Death Benefits
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Passport bottlenecks spilling over to EI, CPP applicantsB.C. resident Kim Boechler said she waited more than 13 hours cumulatively over three separate attempts to submit death benefit paperwork for a cousin with mobility issues.CanadaMay 25, 2022
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CPP death benefit change panned as insufficient to cover funeral costsA change to the Canada Pension Plan to provide a flat-rate death benefit to help low-income families cover funeral costs falls short of what funeral homes say is needed to cover the cost of a final farewell.Dec 16, 2017
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Hurt reservists still get less. Why won’t feds fix it?Veterans Affairs vowed to give reservists better death benefits following a Global News story. But injured reservists still get less than their regular force comrades.CanadaNov 28, 2014
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Ottawa to change reservist death benefits following Global News storyThe federal government is fixing a decades-old inequity in the way families and survivors are compensated after a reservist is killed serving Canada.CanadaNov 18, 2014
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