Saher, Merwan (Auditor General)
Auditor General, office of the
Mandate re public service pension plans ... EF581, 586-87 Mandate re public service pension plans, advice to members ... EF588 Presentation on Bill 9 ... EF581, 583-88 Staff introduction ... EF581
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Auditor General's appearance ... EF583, 587
Defined benefit pension plans
General remarks ... EF584 Guarantee (pension promise) ... EF583
Defined contribution pension plans
Government communications
Local authorities pension plan
Local Authorities Pension Plan Board
Mandate re investment policy ... EF586-87
Management Employees Pension Board
Mandate re investment policy ... EF586-87
Management employees pension plan
Pensions
Risk management ... EF581
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Bill development and progress, process for ... EF585 Referral to committee after second reading ... EF586
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF584, 587
Public service - Pensions
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF586 Contribution rates ... EF585 Contribution rates, threshold of tolerance ... EF583 Defined benefit plans, guarantee of (pension promise), plan member confidence in ... EF583 Guarantee not explicit ... EF584 Investment management, alternatives to Alberta Investment Management Corporation ... EF586-87 Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF584 Proposed changes, impact on younger workers (intergenerational fairness) ... EF584 Request for information ... EF586 Risk management ... EF584-85 Risk management, Auditor General recommendations on ... EF583 Sustainability ... EF583-84 Sustainability, definition ... EF583-84 Sustainability, ongoing review, Auditor General recommendations on ... EF586 Sustainability, stress testing ... EF587 Treasury Board and Finance review ... EF581 Treasury Board and Finance review, Auditor General audit ... EF581, 583 Treasury Board and Finance review, ongoing analysis ... EF587 Unfunded liabilities ... EF585 Unfunded liabilities, responsibility for ... EF584 Unfunded liability, future, potential for ... EF585
Public service - Pensions - New Brunswick
Conversion from defined benefit to target benefit plan ... EF586
Public Service Pension Board
Mandate re investment policy ... EF586-87
Public service pension plan
Special Forces Pension Board
Mandate re investment policy ... EF586-87
Special forces pension plan
Sales, Tracey (Communications Consultant, Legislative Assembly Office)
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Communications
Association newsletters ... EF564 Communications plan ... EF562 Community newsletters ... EF563-64 Media relations (press releases, etc.) ... EF562, 563 Newspaper advertisements ... EF562 Newspaper advertisements, reminder ads ... EF562-63 Newspaper columns, advertising in ... EF563 Social media ... EF562
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Public meetings, live streaming online ... EF562 Public meetings, locations for ... EF562
GoA Connector
Advertisement of public meetings through ... EF564
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Communications
Association newsletters ... EF564 Communications plan ... EF562 Community newsletters ... EF564 Media relations (press releases, etc.) ... EF562, 563 Newspaper advertisements ... EF562 Newspaper advertisements, reminder ads ... EF562-63 Newspaper columns, advertising in ... EF563 Social media ... EF562
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meetings, live streaming online ... EF562 Public meetings, location for ... EF562
Sarich, Janice (PC, Edmonton-Decore)
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Alberta Federation of Labour
Alberta Fire Fighters Association
Presentation on Bill 9 ... EF679
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Participation in pension review (proposed) ... EF651
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Public service pension investment management ... EF601-2
Alberta Retired Teachers' Association
Pension plan unaffected by bills 9 and 10 ... EF602
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Alberta Works
Programs and services ... EF738
Apprenticeship training
Priority initiatives, ATOMS system ... EF468
Auditor General, office of the
Building Trades of Alberta
Presentation by president John Tackaberry on Bill 10 (proposed) ... EF612, 824
Canadian Association of Retired Persons
Presentation on bills 9 and 10 ... EF661
Canadian commercial workers industry pension plan
Presentation to committee on Bill 10 (proposed) ... EF649
Canadian Union of Public Employees (Alberta division)
Consultations with government on pension reforms ... EF720
Canadian Union of Public Employees, Alberta
Capital plan
Project prioritization ... EF427
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Teleconferencing availability at public meetings ... EF565
Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations
Corporate human resources
Employee training and development, funding for ... EF445
Cost of living - Edmonton
Impact on pension needs ... EF724
Defined benefit pension plans
Conversion to target benefit plans, stakeholder consultations ... EF675, 700 Universal coverage (proposed) ... EF724
Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed)
Conversion of defined benefit to target benefit pension, consent provisions ... EF675-76 Conversion of defined benefit to target benefit pension, impact on accrued benefits ... EF675 Section 20 (restrictions on amendments to reduce benefits) ... EF578
Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed) - Regulations
Draft regulations ... EF676 Draft regulations, plan conversion rules ... EF675-76
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10)
Bill development and progress, stakeholder awareness of ... EF723 Conversion of defined benefit to defined contribution/target benefit pension, provisions for changes to accrued benefits ... EF578, 675
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review
Stakeholder consultation ... EF675 Stakeholder consultation, further (proposed) ... EF649 Timeline ... EF543, 556-57
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Communications
Media relations (press releases, etc.) ... EF563 Newspaper columns, advertising in ... EF563
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Additional presentations ... EF649, 825, 826-27 Additional presentations, motion to invite Treasury Board and Finance senior officials (Kubinec: carried) ... EF829 Additional presentations in September, possibility of ... EF612, 651 Expert and stakeholder panels, working group to finalize panels and schedule, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... EF561-62 Expert panels, proposed participants ... EF560 Expert panels, time allocation ... EF559, 560-61 Public meeting, Calgary ... EF753, 757, 762 Public meeting, Edmonton ... EF689, 695, 698, 700, 703, 711, 712 Public meeting, Fort McMurray ... EF716-17, 722, 723, 724 Public meeting, Grande Prairie ... EF730, 735, 738 Public meeting, Medicine Hat ... EF790, 797 Public meetings, locations for ... EF557 Public meetings, schedule ... EF681 Stakeholder panels ... EF560 Stakeholder panels, time allocation ... EF560-61 Time allocation ... EF559
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Written submissions
Executive Council
Business plan, performance measures and indicators ... EF443 Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... EF443-45
Firefighters - Pensions
Separate plan (proposed) ... EF679
George & Bell Consulting
Presentation on Bill 9 ... EF601-2 Report on local authorities pension plan and public service pension plan, 25-year projection ... EF601
Government communications
Groch, Emilian (CEO, Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund Board)
Health Sciences Association of Alberta
