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Tax breaks key to Canadian retirement plans: poll

July 11, 2009

Almost half of Canadians think the best way the government can support aging people planning for their retirement is to ...

Free Senior Caregiver Bootcamp, July 9th

July 6, 2009

Okay, so you're caring for a senior parent or partner, or will be in the future...now what? CAREGIVER BOOT CAMP ...

CARP calls for relief for retirees and better protection of pensions

July 3, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2009 CARP calls for relief for retirees and better protection of pensions Ottawa, ...

Safe Summer Tips for Vacationing with an Older Family Member

July 2, 2009

Summer is here which usually means extreme heat and smog alerts which is a concern to many of us in cities across ...

Gay retirees: the next big untapped target market?

June 23, 2009

June 20th 2009 Despite their rising ranks and numbers, gay boomers and seniors are still a largely ignored demographic, ...

CARP calls on MPs to support increase to OAS, GIS, CPP, universal pension plan and a Pension Summit – vote on Tuesday June 16

June 18, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2009 CARP calls on MPs to support increase to OAS, GIS, CPP, universal pension plan and ...

Power(less) of Attorney

June 17, 2009

Somewhere between one’s first grey hair and a major health crisis most of us admit to our own mortality, shrug ...

Married Life after Proposition 8

June 17, 2009

It wasn’t that either of us sought a same sex life partnership. In each other we simply and truthfully found our ...

CARP congratulates the House of Commons for showing bold leadership in its unanimous all party support for increases to OAS GIS CPP and pension reform to provide better retirement security

June 17, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2009 CARP congratulates the House of Commons for showing bold leadership in its ...

The Importance of Being Purple

June 16, 2009

It was once said in the struggle for LBGT equality rights that if every gay person suddenly turned purple for a few ...