Your stories are key to driving our membership focus and advocacy efforts. Sharing stories can give a compelling, authentic look at how real people are affected by issues, actions and policy, helping raise awareness about matters that are important to…
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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, 2017 is 1.3% Information on the calculation…
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NEWS RELEASE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL RETIREES GOING ACROSS COUNTRY TO GET FEEDBACK FOR A NEW HEALTH ACCORD Ottawa, November 7, 2016 – The National Association of Federal Retirees (Federal Retirees) is joining forces with the…
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The National Joint Council announced on October 31, 2016 that Jean-Guy Soulière, President of the National Association of Federal Retirees, has replaced Dennis Jackson as the representative for the pensioners on the Partners Committee. Federal Retirees wishes to thank…
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Earlier this week, federal Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced Bill C-27, which would amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act and make possible target benefit pension plans for federally-regulated and Crown corporation employers. (This would not affect federal public sector employees…
Read article Retirement income and health care security: good for retirees, good for Canada Usually, the federal government starts consultations for the coming year’s budget over the summer, and this year was no different. In June 2016, the House of Commons Standing…
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Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached tentative agreements, averting the prospect of a labour dispute that has loomed over the talks for months. “The agreements will avert a work disruption, bringing much-needed certainty in…
Read article As concerns over a possible postal interruption continue, we wanted to offer our members some helpful tips to mitigate any impact it could have on your daily lives. We’re also working to make the Canada Post service disruption as painless as…
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Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) and Pensioners’ Dental Services Plan (PDSP) members may be concerned with claim submission and reimbursement in the event of a Canada Post labour disruption. The postal service disruption could occur as early as Monday,…
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Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau Federal Retirees believes yesterday’s agreement between federal and provincial finance ministers on moderate Canada Pension Plan expansion signals better retirement income security for many Canadians. “This is quite historic – the Canada Pension Plan is…
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Our in-house health advocacy and policy officer benefits expert, Louise Bergeron, attended the Hill Times conference on innovations in seniors’ care on June 2 to glean some insight for our members. Here’s her account: Innovation seems to be the…
Read article For affected retirees, the changes should not affect pension disbursements. The changes will translate to a new contact to respond to pension-related questions. The administration of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) pension plans is moving from the Department of…
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