Pension

• Number of Canadians with pension plans jumped by 300K. Are you one of them?

  According to Statistics Canada, the number of Canadians who were members of a registered pension plan grew by 293,500, or 4.2 per cent, from 2022 to over 7.2 million in 2023.

  Canada

  Jun 24
  
• Liberals vote against Bloc Quebecois’ old age security motion

  Most Liberals voted against a Bloc motion calling for the government to give a royal recommendation to a bill that would increase pensions for seniors under age 75 by 10 per cent.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2024
  
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• Canadian seniors are getting a top-up to old age benefits. How much?

  July amounts of the Old Age Security benefits, going out on Monday, have increased by 2.8 per cent compared to the previous year after adjusting for inflation.  

  Money

  Jul 29, 2024
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• Some frontline workers could soon become eligible for early retirement

  Federally employed border service officers, parliamentary protection officers, search and rescue technicians and firefighters are slated to become eligible.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2024
• ‘I cried’: Disabled seniors relieved after Quebec budget axes penalties for early retirement

  Currently, if someone goes into early retirement — before the age of 64 — they're hit with a penalty that could reduce their pension benefits by 36 per cent.

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2024
• Some seniors with disabilities facing pension penalties in Quebec

  Québec solidaire has tabled a bill to get rid of penalties on the Quebec pension for seniors forced to retire because of disability, the second filed by an opposition party.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2024
• ‘Not a nickel’: Workers allege cuts to B.C. Interior logging pension plan

  The Interior Lumberman's Pension Plan was set up in the '70s for employees of smaller, non-unionized forestry sector companies in the B.C. Interior.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2024
• B.C. woman stages rally to highlight plight of seniors living in poverty

  Carole Fawcett says seniors on fixed incomes in British Columbia are struggling to survive amid rampant inflation.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2023
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• Albertans should want to stay in Canada Pension Plan, investment head says

  The head of the organization that manages the Canada Pension Plan Fund, delivered his pitch to Calgary business leaders at the Alberta Energy and Growth Forum on Tuesday.

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2023
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• Alberta CPP exit panel tries to persuade naysayers at town hall, argues with callers

  The panel hearing from Albertans on quitting the Canada Pension Plan argued with callers and tried to persuade naysayers in its third telephone town hall session Thursday night.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2023