Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau Federal Retirees believes yesterday’s agreement between federal and provincial finance ministers on moderate Canada Pension Plan expansion signals better retirement income security for many Canadians. “This is quite historic – the Canada Pension Plan is…
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For affected retirees, the changes should not affect pension disbursements. The changes will translate to a new contact to respond to pension-related questions. The administration of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) pension plans is moving from the Department of…
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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 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…
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