Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Constitutional Issues
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Housing
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Municipalities
- Pensions
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Informal Caregiver Strategy- CARP recommends that the federal government commit to the implementation of a National Caregiver Strategy to ensure that family caregivers can continue their vital social role by providing them with financial support, workplace protection as well integration with the formal Health Care System.
- National Securtities Regulator especially Enforcement Agency to protect investors
- Old Age Security, Spousal Allowance & Guaranteed Income Supplement
- amend the Old Age Security Act to provide automatic enrolment application for supplement, retroactive payments and other amendments).
- Immediately increase levels of OAS and GIS to bring the guaranteed income to at least the low income cut off (LICO) appropriate for urban centres.
- Removal of claw backs in GIS for casual earnings, modest amounts of other income
- Extend OAS allowance to individuals based on income regardless of marital status
-reverse decision to raise eligibility age from 65 to 67;
- fund for low income seniors who need income support until age 67
- Older Worker Strategy – to support, train and assist older workers in securing and retaining employment, to provide incentives to employers to undertake innovative workplace programs to recruit, retain and accommodate older workers
- Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs) - Moratorium or elimination of mandated RRIF withdrawals
- Tax Free Savings Account - Retroactive contributions for older Canadians.
- Universal Pension Plan Proposal - CARP recommends that federal legislators establish a supplementary pension plan modeled on the CPP to be universally accessible, affordable, professionally managed, independent of government and employers, providing a target benefit; support modest CPP enhancement as first step to improving retirement security
Policies or Program
- A National Health Care strategy to strengthen the capacity of the healthcare system to respond to changing demographics and demands for more community based care, equitable access to treatment and medication and end of life care, greater emphasis on prevention and national standards of care.
- Elder Abuse Prevention Strategy -
training, specialized investigative and prosecutorial resources to detect, investigate and prosecute elder abuse
sustained funding for victim support services and resources including hot lines, counsellors and shelters
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
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Email communication
Government Institutions
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
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Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Senate of Canada
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Service Canada (ServCan)
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Status of Women Canada (SWC)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
CARP is a national, non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to advocating for social change that will bring financial security, equitable access to health care and freedom from discrimination for all Canadians as we age. CARP’s activities include the research and development of policy position papers for submission to various governmental agencies, review panels, legislative committees and public office holders, primarily in the fields of finances, health care and human rights.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Susan Eng,
Vice President of Advocacy-
Organization's membership or classes of membership
CARP has approximately 350,000 members across Canada. There are two classes of members: regular members and associate members. An Associate Membership is available to one other adult member of a Member’s household, including but not limited to the spouse of the Member, or groups, societies, associations or organizations, whether incorporated or not, who are engaged in activities similar or complementary, or who have objects similar, in whole or in part, to those of the Association
All members are entitled to receive notices of and to attend meetings of members. Regular Members have the right to vote at meetings of members. Associate Members are not entitled to vote at meetings of members.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
30 Jefferson Avenue
Toronto, ON M6K 1Y4
Canada
Telephone number:
416-607-2475
Fax number:
416-363-8747
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Susan Eng,
Vice President of Advocacy- |
No public offices held
- Michael Nicin,
Director of Policy |
No public offices held
