Ottawa to Expand Early Retirement Eligibility for Front-Line Safety, Security Workers

The federal government is moving to expand early retirement eligibility for some kinds of front-line workers. Treasury Board President Anita Anand says the Liberals are planning to introduce legislation this fall to make it happen. Ms. Anand says the changes would allow some workers to retire after 25 years of service without a pension reduction. The provision is already available to military members, RCMP officers and some correctional workers. Federally employed border service officers, parliamentary protection officers, search and rescue technicians and firefighters are slated to become eligible. Early retirement will also be newly available to correctional employees, firefighters and paramedics employed by territorial governments....