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A letter sent to Canadian pensioners in July 2011 from the Nortel pension administrator Morneau Shepell announced that pensioners in Canada would have their benefits cut. A webinar held by the legal firm Koskie Minsky on July 22, 2010, addressed some of the questions raised. The windup of the $5 billion Nortel pension plan began in October 2010.
A 401(k) plan may have a provision in its plan documents to close the account of former employees who have low account balances. Almost 90% of 401(k) plans have such a provision. [31] As of March 2005, a 401(k) plan may require the closing of a former employee's account if and only if the former employee's account has less than $1,000 of vested ...
A registered retirement savings plan ( RRSP) ( French: régime enregistré d'épargne-retraite, REER ), or retirement savings plan ( RSP ), is a type of financial account in Canada for holding savings and investment assets. RRSPs have various tax advantages compared to investing outside of tax-preferred accounts.
For those retiring before age 59.5, “The rule of 55 says that you can start withdrawing from a 401(k) plan without penalty if you leave that employer during the year you turn age 55 or later ...
The Federal Government and its provincial counterparts moved to enhance the Canada Pension Plan to provide working Canadians with more income in retirement. These changes were principally motivated by the declining share of the workforce that was covered by an employer defined-benefit pension plan, which had fallen from 48% of men in 1971 to 25 ...
A registered disability savings plan ( RDSP; French: Régime enregistré d'épargne invalidité) is a Government of Canada program designed to enable individuals with disabilities, with assistance from family and friends to save for their future financial security. The Government of Canada assists people to save with the Canada Disability ...
The Phoenix pay system is a payroll processing system for Canadian federal government employees, provided by IBM in June 2011 using PeopleSoft software, and run by Public Services and Procurement Canada. The Public Service Pay Centre is located in Miramichi, New Brunswick. It was first introduced in 2009 as part of Prime Minister Stephen Harper ...
401 (a) In the United States, a 401 (a) plan is a tax-deferred retirement savings plan defined by subsection 401 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code. [1] The 401 (a) plan is established by an employer, and allows for contributions by the employer or both employer and employee. [2] Contribution amounts, whether dollar-based or percentage-based ...