The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development has launched a call for applications for a National Advisory Council on Poverty. The Advisory Council’s mandate will be to provide advice to and undertake public engagement with groups and programs…
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One year after legislation came into force, the Minister of Health tabled Canada’s Palliative Care Framework, delivering on the 2018 deadline. The Act required the government to develop a framework in consultation with provincial and territorial governments and stakeholders, including…
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Federal Retirees’ President Jean-Guy Soulière (left) and the Honourable Filomena Tassi (right). On November 26, National Association of Federal Retirees President Jean-Guy Soulière and Director of Advocacy Sayward Montague had a productive and informative meeting with new Minister of Seniors,…
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At time when Statistics Canada estimates that 12 per cent of senior families and 28.5 per cent of single seniors qualify as low income — articles continue to be published attacking one of the most cost-effective and proven ways to…
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Yesterday, the National Association of Federal Retirees joined with 20 veterans organizations, including representatives from the Canadian Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Canada to do focused work that supports better cross-promotion, inclusion and collaboration – all to ensure veterans, those…
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The 2018 federal budget announced a new Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare to lead a dialogue on how to implement affordable pharmacare in Canada. The Advisory Council describes pharmacare as a system of health coverage that provides…
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As part of the House of Commons Finance Committee pre-budget consultation process, Federal Retirees members and volunteers from coast-to-coast made over 700 submissions, online and in-person, to promote the Association’s priorities for next year’s budget. In fact, the effort was…
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Today is Remembrance Day, an opportunity to pause and pay tribute to those courageous Canadians who have answered the call to serve in order to make the world a safer place for us all. Among them is retired sergeant…
Read articleLast week, media reported that 270,000 veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and their survivors between 2003 and 2010 have been affected by calculation errors on disability pensions to the tune of $165-million. Some of the most vulnerable…
Read article Over the past several weeks, the House of Commons Finance Committee has travelled from coast-to-coast hosting consultations for the 2019 Federal Budget. Since the consultation process began in August, over 700 Federal Retirees members and supporters have made submissions, both…
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At the end of each year, the Treasury Board provides the Association with information on the pension indexing increase that is effective on January 1st. The pension indexation rate effective January 1, 2019, is 2.2%. Information on the calculation of…
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On Monday, October 22, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began a series of rotating nationwide strikes. Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) and Pensioners’ Dental Services Plan (PDSP) members may have questions or concerns about how Canada Post…
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