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FSNA reports on the 2011 federal budget

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered on June 6th a near identical budget to that of March 22, 2011, which did not pass before Parliament was dissolved on March 26, 2011.

This budget inclu... Read more

 

FSNA National President informs members on the 2011 federal budget

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered the budget speech on March 22nd. This is a stay-the-course budget with a focus on securing Canada’s economic recovery from the global recession and a f... Read more

 

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 Comments on Budget 2009

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Press Release – Ottawa, Ontario–(Marketwire – Jan 28, 2009) – Members of the National Association of Federal Retirees (FSNA) welcome the ta... Read more

 

FSNA participates in the pre-budget consultations

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

FSNA participates in the national consultations on budget actions to protect Canada’s economy, which will lead to the federal budget to be tabled on January 27.

In a brief submitted ea... Read more

 

The Federal Government Should Do More For Seniors

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Press Release – Ottawa, Ontario–(Marketwire – Nov. 28, 2008) – The Federal Superannuates National Association (FSNA) congratulates the government of Canada ... Read more

 

FSNA supports investments for seniors announced in Budget 2008

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Press Release – February 27, 2008 19:53 ET

The Federal Superannuates National Association (FSNA) welcomes those provisions in the 2008 federal budget, which address a ... Read more

 

FSNA reacts favourably to the 2007 federal budget

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

FSNA National President congratulates the Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty for following through on his commitment to include in the federal budget measures that are beneficial to older Canadians a... Read more

 

Pension Splitting Requires Royal Accent Before Implementation

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

The Age Credit increase and the mechanism that would allow splitting pension income for income tax purposes need to receive Royal Assent before being implemented. For taxation year 2006, the $1,00... Read more

 

Proposed national drug formulary and common purchasing will provide little help for seniors

Friday, September 28th, 2001

Ottawa, September 24, 2001 – “A national drug formulary and common purchasing for federal and provincial governments is long overdue, but it does not go far enough,” says Rex Guy, Nationa... Read more

 

Federal Budget mostly good news for seniors

Monday, February 28th, 2000

FSNA welcomes the restoration of full indexation of the income tax system including the thresholds at which the OAS and Age Tax Credit reductions begin. These are measures that FSNA has advocated f... Read more

 

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