In the Spotlight
ADVOCACY
April 20, 2012 – The Health Council of Canada (HCC) released a study on homecare in Canada entitled, Seniors in need, caregivers in distress: What are the home care priorities for seniors in Canada? The report supports CARP’s... read more »
BENEFITS
Introducing PetCare and PetCare Plus, two simplified pet insurance plans that make it easy and affordable for you to manage the financial risk, while protecting the health of your family pets.
You’ll be covered for your dog or cat’s... read more »
COMMUNITY
Murray Etherington, Chair, CARP Mississauga Chapter : Maria Glidden, PEAPN Program Assistant : Karen Sibal PEAPN Co-ordinator, and Bonnie Crombie, Mississauga Councillor Ward 5, Malton.
The Missisauga CARP Chapter and PEAPN will be working... read more »
Our Top News
May 11, 2012
Les Whittington
Reprinted from Toronto Star.
Susan Eng, vice-president of advocacy for CARP, says its members have traditionally leaned toward the Conservatives.
OTTAWA—CARP, the national seniors group, says for the... read more »
This article was published by Advisor.ca on May 8th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on the Advisor.ca website, please click here
The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) is leading the pushback efforts... read more »
This article was published by CTV News on May 7th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on CTV News website, please click here
The New Democrats are asking the Conservative government to split its omnibus bill into... read more »
This article was published by InsideToronto.com on April 20th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on InsideToronto.com, please click here
Znaimer welcomes ideas on spreading membership to immigrant communities
CARP... read more »
This article was published by The Cape Breton Post on April 29th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on The Cape Breton Post website, please click here
HALIFAX — The waiting list for long-term care beds in Nova... read more »
Do you need your ducts cleaned? Perhaps, but you certainly don't want to discuss it, on the phone, with a stranger, in the middle of your supper.
Complaints about telemarketers taking advantage of the combination of cost-effective... read more »
Are you having troubles with the Canadian Revenue Agency? Well there might be someone on your side. Mr. Paul Dubé is the Taxpayers' Ombudsman who is responsible for ensuring that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) respects the service... read more »
There's lots of good information on the web, about how to protect yourself from frauds and scams. Among them, the CRTC (federal broadcasting and telecommunications regulator) has come out with their own list of warning that deal with... read more »
April 5th 2012: CARP VP of Advocacy Susan Eng was on CBC's Power and Politics again this week to explain CARP's position on the OAS changes. Susan explained that even though most CARP members won't be affected by the changes they still... read more »
This article was published by Vancouver Sun on April 5th, 2012. To see this article and other related articles on The Vancouver Sun website, please click here
Seniors in low-income bracket may need to turn to welfare, experts... read more »
