Category: Federal
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Federal Budget 2021
The Federal government released its budget for 2021, which includes the following pension and benefit related announcements . . .
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Federal Regulations re Canada Labour Code & Canada Recovery Benefits
Further to an earlier announcement, the federal government has published regulations increasing COVID-19 benefits and federal leaves of absence . . .
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Federal Government Passes Bill C-24 re EI & Canada Recovery Benefits
The federal government passed Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (additional regular benefits), the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and another Act in response to COVID-19, on March 17, 2021. Bill C-24 includes amendments to the Employment Insurance Act (EI Act) and the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA . . .
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CRA Newsletter re Additional Conditions Applicable to IPPs
The Canada Revenue Agency has published a newsletter setting out additional conditions applicable to individual pension plans (IPPs), designated plans, and similar registered pension plans (RPPs . . .
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Federal Legislative Proposal re Employee Stock Options
The federal government published Legislative Proposals to Amend the Income Tax Act, which include previously announced changes to employee stock options . . .
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OSFI Updates Superintendent Directives
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions updated the Directives of the Superintendent pursuant to the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (the PBSA Directives) and the Directives of the Superintendent pursuant to the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act (the PRPP Directives . . .
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Federal Government Introduces Bill C-24 re EI & Canada Recovery Benefits
The federal government introduced Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (additional regular benefits), the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and another Act in response to COVID-19, for first reading on February 25, 2021. Bill C-24 includes amendments to the Employment Insurance Act (EI Act) and the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA . . .
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Federal Government Announces Increase to COVID-19 Benefits
The federal government announced that it will introduce amendments to Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA) and Employment Insurance (EI) legislation/regulation to increase the number of weeks available for the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and regular EI benefits . . .
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Federal Amendments to Canada Pension Plan Regulations
The federal government filed two amendments to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Regulations: the Calculation of Contribution Rates Regulations, 2021 and the Additional Canada Pension Plan Sustainability Regulations . . .
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Federal Amendments to Employment Insurance Regulations
Further to its earlier announcement, the federal government amended the Employment Insurance (EI) Regulations to temporarily waive the waiting period . . .
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