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Supreme Court to rule on standing of pension creditors. Read the Coughlin Courier. (PDF 930 KB)– Read More

A national review of provincial and territorial drugs indicates that fewer new prescription medications are being covered by government drug care plans. According to a study by the University of Alberta published in the Journal of the Canadian Medical As...– Read More

Effective January 1, 2012, employers must deduct CPP contributions for all employees aged 60 to 65, including those already receiving CPP or Quebec Pension Plan retirement pensions that did not contribute to the plans previously. In addition, employers m...– Read More

Government tables PRPP legislation. Read the Coughlin Courier. (PDF 1 MB)– Read More

A New Brunswick court has dismissed an action by a deceased’s estate to claim the proceeds of a supplementary life insurance policy and pension plan that were awarded to a spouse he divorced more than 15 years ago.  The deceased became a membe...– Read More

Canada’s health care system will have to be “re-tooled” to meet the demands of a growing population of elderly patients, data released from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) suggests. According to the CIHI, 10 per cen...– Read More

Effective January 1, 2012 a number of changes will be made to government benefit plan maximums.  The changes include the following: The Yearly Maximum Pensionable Earnings (YMPE) for Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions will increase to $50,100, ...– Read More

The impact of biologic drugs on health care spending continues to grow at double digit rates, according to information published by Green Shield Canada. According the Green Shield 2010 Drug Trends Study of more than 56 million drug claims from 2005 to 20...– Read More

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