Here are the 9 key changes the new Act and Regulations make for all pension plans with NS members and for
all NS registered pension plans effective June 1, 2015, and the 3 key changes that aren't in effect yet.
Not exact matches
These initiatives come on top of Ottawa's rollout of pooled
registered pension plans (PRPPs), which have been enabled federally and by the western provinces but
not yet implemented.
Unless those employers that don't already offer
registered pension plans are required to offer PRPPs, the new
plans are «dead in the water,» says Vettese, chief actuary at human resources consultancy Morneau Shepell.
«It may
not necessarily be a
registered pension plan with a provincial authority, but it might be some savings vehicle.»
In your case, Maria, since you haven't begun your defined benefit
pension yet, you may qualify for the credit by drawing from your
Registered Retirement Savings
Plan (RRSP) account.
Pooled
Registered Pension Plans will be government - regulated, private - sector funds aimed at the more than 60 per cent of Canadians who are not saving for retirement via a workplace pension and payroll dedu
Pension Plans will be government - regulated, private - sector funds aimed at the more than 60 per cent of Canadians who are
not saving for retirement via a workplace
pension and payroll dedu
pension and payroll deductions.
If you don't already have a workplace savings
plan, you can set up a Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) t
plan, you can set up a Pooled
Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) t
Plan (PRPP) that:
If you are
not a member of a
registered pension plan (RRP) or deferred profit sharing
plan (DPSP) through your employer, the RRSP contribution limit for 2016 is 18 % of your 2015 income up to a maximum of $ 25,370.
If you are
not a member of a
registered pension plan (RPP) or a deferred profit sharing
plan (DPSP), you'll be able to contribute 18 % of your 2015 earned income to an RRSP in 2016 to a maximum of $ 25,370.
The government has a lot of work to do in simplifying Canada's
pension system including harmonizing the retirement age across the OAS, CPP and occupational pension programs not to mention ensuring that those who will rely on GIS income in retirement won't pay a hefty penalty for participating in the forthcoming Pooled Registered Pension Plans (
pension system including harmonizing the retirement age across the OAS, CPP and occupational
pension programs not to mention ensuring that those who will rely on GIS income in retirement won't pay a hefty penalty for participating in the forthcoming Pooled Registered Pension Plans (
pension programs
not to mention ensuring that those who will rely on GIS income in retirement won't pay a hefty penalty for participating in the forthcoming Pooled
Registered Pension Plans (
Pension Plans (PRPPs).
According to Vettese's figures, roughly half of Ontario's residents won't have to save for retirement after the new Ontario
Registered Pension Plan (ORPP) is phased in starting in 2017.
The Ontario
Registered Pension Plan (ORPP) is Premier Kathleen Wynne's response to the federal Conservatives» decision
not to enhance CPP.
Another is that he doesn't need particularly large savings in a
registered plan because he will be receiving retirement income from a defined - benefit
pension plan.
Do
not include: — Old Age Security
Pension (Canadian), Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance or Allowance for the Survivor — War Veterans Allowance or Veterans Disability or Dependents
Pension Program — Death Benefits from Canada
Pension Plan or Quebec
Pension Plan — Canada Child Tax Benefit payments — Assistance payments from a municipal, provincial or Canadian federal government — Support or gifts from relatives,
registered charities or other organizations — Municipal tax rebates — Lottery winnings — Inheritances — GST credits or other such payments issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)-- Universal Child Care Benefit — Registered Disability Savings Pla
registered charities or other organizations — Municipal tax rebates — Lottery winnings — Inheritances — GST credits or other such payments issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)-- Universal Child Care Benefit —
Registered Disability Savings Pla
Registered Disability Savings
Plan payments
On September 10, 2015,
NS took one more step toward moving Pooled
Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs) from theory to practice in
NS by seeking public input on draft Pooled
Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) Regulations and related amendments to the
Pension Benefits Regulations.
Approximately 60 % of Nova Scotians in the paid workforce don't currently participate in a
registered pension plan; the question is whether PRPPs will reduce this number.
These 4 changes apply to all
pension plans registered in
NS and took effect on June 1, 2015:
(2) Subsection (1) does
not apply in respect of any benefit provided under a
registered pension plan within the meaning of subsection 248 (1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
The Ontario
Registered Pension Plan comes into effect in 2017 for large employers that don't have comparable workplace
plans.
If you maintain a comparable
registered pension plan and some Ontario employees do
not participate in the
plan because: (i) the
plan is voluntary, (ii) certain groups of employees are ineligible to participate (e.g., casual employees), or (iii) there are waiting periods before joining the
plan, these employees will also be required to participate in the ORPP unless and until they commence participation in your comparable
plan.
The final step to making PRPPs a reality in
NS, BC and Saskatchewan (and Quebec to facilitate PRPP administration with Quebec's Voluntary Retirement Savings
Plans) was signing the Multilateral Agreement Respecting Pooled
Registered Pension Plans And Voluntary Retirement Savings
Plans to facilitate the administration and oversight of PRPPs.
(4) Subsection (3) does
not apply to a
pension plan that is a successor of a pension plan registered under the Pension Benefits Act, being chapter 373 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1980, that permitted such a red
pension plan that is a successor of a
pension plan registered under the Pension Benefits Act, being chapter 373 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1980, that permitted such a red
pension plan registered under the
Pension Benefits Act, being chapter 373 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1980, that permitted such a red
Pension Benefits Act, being chapter 373 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1980, that permitted such a reduction.
On October 15, 2014, the Nova Scotia government introduced legislation that will, if passed into law, permit Pooled
Registered Pension Plans (or «PRPPs») in
NS: