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New Canadian Dental Care Plan drives changes to the T4/T4A dental reporting


In 2022, the federal government announced plans to create the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) to make dental care affordable for more Canadians. The long-term goal of this plan is to provide dental care coverage for uninsured Canadians with an annual household net income of less than $90,000. There will be no co-pays for those with an annual family income under $70,000. The government estimates that, once fully rolled out, this will support 9 million uninsured Canadians.

Canadians with access to dental coverage will not be eligible for the CDCP.

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Empire Life extends travel emergency assistance coverage for dependants attending school outside Canada

Empire Life’s travel emergency assistance program provides coverage to plan members on trips up to a maximum of 60, 90 or 120 days—but coverage can be extended at no cost for dependants going to school outside Canada. This happens automatically when plan administrators update plan member dependants’ attendance at an accredited post-secondary institution. 

It is important to inform Empire Life of any students—over age or not—studying outside of Canada so coverage can be extended, if needed. 

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Empire Life Investments Inc., today announced changes for members of the investment team.

Edward Gibson, Senior Vice President, Capital Management and Chief Actuary, Empire Life (EL), Patrick McGrath, Head of Fixed Income and Private Placements, and Paul Holba, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Empire Life Investments Inc. (ELII) are pleased to announce the following promotions within the Empire Life investment team: Ian Fung, CFA, has been promoted to Senior Portfolio Manager, and Atul Sriram to Investment Analyst.

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