Here’s how CPP, EI and small business taxes are changing in 2019
For many Canadians, the changes will be slight, considering CPP’s cut is rising while EI is falling. Continue reading
Canada Pension Plan
Ont. and Sask. finance ministers head to Ottawa to discuss fed tax measures
Finance ministers from Ottawa and the provinces will meet in Ottawa tonight and tomorrow, just two days after a somewhat tense meeting between premiers and the prime minister in Montreal. Continue reading
Guns, cigarettes and prisons: Are Canada’s pension fund investments ethical?
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has holdings in a tobacco company, a military weapons manufacturer and firms that run private American prisons. Continue reading
COMMENTARY: Interfering with arms-length agencies is a dangerous political game
It’s a dangerous game to have cabinet ministers exploiting the financial decisions of arms-length agencies in order to score political points, Rob Breakenridge says. Continue reading
New study compares your Canada Pension Plan to private or public options
It’s like comparing apples to oranges, says the Fraser Institute. Continue reading
Reality check: Is CPP going to be around when you retire?
Two in three Canadians either don’t believe or aren’t confident that the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will be around when they retire. Should they be worried? Continue reading
CPP death benefit change panned as insufficient to cover funeral costs
A 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. Continue reading
Finance ministers to rethink CPP changes, will also look drop-out clauses and death benefit
Bill Morneau said finance ministers will look at “restoring the death benefit and making sure that perhaps drop-out provisions could be in place.” Continue reading
Canada Pension Plan reform to boost assets above $15 trillion by 2090
The figures accounted for the impact of a CPP deal reached last year between the federal government and the provinces. Continue reading
Canada pays OAS to seniors with over $100K in income. It shouldn’t, economists say
The government could pay more to those who really need the money, experts argue. Continue reading