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Existing rights-of-way ... EF544 Transportation/utility corridors ... EF550, 551, 552
High-speed rail service feasibility - Report
Draft final report ... EF543 Final report, motion to adopt revised draft (Sarich: carried) ... EF553
High-speed rail service feasibility - Report recommendations
2, long-term transportation infrastructure strategic plan development including light rail transit expansion and regional transportation system development, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... EF548 2, long-term transportation infrastructure strategic plan including an integrated regional transportation network that would better support a future high-speed rail line, motion on (Kubinec: withdrawn) ... EF546-47 4, land acquisition process begun for a transportation/utility corridor right-of-way between Calgary and Edmonton following public consultation with affected landowners, including Aboriginal groups, amendment to insert "as budgets warrant" after "Edmonton," motion on (Stier: carried) ... EF551-52 5, regulatory model establishment to allow for private investors to develop high-speed rail service, motion on (Hehr: carried as amended) ... EF550, 551
Joint Expert Panel on Pension Standards (Alberta-British Columbia)
Public awareness ... EF723
Local authorities pension plan
Consultations with government, plan member information on ... EF716-17 Governance, board principles for ... EF642 Governance, framework establishment (proposed) ... EF802 Governance, information provided to members ... EF752 Governance, plan member information on ... EF797 Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF693, 711, 720, 792 Maturity (ratio of active to inactive members) ... EF588 Member education by LAPP pension representative ... EF749 Proposed changes, discussion with pension representative ... EF776 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits (mental health worker, Calgary board of education) ... EF762 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits, meeting with pension expert (proposed) ... EF684, 692, 716 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits, online calculator results ... EF684, 716, 720, 766, 774, 775 Proposed changes, members' sources of information, government ... EF777, 784 Proposed changes, members' sources of information, LAPP representatives ... EF784, 790-91 Review, stakeholder access to information ... EF730 Risk management, Auditor General recommendations ... EF642 Sustainability reviews ... EF710 Sustainability reviews, member participation in ... EF784 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), exemptions (public safety occupations), government position on ... EF784
Local Authorities Pension Plan Board
Dialogue with government, plan member awareness of ... EF790, 797 Presentation on Bill 9 ... EF642
Management Employees Pension Board
Presentation on Bill 9 ... EF642
Management employees pension plan
Accrued benefits, retention of ... EF696 Governance, bicameral model (proposed) ... EF642 Risk management, Auditor General recommendations ... EF642
Mental health services
Postsecondary student services ... EF468
Ministry of Infrastructure
Business plan, performance measures ... EF427 Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... EF427
Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education
Business plan, performance indicators ... EF467-68 Business plan, priority initiatives ... EF468 Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... EF467-68
Ministry of Transportation
Mandate re water treatment facilities ... EF427
Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance
Multi-employer pension plans
Defined benefit plans, conversion to target benefit plans, stakeholder consultations ... EF675 Proposed legislative changes, plan member access to information ... EF730
Murray, Larry (LAPP pension expert)
Information provision to pension plan members ... EF749
New Brunswick Federation of Labour
Presentation to committee on Bill 10 (proposed) ... EF824, 825 Presentation to committee on Bill 10 (proposed), motion on (Fox: defeated) ... EF830
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Pension Coalition NB
Presentation to committee on Bill 10 (proposed) ... EF824, 825 Presentation to committee on Bill 10 (proposed), motion on (Fox: defeated) ... EF830
Pensions
Actuarial valuations ... EF601 Component of employee compensation ... EF675-76 Employer consultations with members ... EF722 Joint sponsorship ... EF601-2 Joint sponsorship, negotiations on ... EF676 Member benefits ... EF724 Sustainability ... EF578 Worker coverage ... EF689
Postsecondary educational institutions - Admissions (enrolment)
Aboriginal students, funding for ... EF468 Aboriginal students, performance indicators on ... EF467-68
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Bill development and progress, process for ... EF636, 661, 738, 802 Bill development and progress, stakeholder participation ... EF619, 769 Bill development and progress, timeline extension (proposed) ... EF620
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Communications
Media relations (press releases, etc.) ... EF563 Newspaper columns, advertising in ... EF563
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Additional presentations ... EF825 Additional presentations in September, possibility of ... EF612, 651 Expert and stakeholder panels, additions to list ... EF560 Expert and stakeholder panels, working group to finalize panels and schedule, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... EF561-62 Expert panels, time allocation ... EF559, 560-61 Public meeting, Calgary ... EF749, 752, 757, 762, 766, 767-68, 769 Public meeting, Edmonton ... EF684, 685, 686, 687-88, 689, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 700, 701-2, 703, 707, 710, 711, 712 Public meeting, Fort McMurray ... EF716-17, 720, 722 Public meeting, Grande Prairie ... EF730, 734, 735, 738 Public meeting, Lethbridge ... EF774, 775-76, 777, 781, 782, 784-85 Public meeting, Medicine Hat ... EF790, 792, 797 Public meeting, Red Deer ... EF802, 808 Public meetings, schedule ... EF681 Stakeholder panels, time allocation ... EF560-61 Summary of presentations ... EF821 Time allocation ... EF559
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Written submissions
Late submissions ... EF822
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF587 Engagement, performance measures on ... EF443 Leadership and governance, performance measures on ... EF443 Reaching our full potential program ... EF443 Relations with government, trust ... EF735, 782 Staff absenteeism ... EF444 Staff turnover ... EF445
Public service - Pensions
Component of collective agreement ... EF707 Component of compensation ... EF675-76, 712 Contribution cap (proposed), government consultation paper ... EF781 Contribution rates, threshold of tolerance ... EF588, 601, 635, 661, 767-68 Defined benefit plans, guarantee of (pension promise) ... EF601, 767-68 Governance, dispute resolution process ... EF661 Governance change before plan redesign (proposed) ... EF619, 636, 642, 661, 712, 734, 802 Government as employer, consultation with plan members ... EF722 Investment policies ... EF601-2 Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF698 Joint sponsorship (proposed), bicameral model ... EF818 Joint sponsorship (proposed), ownership of liability, request for information ... EF819 Maturity (ratio of active to inactive members) ... EF588 Plan members' meetings with pension expert re Bill 9 changes ... EF696 Plan members' meetings with pension representatives re Bill 9 changes (proposed) ... EF685, 687-88 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits, online calculator results ... EF697 Proposed changes, impact on younger workers (intergenerational fairness) ... EF578 Retirement benefit improvement moratorium (proposed), information posted on public website (proposed) ... EF703, 713 Sustainability ... EF578, 635 Sustainability, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF578 Sustainability, evidence on, Auditor General's remarks ... EF821 Sustainability, stress testing ... EF587 Treasury Board and Finance review, Auditor General audit ... EF578-79 Treasury Board and Finance review, ongoing analysis ... EF578-79, 587 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), exempted occupations ... EF694
