March 2009 Archive Archives - CARP

March 2009 Archive Posts

Ontario Budget 2009: No Major Gains in Healthcare

March 26, 2009

There are no major healthcare gains for older Canadians in this budget. $223 million of the 1.1 billion already set ...

Submit your Nominations for CARP’s 25th Anniversary “Top 25 Canadians Award”

March 26, 2009

Submit your Nominations for CARP’s 25th Anniversary “Top 25 Canadians Award” “I can think of a ...

Ontario Budget 2009: Tax Relief

March 26, 2009

Personal Income Tax The government is proposing to cut the lowest tax rate by one percentage point, from 6.05 per cent ...

Submit your Nominations for CARP’s 25th Anniversary “Top 25 Canadians Award”

March 26, 2009

Submit your Nominations for CARPs 25th Anniversary Top 25 Canadians Award I can think of a dozen people who could be ...

Ontario Budget 2009: Pension reform proposals recognize need to protect retirees and broader access to pension plans

March 26, 2009

The proposals for pension reform are responsive to the calls for urgent reform and balancing the interests of ...

Ontario Budget 2009: Unlocking LIFs – increased from 25% to 50%

March 26, 2009

The good news for older Canadians who have locked in funds [LIFs] is that they will now be able to unlock up to 50% of ...

Ontario Budget 2009: GST/PST harmonization hides tax grab

March 26, 2009

People planning how they will spend their $1000 cheque from the provincial government will have to think twice. First ...

ConnectCARE Halton Sponsors Chapter March 24th Meeting

March 22, 2009

Thanks to Halton Healthcare Services ConnectCARE for their sponsorship, support and involvement in our March 24th ...

Let’s Support the Hard of Hearing Association Inaugral Golf Tourney

March 20, 2009

Arthur Rendall participated and enjoyed our Chapter February Meeting and hopes to be a regular at future meetings. ...

No Bailout on backs of Retirees, says CARP – Seat at table needed for Retirees

March 18, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2009 TORONTO, ON: In response to reported demands from Canada’s largest employers ...