GIS Posts

Support for low income seniors was an open secret going into budget

March 22, 2011

March 22 2011: Support for low income seniors was an open secret going into today’s budget lockup. The surprise ...

Financial Insecurity among older Ontarians: CARP Pre-budget submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

February 11, 2011

Executive Summary Financial insecurity continues to concern too many older Canadians. Many may never recover from the ...

Our Newest CARP Member and Champion in Cabinet

February 11, 2011

CARP has met with a succession of Ministers of State for Seniors but none with the profile and promise of Julian ...

Tories prefer tightly framed aid for seniors rather than big boost to GIS

February 11, 2011

This article was published by the Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2011 and subsequently republished by newspapers ...

Feds mull automatic payments to seniors

December 22, 2010

Originally published in the Montreal Gazette December 13th, 2010. To go to the Montreal Gazette website please click ...

CARP Welcomes Quick Reversal on Change Affecting Low Income Seniors – Certain RRIF withdrawals will not affect GIS eligibility

December 22, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2010 TORONTO, ON: CARP welcomes the quick reversal of a policy change that would have ...

Feds mull automatic OAS, GIS

December 22, 2010

Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen on January 11th, 2010. To go to the Ottawa Citizen website please The Ottawa ...

CARP Welcomes Quick Reversal on Change Affecting Low Income Seniors – Certain RRIF withdrawals will not affect GIS eligibility

December 22, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2010 TORONTO, ON: CARP welcomes the quick reversal of a policy change that would have ...

RRIF and GIS rules – Double whammy for low income seniors

December 10, 2010

Time for real change December 7th 2010 - Just when you thought RRIF rules couldn’t get worse, they do. Ottawa ...

RRIF and GIS rules – Double whammy for low income seniors

December 10, 2010

Time for real change December 7th 2010 - Just when you thought RRIF rules couldnt get worse, they do. Ottawa has been ...