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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

 

Pension Increase for 2010

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

The Treasury Board has announced that the increase in indexing to be applied, on January 1, 2010, to public service, Canadian Forces, RCMP, and federally appointed judges’ pensions will be 0.... Read more

 

FSNA reacts to Minister Flaherty's announcement on pension reform

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Press Release - Ottawa (Marketwire - October 29, 2009) - FSNA, operating as the National Association of Federal Retirees, is pleased to hear that the Government of... Read more

 

Pension Increase for 2009

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

The Treasury Board has announced that the increase in indexing to be applied to Public Service, Canadian Forces, and RCMP pensions in January 2009 will be 2.5 per cent.

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Pension Increase for 2008

Monday, November 5th, 2007

The Treasury Board has announced the increase in indexing to be applied to Public Service, Canadian Forces, and RCMP pensions in January 2008. The rate for 2008 will be 1.8 per cent.

 

FSNA reacts to CFIB report perpetuating myths about public sector pension plans

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

FSNA qualified as “incomplete and unprofessional” a report issued on January 17, 2007 by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business entitled Read more

 

Pension Splitting - FSNA welcomes tax improvements for seniors

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

FSNA supports the Government’s plan to implement a fairer tax system, as announced by the Minister of Finance (PDF) on ... Read more

 

Pension Increase for 2007

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

The increase in indexing that will be applied to Public Service, Canadian Forces, and RCMP pensions in January 2007 will be 2.3 per cent. For those who retired in 2006 and are entitled to indexatio... Read more

 

Pension Income Splitting Principle Unchallenged at National Conference

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

The principle of legislating pension income splitting for senior Canadian couples went unchallenged at the
national conference on pension tax reform “Pension Tension” that was held on Oct... Read more

 

FSNA Brief on Pension Splitting

Friday, September 1st, 2006

FSNA submitted a brief on pension splitting (PDF) to the House of Commo... Read more

 

FSNA reaction to changes to the three major public sector pension plans

Friday, July 8th, 2005

On July 7, 2005, the Treasury Board (TB) Secretariat announced some changes to the three major public sector pension plans, i.e. those applying to the Public Service employees, the Canadian Forces ... Read more

 

Pension Increase for 2005

Monday, November 15th, 2004

The increase in indexing that will be applied to Public Service, Canadian Forces, and RCMP pensions in January 2005 will be 1.7 per cent.

 

RCMP Commissioner’s Response to FSNA President’s Letter Reacting to the Alleged Misuse of RCMP Pension Funds

Monday, April 5th, 2004

See the response from the RCMP Commissioner (PDF) regarding FSNA’s letter... Read more

 

FSNA reacts to alleged misuse of RCMP pension funds by writing to the RCMP Commissioner

Friday, April 2nd, 2004

Below is the letter written by the FSNA National President in reaction to the alleged misuse of RCMP pension funds.

Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Pension Increase for 2004

Tuesday, November 4th, 2003

The pension increase for 2004 is 3.3 per cent. For those who retired in 2003 and are entitled to indexation, the increase will be pro-rated based on the number of full months in 2003 after the reti... Read more

 

Rumoured Pension Plan Overhaul

Wednesday, April 4th, 2001

On Sunday 1 April 2001, the Ottawa Citizen reported that the government is planning to review the Superannuation Act along with its review of the terms and condition of employment in the Public Ser... Read more

 

FSNA Activities in Defending Pension Benefits and Rights

Friday, February 23rd, 2001

This message is specifically for FSNA members who are Canadian Forces retirees. Another retirees’ association has been making statements that contain incorrect or misleading information.
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Pension Increase for 2001

Thursday, November 30th, 2000

The increase in indexing that will be applied to Public Service, Canadian Forces and RCMP pensions in January 2001 will be 2.5% as announced by the Treasury Board.

 

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