Finance ministers agree on CPP reform conditions
Provincial and territorial finance ministers reached an agreement on conditions to expand the Canada Pension Plan on Friday.
- By: Staff
- November 4, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:52
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Maximum pensionable earnings to rise in 2014
The Canada Revenue Agency says the maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for 2014 will be $52,500, up from $51,100 in 2013.
- By: Staff
- November 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:07
Ontario wants CPP to be enhanced
The Government of Ontario wants the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to be improved and will set up its own plan if needed.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- October 31, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 22:20
N.B. should slow pension reform: PIPSC
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) wants New Brunswick to slow down the current pension reform process.
- By: Staff
- October 31, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 17:52
Public sector pension reform includes retirees
Reform of Canada’s public sector pension plans is no longer limited to active employees—increasingly governments are willing to address expensive components of retiree pensions as…
- By: Jana Steele
- October 22, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
P.E.I. plans overhaul of public sector pensions
Prince Edward Island plans to make changes to its public sector pensions, including eliminating guaranteed cost-of-living adjustment increases.
- By: Staff
- October 17, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:04
Ontario considers public pension plan: Reports
The Government of Ontario is considering a supplementary pension plan for the province's residents, according to newspaper reports.
- By: Staff
- October 16, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:31
Quebec pension proposals are disappointing: Mercer
Recently, the Quebec Committee on Public Finance held consultations and offered proposals on the D’Amours report, a government-mandated study that examines Quebec’s retirement system and…
- By: Staff
- October 11, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 14:18
P.E.I. pushes for CPP expansion
Prince Edward Island is taking the lead in the case for Canada Pension Plan expansion.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- October 4, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 12:46
Ottawa should reform OAS: Study
Reforming old age security (OAS) by changing the income level at which seniors are eligible and reducing the amount clawed back from seniors still in…
- By: Staff
- October 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 12:06
Detroit wants to freeze pension plans
Detroit has proposed freezing the city’s two employee pension plans at the end of the year. Members of the General Retirement System and the Police…
- By: Staff
- September 27, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:23
Pension legislation doesn’t always change slowly
One of the general rules of statutory interpretation is that a statute or regulations only apply on a go-forward basis from the date of coming…
- By: Ian Breneman
- September 24, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:35
N.L. pension reform required now, board of trade says
The St. John’s Board of Trade wants the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to take immediate action and a set clear timeline to implement pension…
- By: Staff
- September 23, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:20
Standard Life receives licence to provide a federal PRPP
Standard Life been issued a licence to administer a federal pooled registered pension plan.
- By: Staff
- September 20, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 12:01
Retooling pension custody for GST/HST reporting
In the closing paragraph of my last column, I stated that few pension custodians currently provide adequate recordkeeping for GST/HST purposes and made the promise…
- By: Greg Hurst
- September 20, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:57
Pension reforms won’t affect N.L. public sector retirees
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador says retirees that belong to the Public Service Pension Plan and Teachers’ Pension Plan will not be affected as…
- By: Staff
- September 20, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
N.B. public sector pensioners discuss SRPPs
Public sector retirees in New Brunswick are meeting this week and next to discuss the province’s decision to implement a shared-risk pension plan.
- By: Staff
- September 18, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 13:40
Alberta proposes public sector pension plan reforms
The Government of Alberta has proposed a number of changes to public sector pensions such as no benefit improvements until 2021 and a reduction in…
- By: Staff
- September 17, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:26
Canadian pension system outshines U.S. one
Canada’s pension system receives a lot of criticism, but things here are better than they are south of the border. The Canadian system—as well as…
- By: Staff
- September 3, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:53
Inspiration: Ari Kaplan
Ari Kaplan wrote the book on pension law. Literally. His book, Pension Law, was first published in 2006, and a second edition, co-authored with Mitch…
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- September 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Ontario pension system needs major reform
After five years of piecemeal changes, Ontario’s pension system now requires substantial reform in order to resolve serious issues such as the scarcity of workplace…
- By: Staff
- August 28, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:10
Ontario’s tantalizing solution to the pension coverage crisis
In my last article, I alluded to the story of the mythological princess Cassandra. Ontario’s new rules governing target benefit plans (TBPs) remind me of…
- By: Mark Firman
- August 23, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:45
Changes needed to ensure financial security
The head of the Ordre des CPA du Québec told the province’s Committee on Public Finance can’t continue ignoring the flaws in the current retirement…
- By: Staff
- August 23, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:45
Support dims for some D’Amours report proposals
Quebec’s special consultation into the D’Amours report on pension reform has revealed fading support for a number of its key proposals.
- By: Simeon Goldstein
- August 22, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:56
Quebec pension system should follow Dutch model: RJCCQ
The main solutions to Quebec’s chronically underfunded pension system are raising the retirement age and introducing a risk-sharing pension model like the one used in…
- By: Staff
- August 16, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:08