Alberta government – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Leadership changes at the AIMCo could impact credibility, independence: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/leadership-changes-at-the-aimco-could-impact-credibility-independence-expert/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162806 The swift removal of the chief executive officer, three executives and the 11-person board at the Alberta Investment Management Corp. is a dramatic move that raises red flags about the influence of Alberta’s provincial government, says Anthony Guindon, a partner at Koskie Minsky LLP. “We don’t entirely know at this stage but it makes one […]

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]]> Post-election a good time for Alberta to seriously explore leaving CPP: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/post-election-a-good-time-for-alberta-to-seriously-explore-leaving-cpp-expert/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139692 The Fraser Institute’s president says Alberta’s newly elected premier should ride the wave of the United Conservative Party’s election win and move forward with exploring leaving the Canada Pension Plan. In May, Albertans re-elected Danielle Smith, with the UCP securing a majority government. There’s no better time to start the ‘leave’ discussion than now, says Niels […]

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]]> Alberta expanding bereavement leave policy to include parents experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/absence-management/alberta-expanding-bereavement-leave-policy-to-include-parents-experiencing-miscarriage-stillbirth/ Wed, 04 May 2022 13:00:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120510 Alberta’s government is proposing an amendment to provincial labour legislation that would extend bereavement leave to parents who’ve experienced a miscarriage or stillbirth. The proposed amendments would expand access to any employee who would’ve been a parent, including biological parents, adoptive parents and surrogates, according to a press release. While employees won’t be required to […]

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