Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Within Canadian law, Pension regulation in Canada falls mostly within provincial jurisdiction by virtue of the property and civil rights power under the Constitution Act, 1867. For workers whose employers are subject to federal jurisdiction , such jurisdiction extends to regulating pension plans available to them.
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP; French: Régime de pensions du Canada) is a contributory, earnings-related social insurance program. It is one of the two major components of Canada's public retirement income system, the other being Old Age Security (OAS).
Upon retiring, a CPP contributor receives the base regular pension payments equal to 25% (in phases increasing to 40%) of the earnings on which contributions were made over the entire working life of a contributor from age 18 in constant dollars, as well as the first additional component phase (2019–2023) and the second additional component ...
Old Age Security (OAS) is a monthly basic income available to qualifying citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are 65 years old and older. Authorized by Section 94A of the Constitution Act of 1867, [1] the program is defined by the Old Age Security Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9). [2]
In an order issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on May 27, 2009, Donald Sproule, David Archibald and Michael Campbell were appointed representatives of, and the law firm Koskie Minsky was appointed as legal counsel for, all former Nortel employees, with the exception of some unionized employees.
Legislation administered by the CRA includes the Income Tax Act, parts of the Excise Tax Act, and parts of laws relating to the Canada Pension Plan, employment insurance (EI), tariffs and duties. [5] The agency also oversees the registration of charities in Canada, and enforces much of the country's tax laws. [6]
Pension regulation varies widely from one jurisdiction to another - notably due to the persistence of discrepancies in the degree of autonomy and breadth of authority and discretionary power that national and regional pension regulators have at their disposal to enforce efficiently existing laws and regulations, in relation with local judicial ...
Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69; Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, 1970; Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act, 1970; Weights and Measures Act, 1970; Divorce Act, 1968 - replaced by Divorce Act, 1985; Canada Wildlife Act, 1973; National Symbol of Canada Act, 1975; Anti-Inflation Act 1975; Immigration Act, 1976; Canadian Human Rights ...