OPTIONS – Summer 2015
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOANN LAUBER: As this new year begins for ACER-CART, we approach it with heightened anticipation of our engagement in a few short... Read More
ACER-CART is the national voice of retired teachers. It is a bilingual association of Members representing over 137,000 retired teachers from Canada’s ten provinces and Yukon Territory. It has been in existence since 1991.
ACER-CART
OPPOSES FEDERAL BILL C-27
TARGET PENSION PLANS
Health Care in Canada
ACER-CART believes that health care for Canadians should be publicly administered, publicly funded and publicly delivered, nationally universal in coverage and accessible, comprehensive, and portable.
A National Seniors Care Plan
ACER-CART believes that Canadians deserve the security of a continuum of community-based integrated services that includes a universal system of home care, home support, long-term care services, and hospice and palliative care.
A Universal Pharmacare Program
ACER-CART believes that access to adequate medication is an essential component of a national health care program.
Pension and Retirement Income
ACER-CART believes that all employed persons deserve to contribute to a defined benefit pension plan and that the allowances be fully adjusted in accordance with the Consumer Price Index.
Cost of Living Adjustment
by Owen Corcoran, BCRTA Past President This article first appeared in the BCRTA Spring 2005 edition of Postscript and is published here with the permission... Read More
Johnson Inc. Report on Healthcare
A lot of good information is available in reports on the national health scene prepared by Johnson for the RTO/ERO. See them below: November 2012 February... Read More
Pension Funds
They are good for the economy! See several articles (click on the Articles button on the left) for information on an important study of Canada’s... Read More
Seniors Vote
Seniors Vote is a collaboration of seniors, retirees, professional and advocacy groups are raising common concerns of older Canadians – financial security in retirement and... Read More
Add your voice to the call for a National Seniors Strategy
A project of the Canadian Medical Association, supported by ACER-CART. Add your voice to the call for a National Seniors Strategy. By doing so, you... Read More