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Happy New Year (But Not For Your Wallet)

CBC | Posted 03.03.2013 | Canada Politics
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Working Canadians can expect a hit to the wallet as they welcome in 2013, mostly in the form of higher payroll deductions. Besides the bil...

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For Private Sector Workers, CPP's Bridge Benefit Leads to Nowhere

Catherine Swift | Posted 10.30.2012 | Canada Business
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Catherine Swift

Most Canadian private sector taxpayers are blissfully unaware of the existence of a wonderful bonanza public sector workers enjoy at their expense -- namely, the Canada Pension Plan bridge benefit. But if people were fully informed about the special treatment accorded to public sector workers, one aspect of which being the bridge benefit, they likely would have been less willing to jump on the bandwagon of later retirement for themselves.

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What's The Difference Between CPP And OAS Anyway?

CBC | Posted 04.02.2012 | Canada Politics
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The federal government has sought to assure Canadians that their pensions are secure after Prime Minister Stephen Harper suggested last we...

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