Minister Sam Hamad is proposing measures to help pension plans that are having problems related to the current financial crisis. Read the press release (French only).

Be a time traveler with Liaison RRQ-Retirement experts and follow the history of retirement savings in Québec from the 1960s to today.

Now you can calculate the life income and temporary income that you can withdraw from your life income fund in (LIF) in 2009. Use LIF Quick Calc.

As of 30 January 2009, your payments will be adjusted to take into account the annual indexation based on increases in the cost of living. The calendar of payment dates for next year is now available.

Sign up for direct deposit of your child assistance payments and you could win a registered educations savings plan (RESP) worth 1 000 $.

The financial crisis is not putting the Québec Pension Plan at risk. There is no reason to be concerned about the payment of your benefits.

The 2007-2008 annual management report and the 2008-2009 action plan (both in French only) were tabled in the National Assembly, on 30 October 2008. You can consult an animated version of the annual management report for a quick overview of the Régie's achievements.

Take 5 minutes to give your opinion about the information that you receive about the plan and its investments by filling out a survey being taken by the Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators. The survey is intended for participants who choose their investments in a defined contribution plan, an SIPP, a group RRSP, a DPSP or a group RESP.

Liaison RRQ-Magazine will guide you on the sometimes twisting paths of financial planning for retirement.

Consult the 2008-2009 calendar and sign up for an orientation course for new pension committee members or a course on partition of benefits between spouses. Both courses are given in French only.

The Régie invites plan administrators and their collaborators to sign up for this training given by the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés (in French only), in Montréal on 6, 7 and 8 November 2008.

Liaison RRQ-Retirement experts summarizes the results of a survey on the attitudes and behaviour of Quebeckers regarding financial planning for retirement.

Financial planners are invited to a training session which will provide them with information about the realities and needs of clients in the 25 to 45 age group. The session will be held on 9 October 2008, in Montréal.

You can now call us toll-free at 1 877 660-8282 for information on supplemental pension plans, locked-in retirement accounts (LIRAs) and life income funds (LIFs).

Newsletter Express 23 July 2008 covers phased retirement, information related to associations for plan members, suspensive conditions and funding. Plan administrators will also find an example of the notice that must be provided to members and beneficiaries.

Update your offprint-include our insert with the latest revisions.

Chapter 9, entitled "Information to members" is now available (French only). Fill out the order form to receive a print version or to subscribe to the electronic version (online service).

If you receive a pension under the Québec Pension Plan or child assistance payments, be sure to make your change of address, even if you are signed up for direct deposit.

The Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity and minister responsible for the Régie des rentes du Québec, Mr. Sam Hamad, has tabled in the National Assembly a working paper on the future of the Québec Pension Plan.

Minister Sam Hamad has announced passage of an act to encourage people 55 and over to continue working or return to work. The act also contains other provisions regarding supplemental pension plans and the Québec Pension Plan. See our press release (French only).

Did you receive a notice from the Régie des rentes du Québec indicating that we had not yet received the information about your 2007 income needed to calculate the amount of your child assistance?
 

If you have filed your 2007 income tax return with Revenu Québec, you will soon receive a new notice from the Régie showing the child assistance amount that will be paid to you during the week of 30 June 2008.

 

If you have still not filed your 2007 income tax return, do it now!

Liaison RRQ-Magazine  gives you the facts about the Régie's role in your family life.

Between now and 18 June 2008, the Régie will be sending annual notices to all Québec families who receive child assistance. This notice will indicate the amounts a family will receive from July 2008 to June 2009.

Refer to Newsletter number 23 to find out how to set up and administer this new type of plan.

The 21 May 2008 Newsletter Express explains how to find out which law covers amounts in a locked-in retirement account (LIRA) or a life income fund (LIF).

Liaison RRQ - Retirement experts  breaks down the findings of a study on small businesses and pension plans.

Get rapid access to the Régie's personalized online services as well as those of other Québec government departments and agencies with a single ID.

The person who shares your life may not be your recognized spouse.

Minister Sam Hamad tabled a bill in the National Assembly on 2 April 2008 to encourage workers aged 55 and over to remain in the labour force. Read about it in the press release (French only).

The Régie renews its commitments to you in its Service Statement.

To continue receiving child assistance payments after 1 July 2008, you and your spouse must each file a Québec income tax return for 2007, even if one or both of you have no income to declare.

Instalments 2 and 3 of this collection have been revised to take into account the measures passed on 13 December 2006 with respect to pension plan administration (Bill 30).

From 27 to 30 March, the Régie des rentes du Québec is taking part in the Parents and Kids Fair at Place Bonaventure in Montréal. Come one, come all!

 

The Régie makes it easier for you to make the necessary arrangements. It is now possible to apply for survivors' benefits by Internet.

Mr. Sam Hamad, the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity and the minister responsible for the Régie des rentes du Québec, announced the names of the winners, who will each receive an RRSP worth 2 500 $. Read the press release (in French only).

The Annual Information Return form for 2007 is now available. It has a new appendix, on plan administration.

Liaison RRQ-Magazine explains your rights if you become disabled and what you must do if your situation changes.

The Régie began mailing out tax slips for 2007 on 11 January 2008. Slips will be mailed gradually until 14 February 2008.

All our scheduled training sessions are full! Additional sessions are now planned and will be held in Québec, on 26 February 2008, at 1:30 p.m. and in Montréal (if the demand is sufficient), on 5 March 2008, at 9:00 a.m. You can sign up by calling 418 643-8282.

The latest issue of Newsletter Express takes a look at the equity principle and changes made to the Annual Information Return form. It also has a report on our recent information tour for pension committee members.