death benefits – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:16:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Reimbursing benefits key unresolved issue for Veterans Affairs, says report card https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/benefits-reimbursements-dental-plan-access-among-unresolved-issues-for-veterans-says-report-card/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/benefits-reimbursements-dental-plan-access-among-unresolved-issues-for-veterans-says-report-card/#respond Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:25:06 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/benefits-reimbursements-dental-plan-access-among-unresolved-issues-for-veterans-says-report-card/ Reimbursing benefits, accessing dental plans and designating death benefit beneficiaries are among the most important unresolved issues from a decade of recommendations by Veterans Affairs Canada ombudsman Guy Parent. In a new report card grading the Canadian government’s response to recommendations made by his office to improve services and support for veterans and their families, Parent […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/benefits-reimbursements-dental-plan-access-among-unresolved-issues-for-veterans-says-report-card/feed/ 0 Latest CPP additions to cost $900 million by 2050: chief actuary https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/latest-cpp-additions-to-cost-900-by-2050-chief-actuary/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/latest-cpp-additions-to-cost-900-by-2050-chief-actuary/#respond Thu, 03 May 2018 04:30:29 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/latest-cpp-additions-to-cost-900-by-2050-chief-actuary/ A suite of additional features planned for the Canada Pension Plan will mean an extra $900 million in costs by 2050, Canada’s chief actuary is estimating. Earlier this week, chief actuary Jean-Claude Ménard released a new report on the state of the Canada Pension Plan in light of additions agreed to by Canada’s finance ministers […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/latest-cpp-additions-to-cost-900-by-2050-chief-actuary/feed/ 0 Amendments to Ontario’s PBA become law https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/amendments-to-ontarios-pba-becomes-law/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/amendments-to-ontarios-pba-becomes-law/#respond Mon, 28 Jul 2014 07:35:16 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/amendments-to-ontarios-pba-becomes-law/ Ontario's budget received royal assent last week and that means plans to create the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan will go ahead.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/amendments-to-ontarios-pba-becomes-law/feed/ 0 Ontario proposes amendments to PBA https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/ontario-proposes-amendments-to-pba/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/ontario-proposes-amendments-to-pba/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:29:08 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/ontario-proposes-amendments-to-pba/ The Government of Ontario introduced legislation on Wednesday to make amendments to the Pension Benefits Act in response to the Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate case.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/ontario-proposes-amendments-to-pba/feed/ 0 Supreme Court dismisses Carrigan case https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/supreme-court-dismisses-carrigan-case/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/supreme-court-dismisses-carrigan-case/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:00:35 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/supreme-court-dismisses-carrigan-case/ The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the application for leave to appeal in Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate, a case that has changed how pre-retirement death benefits are paid out. Case summary Plan member Ronald Carrigan died prior to retirement. When he died, it was not a clear-cut matter on whom his pre-retirement death benefit be […]

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