Mr. Pierre-Claude Poulin at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On February 12th, 2024. See this statement in context.

February 12th, 2024 / 4:05 p.m.

Responsible for the Income and Taxation Committee for Retirees Without an Employer Pension, Association québécoise de défense des droits des personnes retraitées et préretraitées

Pierre-Claude Poulin

Okay, I'll do that.

In the event of bankruptcy, Canada protects debtors whose income is below $36,000 per year. Debtors' assets cannot be seized if their income is below that. However, the Government of Canada supports retirees whose income is below $21,000. That leads to enormous gaps. It would therefore be useful to do a better job of OAS planning .

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