate the season. We were in the Maritimes for the month of December and well into January, and so were a bit tardy in checking our 'on line' bank account. The 22nd. of December came and went, as did all of the days leading up to Christmas, and then New Years. No deposits were recorded so after the first few days of 2012, Thomas called the appropriate office in Victoria. After a lengthy 'hold' and a breathy 'this cannot be' and 'you must have forgotten to mail in your forms', the cleric did a little research and responded "well, there seems to be a clerical error". The plan proposed was to mail the check as soon as could be possible and to expect the funds to be deposited with in 2-3 business days.

 There really is NO point in agitating over how there could have been a clerical error, but here is MY point. I felt sorry for Thomas, that after putting in a full weeks of work since he was 19 years old he couldn't celebrate the initial deposit of his first OAP and instead had to sleuth out the absence of it.

  And here is a question, since the OAP was deposited in 2013 instead of 2012, how will the taxes be affected?

Truth be told, I will not lose any sleep over that question.