Why we will no longer retire early
By 2029, Old Age Security (OAS) will not become payable until age 67. After nearly half a century of improvements in government retirement programs, this…
- By: Fred Vettese
- April 11, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:23
Latest news in Governance/legislation
OAS age won’t disrupt retirement plans: CIBC
Many Canadians aged 45 to 54, the first age group to be affected by the OAS age increase proposed by the government, were already planning…
- By: Katie Keir
- April 5, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:53
OAS changes following global trend
Last night the federal government accounted it was raising the eligibility age for Old Age Security (OAS) from 65 to 67. But Canada’s not the…
- By: Tammy Burns, with files from Canadian Press
- March 30, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:01
Industry reacts to Budget 2012
Several organizations have started to release their comments regarding this year's federal budget. Here's a summary of what they had to say.
- By: Katie Keir
- March 29, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 18:15
OAS delay may be catalyst to change
As was widely expected, today’s federal budget announcement included a plan to increase Old Age Security (OAS) eligibility for Canadians from the current age of…
- By: Neil Faba
- March 29, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 18:05
Budget delays OAS eligibility to 67
The federal government hiked the eligibility age for Old Age Security (OAS) to 67 from 65 reflecting the reality that Canadians are living longer and…
- By: Doug Watt
- March 29, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 15:47
Budget shines spotlight on retirement
The federal budget contains a number of measures relating to public pensions, public sector pensions and private retirement saving.
- By: James Pierlot
- March 29, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 15:30
Ontario budget introduces major pension changes
Ontario’s minority government released its budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year yesterday. The budget announces a number of measures that are expected to have a…
- By: James Pierlot
- March 29, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 07:37
Ontario targets public sector pensions
Public sector pensions are one of the factors Ontario is eyeing as it attempts to tackle a $15.3-billion deficit that’s left the province’s credit rating…
- By: Tammy Burns
- March 28, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:59
Ontario casts doubt on PRPPs
In the provincial budget tabled yesterday, the Ontario government stated that it has several concerns with the federal model of pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs)…
- By: Tammy Burns
- March 28, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 08:36
Delaying retirement: The debate carries on
Canadians are staying in the workforce longer, but whether that’s a good or bad thing depends on whom you ask.
- By: Tammy Burns
- March 27, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:02
Inspiration: How Malcolm Hamilton helped reform Canada’s pension system
A passion for using Excel files to model financial trends led Toronto-based Malcolm Hamilton to the uncomfortable realization, in the mid-1990s, that DB plans were…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- March 23, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:47
Where I was when… Enactment of the PPA
In August 2006, President George W. Bush signed the Pension Protection Act (PPA) into law. For Douglas Fisher, senior vice-president of benefit policy development and…
- By: Brooke Smith
- March 23, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:17
Quebec offers (at last!) PRPP leadership
Yesterday, the Quebec government tabled its 2012 budget, which included detailed provisions for the voluntary retirement savings plan (VRSP). The VRSP is Quebec’s version of…
- By: Greg Hurst
- March 21, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:33
Industrial Alliance to offer VRSPs
Industrial Alliance has announced that it plans to offer voluntary retirement savings plans (VRSPs), starting on the Quebec government's target date of Jan. 1, 2013.
- By: Staff
- March 21, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 08:40
Quebec unveils VRSP details
Quebec has announced it will introduce voluntary retirement savings plans (VRSPs), targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises and the self-employed. VRSPs will be similar to…
- By: Tammy Burns
- March 21, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 07:53
Scrap Ontario’s PBGF: Fraser Institute
Ontario should scrap its Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) in favour of a less risky alternative, says a new report from the Fraser Institute, entitled…
- By: Staff
- March 20, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:13
Canadians don’t want OAS changes: Poll
Don’t sacrifice pensions. That’s the message from Canadians according to a new Ipsos Reid poll done for Postmedia News and Global TV.
- By: Staff
- March 19, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:27
Are you ready for Dodd-Frank?
In the wake of the recent financial crisis, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law in July 2010.
- By: Arti Sharma
- March 14, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:40
C.D. Howe head recommends OAS changes
Ottawa should move to reform seniors' benefits by letting recipients choose richer payments, later, from the Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement programs if…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:17
N.S. exempts universities from solvency test
The Nova Scotia government has announced it’s making a change to provincial pension regulations in order to help flailing Dalhousie University.
- By: Tammy Burns, with files from Canadian Press
- March 9, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:30
Governing your pension plan
Pension standards legislation in Canada allows an employer to act as the administrator of its single employer pension plan. However, as a plan administrator, an…
- By: Brooke Smith
- March 2, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
OAS and age: When are we old?
Back in December, the federal government eliminated the last vestiges of mandatory retirement in Canada. It did this by repealing the sections of the Canadian…
- By: Fred Vettese
- February 29, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:30
OSFI updates letters of credit FAQs
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has updated its frequently asked questions regarding letters of credit.
- By: Staff
- February 28, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:17
Could tax-free plans solve the pension puzzle?
Prime Minister Stephen Harper put pensions on the front page with his announcement on Jan. 23, 2012, that the federal government is considering reducing the…
- By: James Pierlot
- February 23, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:35