Toronto City Hall
CARP NATIONAL SENIORS DAY 2014 – Flag Raising Ceremony:
Hon. Min. Charles Sousa (Finance); Hon. Min. Mario Sergio (Seniors), Mayoral Candidates: Doug Ford, Olivia Chow and John Tory and Sabir Shakeel
What is CARP?
CARP is a national, non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to a ‘New Vision of Aging for Canada’ promoting social change that will bring financial security, equitable access to health care and freedom from discrimination. Our mandate is to promote and protect the interests, rights and quality of life for Canadians as we age.
VISION
A society in which everyone can live active, independent, purposeful lives as they age.
MISSION
CARP is committed to enhancing the quality of life for all Canadians as we age by:
- advocating for social change that will bring financial security, equitable and timely access to health care and freedom from discrimination;
- ensuring that the marketplace serves the needs and expectations of our generation and providing value-added benefits, products and services to members; and
- building a sense of community and shared values among our members in support of CARP’s mission
(Source: CARP)
But what does CARP mean?
CARP is a New Vision of Aging for Canada.
We no longer go by our founding name, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. We now we go by CARP. This is because as our members have changed over our 30 year history, CARP has too.
We’ve changed along with our members.
We are an Association.
We are Canadian.
We’re more than retired… We’re CARP!
CARP Pre-budget submission
“Fight Seniors’ Poverty, Eliminate RRIFs, Jobs for Older Workers and Better Pensions in Federal Budget”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 2014
Toronto, ON: In its pre-budget submission filed today, CARP calls on the federal government to fight seniors’ poverty with increased income supports, relaxed GIS rules and specific measures to counteract the OAS changes for the most needy. To help people help themselves, CARP is calling for help for older workers and elimination of mandatory RRIF withdrawals which put retirees at risk of outliving their savings.
Finance Canada has invited submissions for its 2015 Budget. CARP has submitted the attached set of recommendations.
Specifically, CARP calls for Budget 2015 to include measures to:
- Eliminate mandatory RRIF withdrawals which require people age 71 and over to draw down their tax deferred accounts and pay tax on the withdrawals whether they need the money or not, rather than save for later expenses
- Increase income supports, especially for single seniors, including OAS, GIS and spousal allowances; increase exemption for casual earnings in GIS rules
- Help older workers get and keep their jobs
- Protect investors against bad financial advice
- Increase CPP and/or create new universal pension plan
“CARP members have strongly supported improved retirement security for future generations – whether a CPP increase or the new Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, which must be made national in scope. But, the current generation of seniors also needs some help to get by now, especially the neediest, and help to help themselves, to keep their jobs and to protect their savings, starting with letting them keep their RRIF savings intact”, said Susan Eng, VP, Advocacy for CARP.
CARP Pre-budget submission
“Fight Seniors’ Poverty, Eliminate RRIFs, Jobs for Older Workers and Better Pensions in Federal Budget”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 2014
Toronto, ON: In its pre-budget submission filed today, CARP calls on the federal government to fight seniors’ poverty with increased income supports, relaxed GIS rules and specific measures to counteract the OAS changes for the most needy. To help people help themselves, CARP is calling for help for older workers and elimination of mandatory RRIF withdrawals which put retirees at risk of outliving their savings.
Finance Canada has invited submissions for its 2015 Budget. CARP has submitted the attached set of recommendations.
Specifically, CARP calls for Budget 2015 to include measures to:
- Eliminate mandatory RRIF withdrawals which require people age 71 and over to draw down their tax deferred accounts and pay tax on the withdrawals whether they need the money or not, rather than save for later expenses
- Increase income supports, especially for single seniors, including OAS, GIS and spousal allowances; increase exemption for casual earnings in GIS rules
- Help older workers get and keep their jobs
- Protect investors against bad financial advice
- Increase CPP and/or create new universal pension plan
“CARP members have strongly supported improved retirement security for future generations – whether a CPP increase or the new Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, which must be made national in scope. But, the current generation of seniors also needs some help to get by now, especially the neediest, and help to help themselves, to keep their jobs and to protect their savings, starting with letting them keep their RRIF savings intact”, said Susan Eng, VP, Advocacy for CARP.
CARP FLAG RAISING CERMONY Oct. 1, 2013
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
Source: Statistics Canada.
CARP NATIONAL SENIORS DAY 2014
with the Hon. Min. Mario Sergio
CARP NATIONAL SENIORS DAY 2014
with Hon. Min. Charles Sousa
CARP NATIONAL SENIORS DAY
With Mr. Mr. Ross Mayot, Manager CARP
CARP NATIONAL SENIORS DAY
With Mr. Anthony Quinn, National CARP Manager
CARP NATIONAL SENIORS DAY
With Elise Kayfetz, CARP Community Development
