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Which provinces have eliminated mandatory retirement?
Mandatory retirement is completely illegal in Quebec (1982), Manitoba (1983), and Ontario (2006).
Mandatory retirement is not permitted in Alberta, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon except if it is a requirement of a pension plan. Similarly, Newfoundland adopted legislation last year eliminating mandatory retirement effective May 2007, except where it is a requirement of a good faith pension plan.
Mandatory retirement is not practiced by the Government of Canada, but is permitted in federally-regulated industries.
In November 2006, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced legislation that will have the effect of eliminating mandatory retirement by the end of 2007.
On March 29, 2007, the Government of Nova Scotia introduced legislation to eliminate mandatory retirement, which will probably take effect July 2009.
On April 25, 2007, the Government of British Columbia introduced legislation to eliminate mandatory retirement effective January 1, 2008.
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