Louise Bergeron Louise Bergeron, Federal Retirees Advocacy and Policy Advisor Officer on health –related topics, attended the May 12th Canada Conference Board gathering entitled Healthy Canada: Future Care for Canadian Seniors to glean some insight and inform future discussions. She…
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Dima Sobko / shutterstock.com Health Minister Jane Philpott remarked in a recent House of Commons Health Committee meeting that pharmacare “is not part of my current mandate” and that “it sounds like it might be expensive and that’s one of the reasons…
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The National Association of Federal Retirees is pleased yesterday’s federal budget includes key improvements for veterans and investments for seniors. “We have been fighting for these improvements for several years so we were quite pleased to see them included in…
Read articleLaura Payton The first federal budget under Justin Trudeau’s Liberals gives no sign of what might be in store for the Canada Pension Plan or civil servant pensions. The budget tabled this afternoon in Ottawa reiterates the federal Liberals’…
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NEWS RELEASE REPORTS OF PENSION SHORTFALL MISLEADING Federal Retirees already provided assurances that any changes that could result would not affect them Ottawa, February 25, 2016– The latest actuarial report on the public service pension plan indicated…
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Gunnar Pippel / shutterstock.com In our first survey on federalretirees.ca, we asked you: “Which retirement security option do you think is best for Canadians?” Defined benefits pensions plans (DBPPs) ranked number one with a considerable 59 per cent of respondents. Expanded…
Read articleThe Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) legal action, launched earlier this year, is moving forward. On February 27, 2015, a Notice of Application was filed in the Federal Court of Canada on behalf of the Association and some of…
Read articleOn Remembrance Day, the National Association of Federal Retirees recognizes the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices of Canada’s veterans and those who continue to serve. We also honour those who have given their lives serving Canadians and helping citizens of other…
Read articleThis just in – in an open letter, Prime Minister Harper has made his statement on target benefit pensions for federal public servants and retirees. “We will not be moving away from the current defined benefit plan to a defined…
Read articleToday, the Canadian Coalition for Retirement Security – comprised of 22 organizations and representing nearly six million working and retired Canadians – announced its campaign to push for legislation to protect the earned pension benefits of publicand private sector employees…
Read articleAlan Freeman, former Globe and Mail finance reporter and Assistant Deputy Minister for Consultations and Communications with the federal finance department under the late Jim Flaherty, reports from the 2015 budget lock-up on behalf of the National Association of Federal…
Read articleThe Treasury Board has announced the new Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) Monthly Contribution Rates that will come into effect April 1, 2015. The new contribution rates will be taken from the March 30, 2015 pension cheques. Click here…
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