CPP

• NDP promises to axe proposed plan to quit CPP if it wins 2027 Alberta election

  Alberta's road to quitting the Canada Pension Plan would run smack into a scheduled 2027 provincial election, with Opposition New Democrats promising to kill the idea if they win.

  Canada

  Sep 22
  
• Alberta to debate Canada Pension Plan, says it deserves half if it leaves

  The reports finds Alberta would be entitled to more than half the assets of the CPP -- $334 billion -- if it were to exit the national retirement savings program in 2027.

  Canada

  Sep 21
  
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• Alberta cancer patient calls for changes to Income Support program

  “It's going to be a really tough six months to try to make ends meet and to make it through.”

  Canada

  Aug 11
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• Opposition says Alberta delaying CPP reform to manipulate outcome

  NDP house leader Christina Gray says the UCP has failed to release an analysis of the proposal because it's busy doctoring the report.

  Politics

  Jul 17
• Alberta to further explore its own pension plan and tax collection agency

  Alberta continues exploring the idea of establishing its own pension plan program and tax revenue agency, but critics aren't convinced either is a good idea.

  Canada

  Jul 13
• Independent business group calls for freeze to EI, CPP premium increases

  The higher payroll deductions planned for the new year will reduce the take-home pay of Canadians at a time when inflation is already eroding spending power, they say.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2022
• Passport bottlenecks spilling over to EI, CPP applicants

  B.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.

  Canada

  May 25, 2022
• Canada Pension Plan premiums are going up more than planned. Here’s what we know

  Like last year, contributions are going up again by more than originally planned, and the reason again lies with the unique impacts of the pandemic on the labour market.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2021
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• Alberta seniors warn others after CERB disrupts pension payments: ‘I can’t go on like this’

  'People phoned in directly to ask if they were eligible and were told that they were to receive the benefits — and then later were penalized for it.'

  Consumer

  Dec 7, 2021
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• The CPP earnings cap is increasing at the fastest rate in 30 years. Why and what it means

  Labour market convulsions linked to COVID-19 have affected a key CPP calculation.

  Money

  Nov 19, 2021