Some types of retirement income are eligible for the $2,000 PA before age 65, and other types are not. These are CRA's rules, and I don't know the history that led to this difference.
However, when you are doing your taxes, if the numbers work out such that your husband can assign $2,000 of his pension income to you, then you too will benefit from the $2,000 PA. TurboTax will help you discover if this is a possibility. Look for the Pension Splitter Optimizer in the SUM UP section (that's where it is in TurboTax Premier download). Basically, your husband needs to be receiving $2,000 more income than you, which he can then assign to your income.
