Federal Retirees marks two anniversaries and looks ahead to the AMM in June. The Public Service Healthcare Plan (PSHCP), which has been renewed with a new claims administrator as of July 1, 2023, is the largest private health-care plan…
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Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party has narrowly pulled of a majority government but will have to work hard to win over the province’s big cities. (Photo credit: Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta) On May 1, 2023, the writ dropped…
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Congratulations, Curtis Jackson! (From left: Daryell Nowlan, chair, APEX board of directors; Curtis Jackson, APEX Career Contribution Award recipient, assistant deputy commissioner, Corrections Operations, Ontario Region, Corrections Canada; Roy Goodall, president, National Association of Federal Retirees; Anne Kelly, commissioner, Corrections…
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Get retirement-ready with an engaging and informative two-day course from the National Association of Federal Retirees. Demystify retirement with a two-day virtual pre-retirement course from the National Association of Federal Retirees in collaboration with certified pension presenter Melody Walz,…
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Westminster Abbey will be the site for King Charles III’s upcoming coronation and has held every coronation of a British monarch since 1066. King Charles III’s coronation will take place on May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey in London,…
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With RCMP150 on the horizon, find out how you can get involved. Nearly 150 years ago, Parliament passed an act that allowed for the creation of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) on May 23, 1873, which would go on…
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Federal Retirees members are wondering how the work stoppage will affect pension payments. More than 155,000 federal public servants are on strike after the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) failed to reach an agreement…
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From troubling typos to urgent demands, here are our top five tips for spotting phishing scams, even the sophisticated ones. The premise behind phishing is simple — a fraudster masquerades as a reputable company, organization or person in email…
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You can talk to your MP about long-term care, and we can show you how. The National Association of Federal Retirees asked for — and got — national standards for long-term care. Now, it’s time to take the next step….
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Canadians have national standards for long-term care, but it’s time to make them enforceable. Federal Retirees is calling on all levels of government to collaborate to fix long-term care. In response to the devastating conditions in long-term care facilities during…
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We mark our 60th anniversary, the 150th anniversary of the RCMP and we look forward to a busy and productive year. Happy New Year. This is the first edition of Sage in 2023 and my first opportunity to bid…
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Sayward Montague, Federal Retirees’ director of advocacy and a passionate supporter of older Canadians and veterans, has been recognized for her important contributions. Congratulations to Sayward Montague, our director of advocacy, who has been named one of “2023’s top…
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