Planning with purpose Jan 14, 2026
Executive insights into the four phases of retirement
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Federal Retirees appears at Senate committee Dec 15, 2025
Federal Retirees CEO Anthony Pizzino and senior advisor Patrick Imbeau appeared before the Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs to discuss Bill C-15. Federal Retirees CEO Anthony Pizzino, joined by Patrick Imbeau, senior advisor, retirement security, appeared…
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Year-end message to members Dec 15, 2025
In their year-end message, our CEO and national board chair thank the cross-Canada community that makes our work possible. As we near the end of the year, we want to take a moment to reflect on our progress, and to…
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Understanding pension indexation for 2026 Dec 8, 2025
CPI tracks how the average cost of a basket of goods and services changes over time. It captures price movements in areas like food, housing and transportation. Every January, the pensions of federal public servants and veterans increase to help…
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Pension indexation rate for 2026 Dec 5, 2025
Pension increases for retired members and their survivors are calculated annually using Consumer Price Index data from Statistics Canada. At the end of each year, the Treasury Board Secretariat provides the National Association of Federal Retirees with the pension indexation…
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Watch now: A message from the new national board chair Dec 4, 2025
In her message to members, Gisèle Tassé-Goodman, Federal Retirees’ newly elected board chair, reflects on the path ahead. We are pleased to introduce Gisèle Tassé-Goodman as the newly elected chair of your national board of directors. Gisèle begins her term…
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Federal Retirees co-hosts Women Veterans Engage: Ottawa Workshop Nov 24, 2025
The Women Veterans Engage: Ottawa Workshop brought together women veterans, researchers, advocates and parliamentarians for a day of engagement, discussion and action. On Oct. 30, 2025, Federal Retirees co-hosted the Women Veterans Engage: Ottawa Workshop, in collaboration with the Centre…
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Gisèle Tassé-Goodman elected national board chair Nov 24, 2025
We’re pleased to announce that Gisèle Tassé-Goodman has been elected as the Association’s national board chair. The National Association of Federal Retirees is pleased to announce that Gisèle Tassé-Goodman has been elected as the Association’s national board chair at a…
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Canada Life PSHCP positive enrolment verification initiative Nov 21, 2025
Canada Life is reaching out to members who haven’t updated their PSHCP positive enrolment information in the last two years. As a member of the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) and the Pensioners’ Dental Services Plan (PDSP), it’s important…
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Budget 2025’s proposed changes to RCMP disability pensions Nov 20, 2025
Budget 2025 proposes changes that could affect RCMP disability pensions, and we’re taking a closer look at what this may mean for those who served. Budget 2025 puts forward a number of wide-ranging proposals, many of which are still unclear…
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Budget 2025: “Generational” investment amid deep cuts Nov 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget promises nation-building investments while aiming to shrink the federal public service by 10 per cent. PM Mark Carney’s first budget is a little dissonant: austere for most of us yet lavish on what the…
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Nancy Payne remembers her son Nov 12, 2025
Federal Retires member Nancy Payne is this year’s Silver Cross Mother. Nancy is pictured here with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Deputy of the Governor General and Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner. Photo: Dave Chan Cpl. Randy Payne was…
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