Each summer, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance begins conducting consultations for the following year’s federal budget. Despite this fall’s federal election, the committee started the process and collected written submissions in August. The committee was dissolved…
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At the end of each year, the Treasury Board provides the National Association of Federal Retirees with information on the pension indexing increase that is effective Jan. 1. The pension indexation rate effective Jan. 1, 2020, is two per…
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In this election, the National Association of Federal Retirees has four key priorities: retirement income security, a National Seniors Strategy, support for veterans and their families, and pharmacare. Seniors represent the fastest growing demographic in the country and the…
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When the House of Commons rose in June 2019, Bill C-27 effectively died on the order paper. In October 2016, the federal government introduced Bill C-27. This legislation would allow employers to change employee pension plans, even after they…
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For over a decade, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and the Public Service Pension Investment Board (PSPIB) have adopted an active management strategy, but was this the best course of action? An active management strategy aims to…
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In fall 2017, Nova Scotia, followed 6 months later by Manitoba, announced consultations on defined benefit plans reform. Both consultations took a soup-to-nuts approach to pension topics, including funding framework and regulatory issues that would affect defined benefit and…
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Seniors represent the fastest growing demographic in the country and the next government has an important role to play in adapting public policies and systems to the needs of today’s growing seniors population, and in future-proofing our policies and…
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Today, National Association of Federal Retirees (Federal Retirees) CEO Simon Coakeley addressed the Senate Finance Committee on the implementation of certain provisions of Bill C-97, the Budget Implementation Act. The provisions Coakeley discussed would modify the treatment of employees…
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As of 2000, PSP Investments invests funds for the pension plans of the Public Service, Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. It is one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers with 700 employees…
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Advocacy coordinator Candace Jazvac asks Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer about member priorities at the 2019 Manning Networking Conference. On March 23, as part of the Manning Centre’s annual networking conference, Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer sat down…
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On budget day, we highlighted the main promises that could impact our members. This week and next we will be writing more thorough analyses on retirement security, health and pharmacare, veterans’ wellbeing, and other issues. This week, we’re digging into…
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Secure and dignified retirement for Canadians A step forward on pharmacare No national seniors strategy Support for veterans and their families Phoenix – money to address urgent issues The 2019 federal budget stops short of announcing full pharmacare —…
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