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On June 20, 2016, Canada’s Finance Ministers reached an historic agreement to improve core retirement income benefits under the CPP. The agreement followed years of tumultuous pension politics, including an outright refusal in December 2013 by the Harper Government to consider any changes to the CPP. Following the breakdown in federal-provincial CPP discussions, the Wynne

In the 2014 Budget, the Ontario government set out its commitment to establishing and launching a province-wide pension plan, intended to build upon the Canada Pension Plan (“CPP”) and provide a predictable source of retirement income for life. Notwithstanding significant debate and some opposition by stakeholders, on April 14, 2016, the government proceeded to implement