Translation of "augmenter la prestation " (French → English) :

(i) where the provision is a flat benefit provision under which the amount of each member’s retirement benefits depends on the member’s job category or rate of pay in such a manner that the ratio of the amount of lifetime retirement benefits to remuneration does not significantly increase as remuneration increases, benefits provided as a direct consequence of a change, after the pension credit year, in the individual’s job category or rate of pay,

So somebody who doesn't get a benefit increase in July 1998 because the federal increase is offset by a reduction in provincial benefits may well benefit, in later months, for example, by being able to move off welfare while not losing health benefits or losing income support.

They are contributing to a substantial increase in the supply of affordable and subsidized housing, which is not new to you; investing significantly in the creation of a system of accessible, high-quality, affordable child care; ensuring that post-secondary education is accessible to those with lower incomes without having to incur a burdensome load of student debt; creating a unified child benefit that combines the Canada child tax benefit, national child benefit supplement, and universal child care benefit, and increasing it to $5,400 per child, per year; restoring and expanding eligibility for employment insurance and increasing b ...[+++]enefit levels so that most workers are protected during a temporary loss of wages and receive a benefit they can live on while they look for new employment; and, last, ensuring direct and indirect, meaning contracted, employees of government are paid a living wage.

This bill aims in particular to: reduce the qualifying period to a minimum of 360 hours regardless of the regional unemployment rate—this will eliminate the inequities between regions on the basis of their unemployment rates; increase the benefit period from 45 to 50 weeks—in this way, we will be able to limit the effects of the gap or black hole, which currently leaves the unemployed suffering for sometimes as long as 10 weeks; increase the rate of weekly benefits to 60% of insurable earnings rather than 55% as is currently the case—unstable jobs are generally the least well paid and these changes would provide claimants with a bare minimum; eliminate the waiting period between the time when people lose their jobs and apply for benefits ...[+++] and the time when they receive their first cheques—workers should not be penalized for losing their jobs and their financial obligations continue, even if the money is late arriving; eliminate the distinction between a new entrant and a re-entrant to the labour force—this practice is totally discriminatory, especially against young people and women whose work situation is typically less stable; eliminate the presumption that persons related to each other do not deal with each other at arm’s length—it is not up to workers to prove their good faith when they lose their jobs, but it is up to the system to investigate if there is any doubt; increase the maximum yearly insurable earnings from $39,000 to $41,500 and introduce an indexing formula—the current contribution formula is actually a regressive tax that affects low-income earners the most. It is worth noting that the maximum was once $43,000; calculate benefits based on the 12 best weeks so as not to penalize seasonal workers who sometimes work small weeks; and finally, extend program coverage to the growing number of self-employed workers in the labour market who have no coverage should they become unemployed.

In particular, postponing one's retirement should result in higher benefits.

In some cases, for example, with option D, which is to increase the benefit for low-income families, you could increase the benefit for low-income families and also reduce the tax-back rate on the CCTB-based benefit, option C. You could do some combination of things so that the benefit would be increased across the income range.