Public service - Pensions - New Brunswick
Conversion from defined benefit to target benefit plan, request for research on impacts ... EF831, 832 Governance structure ... EF661 Legislative changes, constitutional challenges ... EF831 Regulation 2012-75 provided to committee ... EF680 Regulations, process for development ... EF661
Public Service Employee Relations Act
Arbitral and nonarbitral items (section 30) ... EF712
Public Service Pension Board
Presentation on Bill 9 ... EF642
Public service pension plan
Governance ... EF702, 734, 808 Governance, bicameral model (proposed) ... EF642 Governance, guideline establishment (proposed) ... EF802 Joint sponsorship (proposed), union participation in ... EF738 Maturity (ratio of active to inactive members) ... EF588 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits, online calculator results ... EF691 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits, online calculator results, limitations of ... EF701-2 Proposed changes, members' sources of information ... EF782 Proposed changes, members' sources of information, government ... EF782 Proposed changes, members' sources of information, plan representatives ... EF782 Proposed changes, plan member sources of information, union ... EF781 Risk management, Auditor General recommendations ... EF642 Sustainability review, plan member information on ... EF734
School boards
Role in school capital planning ... EF427
Schools
Community partnerships ... EF427
Schools - Construction
Capital planning, school board role in ... EF427
Special Forces Pension Board
Presentation on Bill 9 ... EF642
Special forces pension plan
Governance, bicameral model (proposed) ... EF642 Risk management, Auditor General recommendations ... EF642
Superintendent of pensions - New Brunswick
Presentation on bills 9 and 10 ... EF661
Target benefit pension plans
Association of Canadian Pension Management paper ... EF610-11 Federal consultation paper ... EF610, 695
Transportation
Long-term strategic infrastructure plan, committee recommendation 2, plan development including light rail transit expansion and regional transportation system development, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... EF548 Long-term transportation infrastructure strategic plan, committee recommendation 2, long-term transportation infrastructure strategic plan including an integrated regional transportation network that would better support a future high-speed rail line, motion on (Kubinec: withdrawn) ... EF546-47 Regional transportation systems ... EF547, 548
Transportation - Regulations
Accommodation of private development of high-speed rail service, committee recommendation, motion on (Hehr: carried as amended) ... EF550, 551
Transportation/utility corridors
Land acquisition re potential high-speed rail service, committee recommendation, motion on (Stier: carried) ... EF551-52
Unifor
Local 855, West Fraser pulp mill and sawmill, municipal workers, Yellowhead Emergency Shelter for Women, Hinton, response to bills 9 and 10 ... EF730 Presentation on Bill 10 ... EF675-76
Unions
Consultation on Bill 10 ... EF675 Pension information provided to members ... EF752, 777, 781
United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
Presentation on Bill 9 ... EF649
Universities academic pension plan
Withdrawal as presenter on Bill 9 ... EF651 Written submission (proposed) ... EF651
Water/waste-water management
Emergency response, funding for ... EF427
Sawchuk, Karen (Committee Clerk, Legislative Assembly Office)
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Participation in pension review (proposed) ... EF651
Canadian Union of Public Employees (Alberta division)
President Marle Roberts' participation in stakeholder panel on Bill 10, motion to shorten other presentations to accommodate (Eggen: carried) ... EF612
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Meeting dates ... EF543 Members' attendance at public meetings ... EF564 Teleconferencing availability at public meetings ... EF565
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review
Timeline ... EF557 Timeline, summer schedule ... EF564
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Additional presentations in September, possibility of ... EF651-52 Public meetings, participation by teleconferencing (proposed) ... EF681-82 Public meetings, schedule ... EF681
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Written submissions
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Transportation/utility corridors ... EF551
High-speed rail service feasibility - Report recommendations
4, land acquisition process begun for a transportation/utility corridor right-of-way between Calgary and Edmonton following public consultation with affected landowners, including Aboriginal groups, amendment to insert "as budgets warrant" after "Edmonton," motion on (Stier: carried) ... EF551
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review
Timeline ... EF557 Timeline, summer schedule ... EF564
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Additional presentations in September, possibility of ... EF651-52 Public meetings, participation by teleconferencing (proposed) ... EF681-82 Public meetings, schedule ... EF681
Transportation/utility corridors
Land acquisition re potential high-speed rail service, committee recommendation, motion on (Stier: carried) ... EF551
Universities academic pension plan
Written submission (proposed) ... EF651
Scott, Glen (participant, Medicine Hat public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Alberta - Population
Demographic changes, impact on pensions ... EF798
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Financial institutions
Donations to Progressive Conservative Party ... EF797-98
Health care personnel
Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF797
Licensed practical nurses
Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF797
Local authorities pension plan
Component of collective bargaining agreement ... EF797 Contribution rates, changes over time ... EF798 Different plans for existing and new employees (proposed) ... EF798
Pensions
Economic benefits ... EF798
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Medicine Hat ... EF797-98
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF798
Public service - Pensions
Economic benefits ... EF798 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF798
Scott, Karen (participant, Grande Prairie public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Grande Prairie ... EF741-42
Health care personnel
Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF742
Health care personnel - Rural areas
Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF742
Local authorities pension plan
Contribution cap (proposed) ... EF742 Cost-of-living indexing ... EF742 Governance, government role ... EF742 Sustainability, evidence on ... EF742
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Enrolment in public-sector pension plan (proposed) ... EF742
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Grande Prairie ... EF741-42
Public service
Compensation ... EF742 Decrease in size, impact on pensions ... EF742 Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF741-42 Salary cuts, 1990s ... EF742
Public service - Pensions
Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), impact on personnel costs (absenteeism, sick leave, health benefits, WCB claims, injuries, etc.) ... EF742
