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CLC will continue to advocate for improved CPP

Posted: Thursday, 22 December 2011

The Canadian Labour Congress is disappointed that the provincial finance ministers meeting recently in Victoria did not reach a consensus on introducing improvements to the Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan. We expected the pensions issue to be p… Read More

On Labour Day we ask: what has gone so wrong in Canada for working people?

Posted: Wednesday, 31 August 2011

There was a time in Canada – not that very long ago – when a working person could expect to have a family-supporting job throughout their life. For an honest day’s labour, a worker could raise their kids, buy a house, pay off the mortgage, take vacat… Read More

Statement to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Regarding the 2012 Federal Budget

Posted: Friday, 19 August 2011

The CLC has made a submission to the House of Commons Finance Committee regarding the 2012 federal Budget. The brief argues that the federal and provincial governments should pursue as an urgent priority an expansion of the Canadian Pension Plan by doublin… Read More

International Youth Day: Canadian Youth Rely on Quality Public Services

Posted: Wednesday, 10 August 2011

OTTAWA – To mark this year's International Youth Day, August 12th, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) have joined forces to draw attention to the many challenges facing Canadian youth today. The unemployment … Read More

Thank you!

Posted: Thursday, 30 June 2011

I am sending a heart-felt thanks to everyone who answered the CLC's urgent appeal last week, sending letters via our web site to Prime Minister Harper and Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, and sending your stories for the Official Opposition NDP to use in their w… Read More

Canadian Labour Congress Statement on the 2011 federal election

Posted: Tuesday, 3 May 2011

May 2nd saw Canadians elect as the Official Opposition a party that puts working families first. It was an historic occasion that saw 102 New Democratic Party Members of Parliament elected to represent Canadians from coast to coast to coast. The Canadian L… Read More

International Women's Day 2011: A Call for Dignity in Retirement for Women

Posted: Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Women work hard. And at the end of a lifetime of hard work – paid and unpaid – women deserve to retire in dignity and security. Yet this is not the reality for many Canadian women. Women still earn less than men, and are expected to shoulder unpaid re… Read More

The Proposed Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs): Questions and Answers

Posted: Tuesday, 21 December 2010

(Revised December 21, 2010) What are PRPPs? For employees, a PRPP is like a Defined Contribution-Registered Pension Plan (or group RRSP) plan. It is a savings vehicle, limited by RRSP limits and regulations, that allows workers to save for retirement, b… Read More

Georgetti welcomes Calgary Herald support for CPP

Posted: Monday, 29 November 2010

Re: Calgary Herald CLC president Ken Georgetti has welcomed editorial support from the Calgary Herald newspaper for a gradual doubling of Canada Pension Plan. “This is exactly what the labour movement has been advocating for more than a year,” Georget… Read More

Georgetti says CFIB off base in pension criticism

Posted: Friday, 26 November 2010

Ken Georgetti has dismissed criticisms by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) regarding the CLC’s proposals to gradually double benefits paid by the Canada Pension Plan. “The CFIB claims that we are underestimating the cost to worker… Read More

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