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PSHCP benefit card – Answers to plan members' inquiries

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Treasury Board has updated its Frequently Asked Questions Web page on the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) benefit card to provide answers to the most common questions generated by the new d... Read more

 

Call for nominations for first national vice-president

Friday, December 17th, 2010

During the 2011 AGM, delegates will elect a first vice-president to sit on the National Board of Directors. The three-year term for this position, which can be filled by any member in good standing... Read more

 

Pension increase for 2011

Monday, November 8th, 2010

The Treasury Board has announced that the increase in indexing to be applied, on January 1, 2011, to public service, Canadian Forces, RCMP, and federally appointed judges’ pensions will be 1.... Read more

 

Launch of the PSHCP benefit card

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

During the first two days since the Public Service Health Care Plan benefit card was launched on Monday November 1, thousands of claims for eligible prescription drugs and medical supplies have bee... Read more

 

Pension surplus update: Ontario Court of Appeal denies appeal

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

On October 8, 2010 the Court of Appeal of Ontario rendered its decision to dismiss the pension surplus appeals.

FSNA was disappointed to hear that the Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed o... Read more

 

National President Open Letter to members – PDSP

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

National President Open Letter

July 6, 2010

Fellow members of FSNA,

On June 1st, the President of the Treasury Board (TB) of Canada announced that pensioners’ contributio... Read more

 

PSHCP Bulletin Number 24 now available online

Friday, June 18th, 2010

A new PSHCP Bulletin (number 24) is now available online. It provides details on positive enrolment, a mandatory s... Read more

 

PDSP Communiqué

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

FSNA has been advised by The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat that effective October 1, 2010 the contribution rates related to the Pensioners Dental Services Plan (PDSP) will change. The curren... Read more

 

Court reserves judgment on SDB class appeal

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

The Supreme Court of Canada heard the Public Service and Canadian Forces Supplementary Death Benefit (SDB) class appeal on Wednesday March 17th and will render its judgment at a later date.

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FSNA National President open letter to members on the 2010 federal budget

Monday, March 8th, 2010

FSNA National President open letter to members on the 2010 federal budget

Friday, March 5, 2010

Fellow FSNA members,

The 2010 federal budget was tabled yeste... Read more

 

FSNA National President open letter to members on federal pensions

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Fellow members of FSNA,

The past few weeks have seen a flurry of information in the media concerning pensions and many of you have expressed your concern.

The upcoming budget is expec... Read more

 

PSHCP Bulletin Number 23 now available online

Monday, February 1st, 2010

A new PSHCP Bulletin (number 23) is now available online.

 

Pension surplus appeal to be heard in April

Monday, January 11th, 2010

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has set the dates of April 19 to 21, 2010, to hear the appeal of the judgement rendered in November 2007 by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

The 2007 ju... Read more

 

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