Public service - Rural areas
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF742
Scott, Mike (participant, Edmonton public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Canada pension plan
Coverage expansion (proposed), Alberta government opposition to ... EF694
Canadian Union of Public Employees (Alberta division)
General remarks ... EF694
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10)
Purpose of bill ... EF695
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Local authorities pension plan
Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits ... EF694
Pensions
Component of compensation ... EF694
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Purpose of bill ... EF695
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service
Decrease in size ... EF695 Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF694
Public service - Pensions
Component of compensation ... EF694
Target benefit pension plans
Federal consultation paper ... EF695
Seppen, Rina (participant, Fort McMurray public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Canadian Union of Public Employees (Alberta division)
Consultations with government on pension reforms ... EF718 General remarks ... EF717
Local authorities pension plan
Consultations with government, plan member information on ... EF718 Unfunded liabilities, retirement of ... EF717
Municipalities
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF717
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Fort McMurray ... EF717-18
Public service - Pensions
Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), exempted occupations ... EF717
Retirement income
General remarks ... EF717
Sharek, Jonathan (participant, Edmonton public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Edmonton ... EF686
Pensions
Governance, government role in ... EF686
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Edmonton ... EF686
Public service - Pensions
Governance, government role in ... EF686
Shelton, Susan (participant, Lethbridge public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Local authorities pension plan
Proposed changes, members' sources of information, government ... EF783, 784 Proposed changes, members' sources of information, LAPP representatives ... EF784 Sustainability reviews, member participation in ... EF784 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), exemptions (public safety occupations) ... EF783 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), exemptions (public safety occupations), government position on ... EF784
Nurses
Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF783
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Public response, political ... EF784
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF783
Public service - Pensions
Component of collective agreement ... EF783 Proposed changes, gender issues ... EF783
Sherman, Dr. Raj (AL, Edmonton-Meadowlark)
Building Alberta plan
Advertising, funding for ... EF438
Executive Council
Business plan, performance measures and indicators ... EF438 Funding ... EF438 Hospitality, funding for ... EF438 Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... EF437-38
Government communications
Sole-source contracts ... EF438
Office of the Premier
Correspondence unit ... EF438 Funding ... EF438 New Premier, welcome ... EF438 Protocol office ... EF438 Thanks to former Premier Redford ... EF437-38
Public service
Engagement, performance measures on ... EF438 Leadership and governance, performance measures on ... EF438
Shevalier, Alex (participant, Calgary public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Calgary & District Labour Council
Position on bills 9 and 10 ... EF764
Canada pension plan
Coverage expansion (proposed) ... EF764
Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed)
Conversion of defined benefit to target benefit pension, consent provisions ... EF764
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Pensions
Worker coverage ... EF764
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service - Pensions
Contribution cap (proposed) ... EF764 Conversion to defined contribution plans (proposed) ... EF764 Cost-of-living indexing ... EF764 Governance, government role in ... EF764 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF764-65
Short, Doug (participant, Edmonton public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Alberta Colleges & Institutes Faculties Association
General remarks ... EF708
Canada pension plan
General remarks ... EF708
Local authorities pension plan
Contribution rates ... EF708 Governance ... EF708 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits, younger employees ... EF708
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Bill development and progress, stakeholder participation ... EF708 Public education ... EF709
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Edmonton ... EF708-9
Public service - Pensions
Contribution rates, threshold of tolerance ... EF709 Defined benefit plans, guarantee of (pension promise) ... EF708
Registered retirement savings plans
Public education (proposed) ... EF709
Shymka, Ruth (participant, Edmonton public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Educational support workers
Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF712
Local authorities pension plan
Cost-of-living indexing ... EF712-13 Member buy back of pension (seasonal, part-time, gaps) ... EF712 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits, online calculator results ... EF713
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF712
Public service - Pensions
Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), exempted occupations, gender issues ... EF712
Sittler, Jeff (Principal, Auditor General's Office)
Auditor General, office of the
Defined benefit pension plans
Cost underestimations ... EF583 Private-sector plans, unfunded liabilities ... EF582
Local authorities pension plan
Maturity (ratio of active to inactive members) ... EF588
Pensions
Actuarial valuations ... EF587 Risk management ... EF582 Sustainability ... EF585
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Bill development and progress, process for ... EF585
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review
Committee considerations ... EF584
Public service - Pensions
Contribution rates, threshold of tolerance ... EF582, 588 Guarantee not explicit ... EF584 Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF582, 584 Maturity (ratio of active to inactive members) ... EF588 Risk management ... EF582, 585 Risk management, Auditor General recommendations on ... EF582-83 Standards and policies, Auditor General recommendations on ... EF582-83 Sustainability, ongoing review, Auditor General recommendations on ... EF582-83 Sustainability, stress testing ... EF587-88 Treasury Board and Finance review ... EF581-82 Treasury Board and Finance review, Auditor General audit ... EF581-82 Treasury Board and Finance review, ongoing analysis ... EF587 Unfunded liabilities ... EF582, 585 Unfunded liabilities, responsibility for ... EF584 Unfunded liability, future, potential for ... EF585
Public service pension plan
Maturity (ratio of active to inactive members) ... EF588
Slade, Susan (participant, Calgary public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Position on Bill 9 ... EF769
Licensed practical nurses
Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF769
Local authorities pension plan
Contribution cost sharing (employee-employer) ... EF769 Proposed changes, impact on firefighters' pension benefits ... EF769 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits (licensed practical nurse) ... EF769 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), impact on personnel costs (absenteeism, sick leave, health benefits, WCB claims, injuries, etc.) ... EF769
