Association canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants retraités Canadian Association of Retired Teachers   September 10, 2025 Stephanie McLean Secretary of State for Seniors House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0A6   Dear Ms. McLean: L’Association canadienne des enseignantes et enseignants retraités/Canadian Association of Retired Teachers (ACER-CART) is a bilingual organization which was founded in Ottawa in 1991. The organization is comprised of eleven member associations from across Canada with a total membership of 93,533 members. ACER-CART works in collaboration with other like-minded organizations in advocating for retired teachers and seniors across Canada. I provide the French and English ACER-CART Priorities... Read More

September 28, 2025 The Right Honourable Mark Carney Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0A2 Re: Secretary of State for Seniors   Dear Prime Minister Carney: L’Association canadienne des enseignantes et enseignants retraités/Canadian Association of Retired Teachers (ACER-CART) wishes to express our profound disappointment and concern following your government’s decision to eliminate the standalone Minister of Seniors position from the federal cabinet. As the voice of retired teachers in Canada, representing 93,533 members in eleven member organizations, we are deeply concerned about the downgrading of this portfolio to a Secretary of State position. The following... Read More

An Open Letter to RTOERO Members, 2024 ACER-CART’s Response to Bill C-64 President’s letter to members and like-minded organizations Canadian Dental Care Plan letter from ACER-CART President Bill Berryman to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – Apr.20, 2024 Pharmacare Message from your President #1 Pharmacare Message from your President #2

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Thank you for reaching out to the Office of Canada’s Minister of Seniors. Unfortunately, Minister Khera is unable to attend the ACER-CART banquet due to scheduling conflicts. While she regrets she cannot attend, she has provided virtual remarks that can be shared for the event. I’ve attached the Video Link here for your download. Minister Khera wishes you all a very successful AGM and banquet. We have requested another video link from the Minister’s office. It will be shared as soon as we receive it.

Aging at Home #1 Aging at Home #2 Pension Protection Petition (Closed June 5, 2022) ACER-CART letter to Seniors’ Minister Khera (President Tiede) ACER-CART letter to Health Minister Duclos (President Tiede)

As the war in Ukraine continues, devasting reports indicate over ten million Ukrainians are on the move. This means an increasing number of school-aged children and youth are displaced and living in the countries bordering their homeland. Parents and teachers are doing their best to find ways for children to continue their schooling, but there are still many without access to education. The Canadian Ukrainian Foundation (CUF) has been active both in Ukraine and in surrounding countries, working to ensure displaced children are able to continue their studies by accessing books, school supplies, and proper instruction. If you’d like to... Read More

Pension protection is sadly lacking and much needed in Canada. Since 1982, more than 250,000 Canadian vulnerable seniors have suffered the loss of pension income for the rest of their lives due to corporate insolvency. There are still over 4 million Canadians counting on their defined-benefit pensions. There has been progress, In the last Parliament, thanks in part to the efforts of people like you, the Bloc’s pension protection bill made it through committee before the election was called and it died on the order paper. This is much further than any similar bill in the past, one step away... Read More

February 20, 2022 Honorable Jean-Yves Duclos Minister of Health Government of Canada   Dear Honourable Minister Duclos: As part of our ongoing commitment to the well-being of seniors, ACER-CART (Association canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants retraités/Canadian Association of Retired Teachers) reviewed your 2021 mandate letter from the Prime Minister. Your mandate as Minister of Health includes many items important to the 165,000 individuals who belong to our provincial and territorial associations, as well as to all seniors across Canada. The members of our Association are particularly concerned about the provision of services to seniors in or near their own... Read More

February 20, 2022 Honourable Kamal Khera Minister of Seniors Government of Canada   Dear Honourable Minister Khera: As part of our ongoing commitment to the well-being of seniors, ACER-CART (Association canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants retraités/Canadian Association of Retired Teachers) reviewed your 2021 mandate letter from the Prime Minister. Your mandate as Minister of Health includes many items important to the 165,000 individuals who belong to our provincial and territorial associations, as well as to all seniors across Canada. The members of our Association are particularly concerned about the provision of services to seniors in or near their own... Read More