Back from the brink June 19, 2026
A team of inveterate public servants helped save the whooping crane, North America’s tallest bird, whose numbers had dwindled to 22 birds in the 1940s.
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Canada’s robotic triumph June 18, 2026
Public servants at the National Research Council worked alongside private-sector companies to build the Canadarm.
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A hardier rose would smell as sweet June 17, 2026
Federal scientists managed to breed a series of roses that are hardy enough to withstand Canadian winters when covered by a snowfall instead of artificial protection.
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Protecting the world from Ebola June 16, 2026
Scientists at the National Microbiology Lab of the Public Health Agency of Canada developed a vaccine to protect Canadians and others from the Zaire strain of Ebola.
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Canada’s father of biomedical engineering June 15, 2026
Jack Hopps benefited from his own invention later in life.
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Pension surplus scooped — again Jan 28, 2026
An early actuarial review revealed a new pension surplus, raising questions about what happened next. The Public Service Pension Fund (PSPF) is once again being used like a piggy bank. This time, it happened two years earlier than expected. Every…
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Planning with purpose Jan 14, 2026
Executive insights into the four phases of retirement
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Federal Retirees and Minister Anand’s announcement on public service pension funds Nov 26, 2024
This week, Anita Anand announced that the $1.9 billion non-permitted surplus will be moved from the Public Service Pension Fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The National Association of Federal Retirees acknowledges today’s statement by Treasury Board President Anita Anand…
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Pension indexing rate for 2025 Nov 4, 2024
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 information on the…
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Public service Supplementary Death Benefit receives long-awaited update May 27, 2024
As of June 1, active and retired members of the federal public service who are eligible for the Supplementary Death Benefit will be able to name up to five beneficiaries. For several years, the Association has lobbied and strongly urged…
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Canadian Dental Care Plan eligibility updates for federal retirees Mar 15, 2024
The Canadian Dental Care Plan is intended to help ease financial barriers to accessing oral health care for eligible Canadian residents. Note: The Association does not provide individualized advice or counselling to members on which coverage options they should pursue…
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NPSW 2023: Federal Retirees remembers June 14, 2023
On the last working day of National Public Service Week, Canada’s national flag flies at half-mast at the Association’s national office in memory of Federal Retirees members who have passed away. In 2018, the National Association of Federal Retirees…
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