A new poll released by the Angus Reid Institute Monday suggests three-quarters of Canadians would support a more robust public pension plan. Meanwhile, Canada’s finance ministers are sitting down in Vancouver today fo ...
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Seen: Time-allocated ORPP bill passes second reading, heads to committee
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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 ...
ORPP’s infrastructure investments will mean diminished returns for fund members, says analyst
The ORPP has come under fire by an analyst worried that its goal of funding provincial infrastructure projects will saddle fund members with sub-par assets. ...
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. ...
Small business survey finds opposition to Ontario pension plan growing
New survey from Canadian Federation of Independent Business finds 90 per cent of small employers oppose Ontario Retirement Pension Plan ...
Auditor general says ORPP ads would have been rejected under old legislation
The taxpayer-funded ad campaign on the ORPP will run throughout the federal election campaign, but the government says it's following standard practice when rolling out a new program. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Finance ministry starts consultations on pension plan exemptions
A consultation paper examines which workplace pensions plans are comparable enough to qualify as exemptions, and considers what the minimum income threshold should be for the ORPP to kick in. ...
Legislation introduced provides framework for provincial pension plan
If passed, the legislation would see establishment of an Ontario retirement pension plan by Jan. 1, 2017. Also tabled Monday: a bill to create regulatory framework for pooled registered pension plans. ...
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. ...
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