A message forwarded from the Company today by email, probably from Standard life:
Effective January 1, 2012, pursuant to Federal Budget Bill C-13, all employees who receive short and long-term disability benefits, under our ASO plans, are required to have deducted CPP and EI premiums from their paid benefit. This new requirement caused several questions and concerns by all employers and delayed the implementation.
However, starting immediately, the required deductions will be reflected on your disability benefit. For employees who have been receiving a disability benefit prior to today’s date, there may be additional CPP / EI premiums required to be deducted. In this event, we will ensure to pro-rate the deduction amount over the remaining year, if possible.
Follow this link for more information http://bhhbenefits.com/2012/02/06/new-cpp-requirements-for-employer-paid-disability-benefits-2/