Earlier this year the federal government announced an important change to Employee Insurance (EI) benefits as part of its 2016 Federal Budget. Effective January 1st, 2017 , the waiting period for EI benefits (including sickness benefits) will be … [Read more...]
Along with summer comes back to school and I wanted to send a friendly reminder to you to make sure that anyone with an overage dependant has filled out the appropriate paperwork to ensure uninterrupted coverage. For most plans, an overage … [Read more...]
An agreement-in-principle on a modest, incremental Canada Pension Plan (CPP) increase was reached yesterday at the Vancouver Finance Ministers' summit. Ottawa plus eight provinces signed. Quebec has plans of its own and although Manitoba did not … [Read more...]
Time for those winter vacations to begin! Just a reminder to check your travel coverage before you leave for your vacation. Most group plans have some travel coverage for emergencies out of the country medical. These plans cover sudden and unexpected … [Read more...]
