The new Treasury Board president recently connected with Association president Jean-Guy Soulière and CEO Anthony Pizzino to discuss retirement security. Parliament is set to resume in a week, and Federal Retirees is at work to represent members’ priorities with…
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Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old allows the story of the First World War to be told by those who were there. Using state-of-the-art technology and footage from the BBC and Imperial War Museum archives, filmmaker Peter Jackson…
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The indexation rate for public service pension plan benefits comes at the end of each year, but how is it calculated, and how does it respond to inflation? On Nov. 1, 2021, the Treasury Board Secretariat announced that the…
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Pension increases for retired members and their survivors are calculated annually using Consumer Price Index data from Statistics Canada. At the end of each year, the Treasury Board Secretariat provides the National Association of Federal Retirees with information on…
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Being a part of the Reach 338 team is easy and it’s flexible — you choose when and how to get involved! Interested in joining Reach 338 but not sure what that actually means? There are many ways to be…
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The PSHCP Administration Authority wants to know where members go for information about the plan. The Federal Public Service Health Care Plan Administration Authority (AA) is a not-for-profit corporation that oversees Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada in its…
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Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has narrowly secured a win but failed to land a majority, meaning Canadians could be heading for another election before too long. Thirty-six days after the writs were issued for Canada’s 44th general election, and the…
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Ontario optometrists have withdrawn OHIP-covered eye services for seniors and youths after a breakdown in negotiations with the provincial government. Regular visits to an optometrist are essential for retirees to preserve good vision and health, but for older Ontarians,…
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Federal Retirees is calling on party leaders to discuss their plans for addressing the long-term care crisis during the upcoming leaders’ debates. On Aug. 26, Jean-Guy Soulière, president of the National Association of Federal Retirees, penned an open letter…
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Calling all Federal Retirees members based in British Columbia! Join us for an exciting webinar town hall on Sept. 13. On Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. PST, the National Association of Federal Retirees and the Council of Senior Citizens’…
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Every provincial government that sought re-election during the pandemic succeeded — until Nova Scotia gave Houston’s Progressive Conservatives a surprise win. When the Nova Scotia provincial election was called on July 17, most assumed that the Liberal premier, Ian…
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Federal Retirees has issued seven recommendations for budget 2022 that would improve retirement security and health care for Canadians. The National Association of Federal Retirees submitted a brief as part of the House of Commons Finance Committee’s study on…
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