Yesterday, the National Association of Federal Retirees joined with 20 veterans organizations, including representatives from the Canadian Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Canada to do focused work that supports better cross-promotion, inclusion and collaboration – all to ensure veterans, those…
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Today is Remembrance Day, an opportunity to pause and pay tribute to those courageous Canadians who have answered the call to serve in order to make the world a safer place for us all. Among them is retired sergeant…
Read articleLast week, media reported that 270,000 veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and their survivors between 2003 and 2010 have been affected by calculation errors on disability pensions to the tune of $165-million. Some of the most vulnerable…
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Armistice Day celebrations in 1918, Bay and King Streets, Toronto. Every year, November 5 to 11 is Veterans’ Week, an opportunity for Canadians to honour the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices of our veterans. Remembrance Day, November 11, marks the final…
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Federal Retirees developed a veterans outreach initiative in 2017 to listen to veterans and better understand what is and isn’t working for them as they transition out of service and beyond. In the fall of 2017, the National Association…
Read articleWe’re pleased to announce that WestJet, in addition to Air Canada and Porter Airlines, will be accepting the Federal Retirees Canadian Armed Forces veteran membership card as identification for their military baggage policy as of September 17, 2018. We are delighted…
Read articleOn Sunday, Sept. 9, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) will hold its National Memorial Service at the RCMP Academy, “Depot” Division, in Regina, Saskatchewan. The RCMP National Memorial Service is an annual event held the second Sunday of…
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Update: We’re pleased to announce that WestJet, in addition to Air Canada and Porter Airlines, will be accepting the Federal Retirees Canadian Armed Forces veteran membership card as identification for their military baggage policy as of September 17, 2018….
Read articleThis is to notify you that a Final Settlement Agreement has been reached in the Ross, Roy, Satalic class actions (also known as the LGBTQ2 class actions), which may be of interest to you. Background Class actions were…
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Association president, Jean-Guy Soulière, speaks at the Veterans Summit. On April 9 in Ottawa, Federal Retirees hosted the Veterans Summit, an opportunity to collaborate with the government departments and other NGOs that serve veterans. During the summit, we presented…
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Gord McIntosh photo Pharmacare at last? Phoenix’s ashes Focus on health Veterans Pensions and income security Like all federal budgets, the 2018 edition has lots of shiny goodies like merchandise crammed into a store display case while being light…
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Shortly before the holidays, the Liberal government announced it would reintroduce lifelong pensions as an option for Canada’s disabled veterans who retired after 2006. Now, 2018 is expected to be a year of preparation for their implementation. The current…
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