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Bill development and progress, stakeholder participation ... EF769
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Calgary ... EF769
Public service - Claresholm
Contributions to local economy ... EF769
Public service - Pensions
Economic benefits ... EF769 Negotiations on (proposed) ... EF769
Rural communities
Economic benefits from pension recipients ... EF769
Smith, Guy (President, Alberta Union of Public Employees; Stakeholder Panels, Bill 9 and 10)
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Mandate on pension bill review ... EF633
Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed) - Regulations
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10)
Application to publicly funded pension plans ... EF671-72 Conversion of defined benefit to defined contribution/target benefit pension, provisions for changes to accrued benefits ... EF673
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review
Committee mandate ... EF633
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Public input
Committee procedure ... EF671
Local authorities pension plan
Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF628 Joint sponsorship (proposed), impact on application of bills 9 and 10 ... EF671, 676 Retirement benefits calculations ... EF627
Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance
Communication on pension reform ... EF676 Minister's relationship with unions ... EF628 Presentation on bills 9 and 10 ... EF676
Multi-employer pension plans
Comparison to other plans ... EF671-72 Labour mobility aspect ... EF672
Office of the Premier
Premier's relationship with unions ... EF628
Pensions
Component of employee compensation ... EF676
Public Sector Pension Plans Act - Regulations
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Enduring provisions (change to joint sponsorship governance structure, contribution rate cap) ... EF626-27, 627 Stakeholder response ... EF627-28
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review
Committee mandate ... EF633
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF627-28 Relations with government, trust ... EF627
Public service - Pensions
AUPE recommendations ... EF627-28 Benefit formula, five-year highest average earnings ... EF627 Component of compensation ... EF676 Contribution cap (proposed) ... EF627 Defined benefit plans, guarantee of (pension promise) ... EF627 Governance, government role in ... EF627, 633 Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF627 Maturity (ratio of active to inactive members) ... EF627 Sustainability ... EF633 Sustainability, Treasury Board and finance minister's remarks on ... EF633 Treasury Board and Finance review ... EF627 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF627
Public service pension plan
Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF628 Joint sponsorship (proposed), impact on application of bills 9 and 10 ... EF671-72, 676 Retirement benefits calculation ... EF627 Stakeholder consultations ... EF633
Segal Consulting
Presentation on Bill 10 ... EF672
Target benefit pension plans
Unions
Relationship with government ... EF676
Smith, Heather (President, United Nurses of Alberta; Stakeholder Panel, Bill 9)
Local authorities pension plan
Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF630 Proposed changes, different plan rules for different employee classes ... EF634 Unfunded liabilities, retirement of ... EF629 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed) ... EF634
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Application of different plan rules for different employee classes under act ... EF634 Bill development and progress, process for ... EF634 Enduring provisions (change to joint sponsorship governance structure, contribution rate cap), impact on women ... EF629-30, 634 Public education ... EF634 Stakeholder consultation (proposed) ... EF630, 635
Public service - Pensions
Governance, government role in ... EF630 Joint governance (proposed) ... EF634 Proposed changes, differential between older and younger workers ... EF630 Proposed changes, gender issues ... EF629, 634 Proposed changes, pre-2016 accrued benefits ... EF629-30 Treasury Board and Finance briefing document (Charting a New Course), labour coalition response ... EF630
United Nurses of Alberta
Members' response to Bill 9 ... EF629 Presentation on Bill 9 ... EF629-30, 634-35 Written submission on Bill 9 (Labour Coalition on Pensions' Response, government of Alberta "Charting a New Course: A Vision for Public Sector Pension Plans") ... EF630
Smith, Kenneth (participant, Edmonton public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Alberta Society for Pension Reform
General remarks ... EF688
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Written submissions
Submissions received ... EF688
Public service - Pensions
Component of compensation ... EF688 Pension formula, equitability ... EF688 Unfunded liabilities ... EF688
Smith, Lorraine (participant, Medicine Hat public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Medicine Hat College chapter ... EF795-96
Local authorities pension plan
Component of collective bargaining agreement ... EF795 Contribution rates ... EF795 Contribution rates, threshold of tolerance ... EF796 Cost-of-living indexing ... EF796 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits (college employee) ... EF795 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed) ... EF795, 796 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF795
Postsecondary educational institutions
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF795
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Medicine Hat ... EF795-96
Public service - Pensions
Ancillary benefits ... EF796 Core benefits ... EF796
Snell, Judith (participant, Calgary public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Job opportunities - Calgary
Underemployment of women ... EF761
Job opportunities - Edmonton
Underemployment of women ... EF761
Life expectancy
Gender differential, implications for pensions ... EF761
Local authorities pension plan
Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF761 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits (mental health worker, Calgary board of education) ... EF761-62
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service - Pensions
Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits, lower income earners ... EF762 Seasonal workers ... EF761
Solomon, Bill (participant, Calgary public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Boilermakers' National Benefit Plans (Canada)
Pension plan ... EF752 Pension plan unfunded liabilities, recovery plan ... EF753
Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed)
Conversion of defined benefit to target benefit pension, provisions for ... EF752
Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed) - Regulations
Provision for adverse deviations (PFAD) ... EF753
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10)
Solvency deficiency funding requirements, proposed changes for specified multi-employer pension plans ... EF752
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Written submissions
Submissions received ... EF753
Multi-employer pension plans
Alberta-registered plans ... EF752
Pensions
Solvency deficiency funding requirements, moratorium for SMEPPs ... EF752
Superintendent of pensions
Pension recovery plan negotiations ... EF753
Sorensen, Rhonda (Manager of Corporate Communications and Broadcast Services, Legislative Assembly Office)
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Communications
Additional oral presentations, media advisory ... EF832
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Additional presentations, media advisory ... EF832
