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2015 Federal Budget Highlights Apr 21, 2015

Alan 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…

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New PSHCP Monthly Contribution Rates Effective April 1, 2015 Mar 26, 2015

The 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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Federal Retirees Urges Government to Do the Right Thing for Canada’s Veterans Mar 13, 2015

The federal government announcement today that it will increase the Earnings Loss Benefit for part-time reservists was a welcome message for members of the National Association of Federal Retirees, although much still remains to be done for Canada’s veterans, says…

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Association Takes Legal Action on Public Service Health Care Plan Changes Mar 2, 2015

On February 27, 2015, the law firm Gowling Henderson Lafleur LLP filed a Notice of Application in the Federal Court of Canada on behalf of the National Association of Federal Retirees and some of its members. The Notice of Application…

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