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Community Notice – Would you like to be a part of a Chapter?

April 20, 2009

We are inviting expressions of interest from members interested in taking on Chapter Executive Committee roles in ...

HALTON HAPPENINGS April 2009 Issue

April 19, 2009

Halton HAPPENINGS 16 Years + Growing April 2009 Issue (One of the leaders in Canada) Chapter Meetings to Go ...

Avalon Chapter Pre-Budget Submission

April 15, 2009

Pre-Budget Submission to the Minister of Finance Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Dr. Edgar ...

Need to expand the Canada Pension Plan

April 13, 2009

Poverty among older Canadians is exacerbated by the lack of savings by Canadian workers before they retire. Unless ...

Ninety-one Percent of Caregivers financially and emotionally stressed, have other health problems or have taken time off work to provide care

April 13, 2009

CARP recently polled its members on the issue of caregiving. 90% of survey respondents have provided care for an older ...

Tax alert: Tax Prep Software could affect OAS Clawback

April 13, 2009

Pension Income Splitting has allowed many couples to reduce their combined income taxes but people should be aware that ...

Alberta Budget 2009

April 13, 2009

CARP notes the Failure to Deliver on Commitment Made to Review the Pharmaceutical Redesign Strategy. The ...

Pension Reform: the status quo is not an option

April 13, 2009

The public pension consultations chaired by Ted Menzies which CARP attended on March 20th confirmed our suspicions: ...

Pension Reform – It Starts with You

April 13, 2009

Canadians make their journey through retirement in different ways. About 2.7 million public sector workers (more than ...

Manitoba Budget 2009: Contains Limited Relief for Older Adults but the Province Shows Promise with Innovative Caregiver Tax Credit

April 13, 2009

This year, the government of Manitoba will invest $160 million in social housing. CARP calls on the province to use ...