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Communications
Additional oral presentations, media advisory ... EF832
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Additional presentations, media advisory ... EF832
Sorensen, Wayne (participant, Edmonton public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review
Stakeholder consultation, further (proposed) ... EF686
Management employees pension plan
Unfunded liabilities, government payment ... EF685
Mayor of Calgary
Remarks on proposed pension changes ... EF685
Pensions
Member benefits, changes to ... EF685
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Stakeholder consultation (proposed) ... EF686
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Written submissions
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF685
Public service - Pensions
Contribution cap (proposed) ... EF685 Funding, by pensioners ... EF685 Investment performance ... EF685 Proposed changes ... EF685
Seniors United Now
General remarks ... EF685 Strategy re bills 9 and 10 ... EF686
Starke, Dr. Richard (PC, Vermilion-Lloydminster; Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation)
Aboriginal peoples - Consultation
Land-use framework ... EF488
Airlines
Direct flights to Alberta, provincial strategy on ... EF479-80 Fees, federal mandate on ... EF480
Alberta - Population
Demographic changes, impact on sport, recreation, and tourism demands ... EF484
Alberta 55 Plus Games
General remarks ... EF493
Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29, 2010)
General remarks ... EF481
Alberta Summer Games
General remarks ... EF493
Alberta tourism information service
Alberta Winter Games
General remarks ... EF493
Amateur athletes
Development grants program ... EF480
Banff national park
Ya Ha Tinda Ranch ... EF494
Bow Valley provincial park
Parks Day activities ... EF489
Calgary Zoo
Participation in sage grouse population management ... EF494
Canada Winter Games (Red Deer 2019)
Canadian Badlands
Marketing, pilot project ... EF480
Canadian Institute of Public Administration
Leadership awards ... EF475
Canadian sport tourism alliance
Alberta congress ... EF475
Castle-Crown wilderness area
Management plan ... EF486 Management plan, co-operation with federal parks (proposed) ... EF490
Cypress Hills interprovincial park
Impact of sage grouse protection order (federal) ... EF494
Dinosaur provincial park
Comfort camping experiences ... EF488-89
Federal-provincial-territorial meetings
Air access ... EF480 Physical activity and recreation ... EF492
Festivals and events
Tourism growth program ... EF477
Festivals and events - Marketing
FIFA World Cup - Rio 2014
Ministry decision-making on attendance ... EF479
Fish Creek provincial park
Floods
Mitigation, infrastructure funding ... EF474
Health promotion
General remarks ... EF491
Hosting of sporting events
Korean Air
Direct flights to Alberta, initiatives on ... EF480
Lakeland provincial park
Motorboat and all-terrain vehicle use ... EF487
Lower Athabasca region plan (land-use framework)
Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society
Funding for tourism initiatives ... EF481
Ministry of Health
Associate Minister of Wellness ... EF491, 493
Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Business plan, performance measures and indicators ... EF489 Business plan, performance measures and indicators, satisfaction surveys ... EF484 Communications, funding for ... EF477, 485 Funding increase ... EF477 Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... EF474-75, 477-82, 484-94 Mandate ... EF474 Minister's communication with parks users ... EF486 Minister's office, funding for ... EF477 Ministry research capacity ... EF491 Operational funding ... EF475 Results-based budgeting ... EF480 Revenue ... EF474 Staff compensation ... EF477 Staff introduction ... EF473, 474 Strategic corporate services, funding for ... EF487 Strategic corporate services, sharing with Ministry of Culture ... EF487
Notikewin provincial park
Olympics - Sochi (2014)
Albertans' participation ... EF479, 493 Ministry decision-making on attendance ... EF479 Travel Alberta decision not to attend ... EF479
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
Discussions on invasive species ... EF493
Parks, provincial
Access for persons with mobility issues ... EF484 Albertans' use ... EF486 Albertans' use, performance measures and indicators ... EF489 Cost of land-use framework implementation ... EF480, 487-88 Flood recovery ... EF481-82 Flood recovery, timeline on ... EF484 Infrastructure funding ... EF482, 492-93 Infrastructure funding, flood-related ... EF475 Nontraditional park users, initiatives re ... EF481, 484, 489 Oil and gas exploration and drilling activities ... EF484 Operational funding ... EF475 Park sizes ... EF486 Parks services rangers ... EF488 Plan for parks, implementation ... EF481 Promotion strategies ... EF489 Revenue ... EF474, 488 User fees ... EF486, 488, 489 Visitor attendance, performance measures on ... EF489 Volunteer contributions ... EF475, 486, 489
Parks Day
General remarks ... EF489
Physical activity
Child participation, tracking of ... EF491 Children and youth participation, crossministry initiatives ... EF491-92 Funding ... EF475 Participation, initiatives on ... EF493 Participation, performance measures on ... EF491-92
Pigeon Lake provincial park
Comfort camping experiences ... EF488-89 Infrastructure funding ... EF493
Podium Alberta
Funding criteria, review of ... EF479, 490
Press secretaries
General remarks ... EF485 Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation ... EF477
Primary care networks
Wellness programs ... EF493
Public consultation
Land-use framework ... EF488
Recreation
Demographic changes, impact on demands ... EF484 Funding ... EF475
Recreational facilities
Development, provincial strategy on ... EF490, 491
Russian olive
Presence in parks ... EF493
Sharing Our Culture powwow
Snowshoeing
General remarks ... EF489
South Saskatchewan region plan (land-use framework)
Conservation areas ... EF486
Sport development centres
General remarks ... EF491
Sport tourism - Calgary
SportBusiness International citation ... EF475
Sports
Demographic changes, impact on demands ... EF484 Provincial sport plan, renewal ... EF475
Sports facilities
Development, provincial strategy on ... EF484, 490 Funding ... EF475
Tough Mudder competition
Marketing, provincial support for ... EF477
Tourism
Aboriginal community tourism ... EF481 Collaborative model ... EF480 Emerging destinations ... EF474 Impact of flooding ... EF482 Information, mobile service delivery ... EF489 Niche markets ... EF474-75 Performance measures and indicators, satisfaction surveys ... EF484 Response to demographic changes ... EF484
Tourism - Banff
International conference promotion ... EF484
Tourism - Colorado
Impact of funding cut ... EF487
Tourism - Marketing
Advertising, performance measures on ... EF487 Barriers to market development ... EF479 Co-operative marketing ... EF477 Federal funding ... EF487 Global marketing ... EF477 High-potential markets ... EF479 Remember to Breathe initiative ... EF482, 484 Return on investment model ... EF477
Tourism levy
Financial reporting ... EF485 General remarks ... EF474 Revenue ... EF477, 482 Sharing agreement with Tourism Alberta, change in ... EF477
Trails
Trans Canada Trail, funding for ... EF489 User-funded system, provincial initiatives re ... EF484-85
Trails - Banff-Canmore
Rocky Mountain Legacy Trail ... EF475, 490
Trails - Laws and legislation
Stakeholder consultations ... EF481
Trails - Quebec
User-funded system ... EF485
Travel Alberta
Co-operative industry development, funding for ... EF477 Decision-making on attendance ... EF479 Decision not to attend 2014 Winter Olympics ... EF479 Funding ... EF474 Funding, flood-related ... EF481-82 Mandate re global marketing ... EF478 Road shows (travelling educational and networking seminars) ... EF474, 477 Travel for face-to-face interview with potential candidate ... EF487 Travel policy ... EF487
