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Aug 22, 2021 · Conservatives. The party is promising to double the Canada Workers Benefit up to a maximum of $2,800 for individuals or $5,000 for families and to pay it as a quarterly direct deposit rather than...
Feb 1, 2019 · The ever-widening gap between normal retirement age and life expectancy means Canada’s retirement programs, including CPP plus OAS/GIS, become more and more generous with every passing year.
Sep 11, 2022 · OTTAWA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - More than a year after the Great Resignation took hold in the United States, Canada is grappling with its own greyer version: The Great Retirement. Canada's labor...
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Yes, we’re all suffering from high inflation. Though the Bank of Canada finally — finally— pulled the lever on interest rates, bringing them up to 0.50%, inflation has gotten out of control, and many Canadians simply can’t keep up. That’s a major problem for retirees, both yet to be and the already retired. Hopefully, you planned for inflation in y...
I’m not an alarmist. And I’m certainly not someone who announces big world events prematurely. But the situation in Ukraine is, well, not looking good. Whatever the outcome of the war, whether Ukraine holds on to its sovereignty or falls to Russia, it’s clear the world is going to look very different in the next few months. I don’t know what that m...
Our supply chains are still choked with short labour. While this was more of an American problem than a Canadian one, the “Great Resignation” has started to creep northward, resulting in fewer workers and more “Now Hiring” signs. Now, there might be a compromise here. If you’re keen on retiring from the office, you could find a remote position, whi...
Sep 19, 2021 · Low-income seniors say they've been ignored this election. Experts and advocates for Canadian seniors say the patchwork of tax credits and cash promises made by the parties will fail to...
Jun 8, 2023 · More than half of Canadians still in the workforce past the age of 60 are there by necessity, not choice, according to a Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada in 2022. It cited essential...
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There are a few clear issues for voters going into this campaign: Stretched household budgets, the environment and healthcare. All the party leaders have pitched various solutions to Canada's...
