December 2009 Archive Posts

B.C. Finance Minister Colin Hansen’s Statement on Pension Reform

December 16, 2009

British Columbia is committed to the implementation of a broad-based occupational pension plan for private-sector ...

Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan Statement on Pension Reform

December 16, 2009

Over the next 20 to 25 years, the number of seniors in Ontario will more than double to 3.5 million. This large ...

Layton’s Letter to Ministers of Finance in Anticipation of Whitehorse Meeting

December 16, 2009

New Democrat Leader Jack Layton is reminding federal and provincial finance ministers to make pension reform a ...

Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security benefit Rates Effective January 1, 2010

December 16, 2009

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada today announced the benefit rates for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and ...

CARP Pension Reform Poll Update

December 16, 2009

For the latest CARP Poll results please visit our newsletter and hit "see results" button. To browse the the ...

Drug changes panned, praised… But groups say health care will benefit from savings

December 15, 2009

Originally published in The Ottawa Citizen April 9th, 2010. To go to The Windsor Star website, please click ...

The Economist Intelligence Unit Investigates: Healthcare Costs of Ageing

December 15, 2009

The Economist Intelligence Unit has published a paper on ageing populations, their impact on healthcare systems and ...

Older Canadians can drive change at the local level…

December 15, 2009

City governance is particularly important for older people since seven out of ten Canadian seniors live in urban ...

National Seniors Council Roundtable on Volunteering Among Seniors and Positive, Active Aging

December 15, 2009

CARP was invited by the National Seniors Council to participate in a day-long consultation on issues affecting ...

Older Canadians can drive change at the local level…

December 15, 2009

City governance is particularly important for older people since seven out of ten Canadian seniors live in urban ...