Retirement income Posts

Canada doesn’t have your back: Free health care only goes so far, especially for some seniors

September 10, 2014

Patty Randall began caring for her 80-something parents in the 1990s. For the next decade, she learned the limits of ...

FOCUS: The struggles of being a senior in Surrey

August 7, 2014

Surrey unveils new seniors strategy, works to make city more age-friendly SURREY — A senior walked into the Surrey ...

Retirees keeping one foot in the work force

July 31, 2014

CARP VP of Advocacy Susan Eng was interviewed for a Globe and Mail story that was published July 24th, 2014. The ...

Canadians are missing billions, and no one seems to care

July 8, 2014

You may be rich—if only you could find those long-lost investments According to theCanadian Press, there could be ...

Retirement or free degrees for the kids: Which comes first?: Mayers

July 7, 2014

One of the great worries for parents is how to balance their needs for retirement with a desire to take care of their ...

Retiring with roommates: The merits of shared living as you age

July 6, 2014

The idea of four older, single women sharing a house together was enough to develop a TV series that ran for years and ...

Target Benefit Pension Plans -CARP Submission to Finance Canada

June 24, 2014

On June 23, 2014 CARP submitted its recommendations to the Department of Finance on the proposed introduction of Target ...

Financial literacy leaders target seniors in first undertaking

June 22, 2014

It’s been a long time coming. Five years ago, during the midst of the financial crisis, the federal government ...

Canada Post Cuts Home Delivery But Continues Postage-Free Mail For MPs

June 16, 2014

OTTAWA - As Canadians anticipate a future of slogging through snow, rain, heat and gloom of night to get their mail, ...

Bernice Rempel presents before the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future

June 6, 2014

CARP has been keeping a close eye on pension changes in Alberta. This past week, Bernice Rempel, Chair of the ...