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Tag Archives: ONtario Retirement Pension Plan
Seen: Time-allocated ORPP bill passes second reading, heads to committee
The Liberal government’s new Ontario Retirement Pension Plan legislation is off to committee. Bill 186 passed second reading by a 68-24 vote on Monday, with the Liberals and NDP voting in favour and the Progressive Co ...
Province releases full design details of inflation-indexed ORPP
The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan will be indexed to inflation, expanded to over four million workers and open to eligible to employees by 2020 ...
Wynne: Ontario Retirement Pension Plan the best path forward – for now
In a year-end interview with QP Briefing, the premier says she doesn't yet know if a sufficient CPP expansion will happen, but she has a strong ally on the issue in Alberta. ...
Dean: Wynne earns the high-ground in war of words with gloating Harper
Columnist Tony Dean says Ontario's premier is rising above the small-minded and mean-spirited federal politics to show the prime minister a thing or two about positive leadership. ...
Happening: Wynne to announce pension plan details Tuesday morning
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Ontario accuses Ottawa of playing politics by ‘obstructing’ ORPP
Finance and associate finance ministers ask the federal government to reconsider its stance not to allow province to enter into a service agreement with Canada Revenue Agency. ...
Lack of federal co-operation could change the scope of Ontario’s pension plan, lawyers say
Davies's Jessica Bullock says contributions could be taxable, while Torys's Mitch Frazer says the proposed ORPP might have to be reframed as an RRSP or tax-free savings account. ...
Business and labour groups square off over Ontario pension plan
Business groups tell a social policy committee hearing the economic impacts of the proposed plan need more study, while labour groups say it might leave too many workers uncovered. ...
Survey says Ontario pension plan too much to bear for some businesses
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce wants a 'comprehensive and publicly available economic analysis' of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan before it is implemented ...
Heard: Human resources group opposes provincial pension plan
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Survey finds workplace pension contributions could shrink in wake of ORPP
The province says it's still working out what would be a pension plan 'comparable' to the planned Ontario Retirement Pension Plan. ...
OFL: All working Ontarians should be included in provincial pension plan
Sid Ryan tells government consultation hearing in Kingston that a clear 'social problem' exists as pensioners make up more than 7 per cent of food bank recipients in the province. ...
Slim majority favour Ontario pension plan, a survey finds
The poll by Forum Research finds just 52-per-cent approval with higher levels of support among Toronto residents and Liberal voters, but 46 per cent of small business owners approving. ...
National pension advisers call for mixed system for boosting pensions
Association of Canadian Pension Management says governments shouldn’t rely only on mandatory plans, but rather a balanced approach that includes voluntary savings through incentives. ...