Travel at public expense
Provincial policy ... EF487
Treaty 7 Management Corporation
Funding for tourism initiatives ... EF481
Visitor information centres
Performance measures and indicators, satisfaction surveys ... EF484
Wilderness areas
Protection, provincial strategy on ... EF486
Wildlife
Sage grouse protection order (federal) ... EF494
Writing-on-Stone provincial park
First Nations internship program ... EF475, 481 Impact of sage grouse protection order (federal) ... EF494
Stevens, Brad (General Manager, Corporate Services, City of Calgary; Stakeholder Panel, Bill 9)
Calgary
Collective bargaining agreements ... EF613, 623 Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF614-15, 623 Input into Bill 9 ... EF613-14, 619 Labour force planning, collaboration on ... EF620 Letter to Treasury Board and Finance minister on pension reform ... EF614 Presentation on Bill 9 ... EF613-15, 619-24
Calgary Police Service
Officer recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF624
Edmonton
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF623
Firefighters - Pensions - Calgary
Impact on recruitment and retention ... EF624 Supplementary pension plan ... EF623
Local authorities pension plan
Actuarial valuations ... EF614 Contribution rates, history ... EF614 Current financial situation ... EF615 Governance, current ... EF614 Joint sponsorship (proposed), implementation ... EF615 Proposed changes, impact on late-career employees ... EF614 Proposed changes, impact on mid-career employees ... EF614 Stakeholder consultation (proposed) ... EF615 Unfunded liabilities, retirement of ... EF614 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), exemptions (public safety occupations) ... EF614 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), impact on personnel costs (absenteeism, sick leave, health benefits, WCB claims, injuries, etc.) ... EF624
Municipalities
Employee recruitment and retention, collaboration on ... EF620 Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF620, 623, 624
Pensions
Actuarial valuations ... EF614
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Bill development and progress ... EF614 Bill development and progress, stakeholder participation ... EF619, 621 Bill development and progress, timeline extension (proposed) ... EF622 Provisions for retroactive changes ... EF614-15, 615 Public education ... EF614-15 Referral to committee after second reading ... EF614 Stakeholder consultation (proposed) ... EF621, 622
Public service
Compensation, collective bargaining ... EF623
Public service - Pensions
Ancillary benefits ... EF622 Calgary principles on pension reform ... EF614-15 Component of collective agreement ... EF623 Core benefits ... EF622 Governance, government role in ... EF623 Governance change before plan redesign (proposed) ... EF619 Governance review ... EF619 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF614
Special forces pension plan
Plan's current financial situation ... EF615
Stevens, Brian (participant, Red Deer public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Canada pension plan
Retirement benefits, average ... EF809
Canadian Union of Public Employees (Alberta division)
Local authorities pension plan
Cost-of-living indexing ... EF809, 810 Governance, government role ... EF809-10 Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF809-10 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits ... EF810 Proposed changes, impact on younger workers (intergenerational fairness) ... EF809 Proposed changes, members' sources of information, pension representatives ... EF809 Retirement benefits, average ... EF809, 810 Sustainability ... EF809
Public Sector Pension Plans Act - Regulations
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service - Pensions
Component of compensation ... EF809
Public service pension plan
Cost-of-living indexing ... EF810 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits ... EF810 Retirement benefits, average ... EF810
Red Deer
Employee pension benefits ... EF810 Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF809
Stier, Pat (W, Livingstone-Macleod)
Bills, government (procedure)
Referral to committee after second reading ... EF556
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Meeting dates ... EF543 Members' attendance at public meetings ... EF565 Teleconferencing availability at public meetings ... EF565
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review
Timeline, summer schedule ... EF564
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Grande Prairie ... EF738 Public meeting, Medicine Hat ... EF791
Federal Public Building
Space utilization, point of order raised ... EF426
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Transportation/utility corridors ... EF551
High-speed rail service feasibility - Report recommendations
4, land acquisition process begun for a transportation/utility corridor right-of-way between Calgary and Edmonton following public consultation with affected landowners, including Aboriginal groups ... EF551 4, land acquisition process begun for a transportation/utility corridor right-of-way between Calgary and Edmonton following public consultation with affected landowners, including Aboriginal groups, amendment to insert "as budgets warrant" after "Edmonton," motion on (Stier: carried) ... EF551-52
Local authorities pension plan
Proposed changes, members' sources of information, government ... EF776, 791
Members of the Legislative Assembly - Constituent communication
Letters on pension reform ... EF780
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Bill development and progress, stakeholder participation ... EF776
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review
Timeline, summer schedule ... EF564
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Grande Prairie ... EF738 Public meeting, Lethbridge ... EF776, 780 Public meeting, Medicine Hat ... EF791
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF738
Public service pension plan
Proposed changes, plan member sources of information, employer ... EF780 Proposed changes, plan member sources of information, government ... EF780 Proposed changes, plan member sources of information, union ... EF780
Transportation/utility corridors
Land acquisition re potential high-speed rail service, committee recommendation, motion on (Stier: carried) ... EF551-52
Unions
Pension information provided to members ... EF780
Storebo, Kim (participant, Calgary public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Local authorities pension plan
Defined benefit vs. target benefit/defined contribution plan ... EF759 Governance ... EF758-59 Investment management, authority for ... EF758-59
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service - Pensions
Treasury Board and Finance minister as sole trustee ... EF758-59 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF759
Strankman, Rick (W, Drumheller-Stettler)
After school programs
Recreational activities ... EF491
Airlines
Direct flights to Alberta, provincial strategy on ... EF478
Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29, 2010)
General remarks ... EF480
Amateur athletes
Development grants program ... EF478
Canadian Badlands
Marketing, pilot project ... EF479
Estimates of supply, main
Debate procedure, reference to former ministers or Premiers ... EF476
Federal-provincial-territorial meetings
Physical activity and recreation ... EF491
Festivals and events
Tourism growth program ... EF478
FIFA Women's World Cup
Events hosted in Alberta ... EF478
FIFA World Cup - Rio 2014
Ministry decision-making on attendance ... EF478
Historic sites - Bodo
Aboriginal site development (proposed) ... EF481
Hosting of sporting events
Funding ... EF476 Funding, evaluation of ... EF478
