Old Age Security
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Montreal seniors worried about making ends meet after federal benefit abruptly endsSome Montreal seniors are worried they will no longer be able to make ends meet after a federal government benefit abruptly ended with very little notice.CanadaAug 3, 2022
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Ontario Liberals promise to boost provincial top-up to Old Age SecurityThe party says that if elected June 2, it will also increase the number of seniors who qualify for Ontario's Guaranteed Annual Income System program.PoliticsApr 25, 2022
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Canada’s federal budget: A financial expert breaks it downFrom Canada's proposals on a national daycare program to introducing a new digital services tax, financial expert Preet Banerjee takes a closer look at the 2021 federal budget.LifestyleApr 20, 2021
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How Canada’s federal budget affects benefits, taxes, and the minimum wageFrom COVID-19 benefit extensions through a new luxury tax to a bump in OAS benefits and a minimum-wage hike, this is how the budget may impact your bottom line.MoneyApr 19, 2021
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Coronavirus: Ottawa handed out one-time COVID-19 payments to 4.4 million seniorsEmployment and Social Development Canada released details on the number of seniors who received more than $2.4 billion in tax-free cheques amid the coronavirus pandemic.PoliticsDec 16, 2020
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Halifax-area man shares his experience after CRA cyberattack'The account was in my name in Orleans, Ontario and in the account was my CPP.'PoliticsSep 15, 2020
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Seniors need more than one-time top-ups if coronavirus pandemic lingers: advocates"Canadian seniors have been counting on the much overdue increase to OAS and perhaps never before has that increase been needed so much," CanAge's CEO said.CanadaMay 21, 2020
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Liberals won’t commit to boosting old age security in July despite campaign pledge'We are committed to delivering on our promises but right now the pandemic is taking all efforts and energies and that’s where our focus is,' Deb Schulte said.PoliticsMay 17, 2020
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Documents provide inside look into challenges of digitizing federal servicesThe Canadian Press obtained the documents prepared for top officials in response to a request made through the Access to Information Act.CanadaNov 18, 2019
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Ignored and Ignited: Seniors feel ‘invisible’ in federal electionCanadian seniors tell Global National Correspondent Mike Armstrong that they feel ignored by political parties during this federal election.PoliticsOct 17, 2019
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