Keyword: Government benefits

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New Democrat leader Tom Mulcair has been unveiling his party's tax and finance platform for the October federal election.

Falling oil prices mean the federal government may not come through on its projected surplus in 2015.

  • By: Staff
  • January 13, 2015 August 21, 2018
  • 00:00

Despite the appeal of a guaranteed annual income, it's unlikely to happen.

  • By: Staff
  • January 6, 2015 August 21, 2018
  • 09:56

Canada’s retirement income system maintained its “B” in the 2014 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index.

  • By: Staff
  • October 15, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 10:50

Ottawa is on track to balance the budget, but the Macdonald-Laurier Institute warns worrying pressures lurk beneath the headline numbers.

  • By: Staff
  • October 8, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 10:03

Within the next 20 years, the number of people receiving OAS will grow by 60%.

  • By: Staff
  • August 25, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 10:01

Ontario's plan to raise taxes on those making more than $150,000, has grabbed early headlines, but the provincial government says it has more changes in store for taxpayers, should the budget pass.

  • By: Staff
  • May 2, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 10:58

The guarantees in federal public service defined-benefit pension plans are mis-priced—causing Ottawa to seriously underestimate their costs.

  • By: Staff
  • April 2, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 11:10

The investment industry may be excited to have one of their own as federal finance minister, but Joe Oliver won’t have much influence in the post, say experts.

Canada and the U.S. are implementing new border rules, and how officials will track travel has serious implications for snowbirds.

  • By: Staff
  • March 12, 2014 August 21, 2018
  • 11:09