Korean Air
Direct flights to Alberta, initiatives on ... EF478
Land-use framework
Regional reporting mechanisms ... EF479
Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Annual report ... EF479 Business plan, performance measures and indicators ... EF491 Business plan, priority initiatives ... EF478, 480-81 Communications, funding for ... EF476 Deputy minister's office, funding for ... EF476 Funding increase ... EF475-76 Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... EF475-82, 490-91 Minister's office, funding for ... EF476 Ministry research capacity ... EF491 Results-based budgeting ... EF478
Obesity in children
General remarks ... EF491
Olympics - Sochi (2014)
Ministry decision-making on attendance ... EF478 Travel Alberta decision not to attend ... EF478
Parks, provincial
Capital expenditures ... EF480 Cost of land-use framework implementation ... EF478-79 Flood recovery ... EF480-81 Plan for parks ... EF478, 479 Plan for parks, cost of implementation ... EF480 Plan for parks, implementation ... EF480, 481 Revenue ... EF482 Security, provincial strategy on ... EF480
Physical activity
Child participation, tracking of ... EF490-91 Children and youth participation, crossministry initiatives ... EF490-91 Participation ... EF491 Participation, performance measures on ... EF490-91
Podium Alberta
Funding criteria, review of ... EF478
Recreational facilities
Development, provincial strategy on ... EF491
Sport development centres
Sport tourism
Supports, funding criteria ... EF476
Tourism
Aboriginal community tourism ... EF481 Collaborative model ... EF479 Destination management, funding for ... EF476, 482 Destination management, performance measures on ... EF482 Impact of flooding ... EF480-81 Research and innovation, funding for ... EF476
Tourism - Marketing
Barriers to market development ... EF478 Co-operative marketing ... EF476 Global marketing ... EF476 High-potential markets ... EF478
Tourism levy
Sharing agreement with Tourism Alberta, change in ... EF476
Trails - Laws and legislation
Stakeholder consultations ... EF480
Travel Alberta
Co-operative industry development, funding for ... EF476 Decision-making on attendance ... EF478 Decision not to attend 2014 Winter Olympics ... EF478 Funding ... EF476 Funding, flood-related ... EF481 Operational expenses ... EF476 Operational expenses, corporate ... EF476 Sustainability fund utilization ... EF476
Writing-on-Stone provincial park
General remarks ... EF481
Stratichuk, Evan (participant, Edmonton public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Emergency medical technicians
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF695
Emergency medical technicians - Pensions
Public vs. private sector ... EF696
Pensions
Private sector pensions, availability of ... EF696
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service - Pensions
Component of compensation ... EF695 Contribution cost-sharing ratio, changes to (proposed) ... EF695 Economic benefits ... EF695
Stubbings, Trisha (participant, Red Deer public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF812
Public service pension plan
Member buy back of maternity-parental leave ... EF812-13 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), impact on employees near retirement ... EF812-13 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), impact on personnel costs (absenteeism, sick leave, health benefits, WCB claims, injuries, etc.) ... EF813 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF813
Sullivan, James (participant, Calgary public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Alberta Children's hospital
General remarks ... EF746
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Negotiated contracts with workers ... EF746
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
General remarks ... EF746
Local authorities pension plan
Proposed changes, members' sources of information, LAPP representatives ... EF746 Unfunded liabilities, retirement of ... EF746
Members of the Legislative Assembly - Constituent communication
Information on pension reform ... EF746
Pensions
Economic benefits ... EF746
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Bill development and progress, communication to pension plan members ... EF746
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Calgary ... EF746
Public service - Pensions
Economic benefits ... EF746
Sutherland, Rob (Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations; Stakeholder Panel, Bill 10)
Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations
Presentation on Bill 10 ... EF670
Universities academic pension plan
Swann, Dr. David (AL, Calgary-Mountain View)
Abattoirs
Inspection system ... EF399
Agreement on internal trade
General remarks ... EF529
Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Environmentally sustainable practices, performance measures on ... EF396-97
Alberta Council for Global Cooperation
Alberta government offices
Performance measures and indicators ... EF528
Alberta government offices - China
Performance measures and indicators ... EF528
Alberta government offices - Germany
Performance measures and indicators ... EF528
Alberta government offices - Japan
Performance measures and indicators ... EF528
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
Outcomes, review of ... EF398
Antibiotics in agriculture
Beef - Export - Korea
Tariff elimination ... EF528
Beef - Export - United States
Mandatory country of origin labelling (MCOOL) ... EF529
Cervid farming
Chronic wasting disease risk ... EF398
Chicken industry
Producers' opt out of national allocation system ... EF405
Chronic wasting disease
Control ... EF398 Risk to cattle industry ... EF398
Environmental technologies - Export - China
Market potential ... EF529
Exports
Valuation factors ... EF528
Federal-provincial-territorial relations
Internal trade barriers ... EF529
Food safety
Hormones in food, monitoring of ... EF406
Government aircraft
Auditor General report ... EF530
Internal trade
Impact of supply management programs ... EF405 Trade barriers ... EF529
International investment
Investment delegation and event hosting ... EF528-29
International trade
Impact of supply management programs ... EF405 Market development, corporations' role in ... EF529
International trade - Asia
Relationship-building aspects ... EF528-29
International trade - European Union
Comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) ... EF405, 528 Comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA), impact of supply management programs ... EF405 Comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA), provincial allocation ... EF405
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Business plan, performance measures and indicators ... EF527-28 Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... EF527-30
New West Partnership
General remarks ... EF529
North American free trade agreement
General remarks ... EF529
Trade missions - China
Minister's travel to Chengdu, discussions on environmental technologies ... EF529
Travel at public expense
Provincial policy ... EF530
Veterinary supplies industry - Calgary
Local vaccine production ... EF406
World Trade Organization
Country of origin labelling hearings ... EF529
Zero till
Performance measures ... EF396
Sweet, Heather (participant, Edmonton public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed)
Conversion of defined benefit to target benefit pension, consent provisions ... EF697-98
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service - Pensions
Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF698 Proposed changes, differential between older and younger workers ... EF697-98 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed) ... EF697, 698
Social workers
Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF697-98
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