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Sun Life "Positive Enrollment" Started (August 15 2010)
Sun Life has started to mail forms to PSHCP Plan members so they can complete the "Positive Enrollment" procedure. Completing this procedure will make you eligible to receive the new PSHCP Benefit Card. The card will enable real-time processing of prescription drugs and certain other medical supplies purchased at a pharmacy, such as diabetic supplies.
You will be able to complete your positive enrollment by regular mail or on the Sun Life website at https://www.sunnet.sunlife.com/signin/getPage/en_CA/signin/gb_pe/pshcp/welcome.wca
Sun Life "Positive Enrollment" Update (April 13 2010)
Sun Life has started to send emails to those who have an on-line Sun Life account, in preparation for the PSHCP "positive enrollment" requirement described in PSHCP Bulletin #23. While it is not necessary to have an online Sun Life account, it could be beneficial for those who have an email account and use the internet. You will be able to access details of past claims, status of current claims, and if you opt for direct deposit of claims, you will receive email notification when a claim is processed.
At this time, Sun Life is asking people who have an account to sign into their account so Sun Life will know the account is active. You can sign in to Sun Life’s Plan Member Services website at www.sunlife.ca and under ‘Sign in to your account’ select "Plan Members", between now and June 10, 2010 to confirm that your access ID and password are still active. If you do not have a Sun Life online account, follow the same instructions, but on the "Sign In" page select "Register now".
Pension Surplus Appeal to be Heard in April (January 11 2010)
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has set the dates of April 19 to 21, 2010, to hear the appeal of the judgment rendered in November 2007 by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The 2007 judgment dismissed the actions challenging the pension surplus provision of Bill C-78 that allowed the federal government to take the $30-billion surplus accumulated in the superannuation accounts of the Canadian Forces, the public service, and the RCMP.
Pension Increase for 2010
The Treasury Board has announced that the increase in indexing to be applied, on January 1, 2010, to Public Service, Canadian Forces, RCMP, and federally appointed judges’ pensions will be 0.5% (half of one per cent). Pension increases for pensioners and their survivors are calculated each year using the full (all items) Consumer Price Index (CPI) data published by Statistics Canada, and not the “core rate”, which excludes fruit, vegetables, gasoline, fuel oil, natural gas, mortgage interest, intercity transportation, and tobacco products.
Sun Life Wins Contract to Administer Public Service Health Care Plan (October 14 2009)
Sun Life Assurance Company will continue to administer the Public Service Health Care Plan following their recent successful bid for this contract. See Sun Life's announcement, and a similar announcement in the Ottawa Business Journal. This may clear the way for the issuance of the Drug Cards discussed in Bulletins 21 and 22 of the Public Service Health Care Plan Trust.
House of Commons Motion on Pension Reform (June 16 2009)
Debate and a critical vote on Canadian pension reform continues today in the House of Commons. CARP and the CFRS (Common Front for Retirement Security) are urging members to contact their MP to vote for this motion. The motion is intended to ensure the sustainability of Canadians’ retirement incomes, and was forwarded by Mr. Wayne Marston (NDP, Hamilton East-Stoney Creek). It can be seen in the Government Orders section of todays Orders of the Day (see Opposition Motions - deferred recorded divisions) . The original motion and discussion from June 11 can be seen in the Government Orders section of Hansard.
Update: This motion that addresses the retirement security of Canadians has passed the House of Commons in a unanimous all-party vote on June 16 2009. See a report on this issue and the vote on the CARP web site.
Government Planning CPP Changes (March 27 2009)
The Financial Post says the federal government is planning changes to the CPP that would allow people to draw CPP cheques while still working. Read the article by Paul Vieira, dated March 25 2009.
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