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Member, Beacon International Group, Ltd.
Proposed pension and health care changes in Canada's federal budget:
Permitting employers to pay partial pensions to employees yet accrue further pension benefits for employees 55 and older who are eligible for unreduced pensions.
Allowing people to delay from 69 to 71 the age at which they must start drawing funds from or converting their pensions.
$612 million ($523 million) Canadian to support jurisdictions that have made commitments to implement patient wait-time guarantees.
$400 million Canadian to support developing electronic records to reduce wait times and medical errors and lead to better outcomes.
$300 million Canadian for a vaccine program to protect females from cervical cancer caused by the human papillomavirus.
Source: Department of Finance Canada