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CARP Pre-Budget Poll Report

April 9, 2015

Key Findings   April 2, 2015: Most members do not agree the Canadian government does a good job of tending to ...

Ontario Government Launches ORPP Consultation; Outcome could Make or Break the Vision Behind the New Fund

December 24, 2014

It’s been six months since the Liberal government in Ontario was elected with a majority mandate won largely on the ...

Interest groups eye budget surplus in summer submissions, look to election as leverage

August 27, 2014

Editor's Note: The following article was published in The Hill Times on August 18th, 2014. The article outlines some ...

Budget 2015: Recommendations to the Department of Finance

August 9, 2014

Inadequate retirement savings, precarious late-career employment, and poor investor protection combine to make it ...

Pension Reform Reaching a Critical Juncture

May 5, 2014

It would be an understatement to say that pensions were in the limelight last week.  As a result of several ...

Stop the Presses: Ontario Announces the Creation of a New Retirement Pension Plan

May 2, 2014

Other Provinces may Join in the Plan to Give it National Significance  May 2, 2014: The Ontario government ...

CARP Financial Security Poll Report

August 23, 2013

Key Findings August 23, 2013: There has been a significant increase in the proportion of members who say they live ...

Top 10 reasons it's time to expand the Canada Pension Plan

May 31, 2013

 This June, Finance Ministers from across Canada will meet to decide whether or not to expand the Canada Pension ...

Pension Reform: Five Years and Countless Elections Later

May 31, 2013

  The core goal of any country’s pension system should be to provide an adequate system for saving for ...

The People Behind the Numbers – Pre-Budget Consultations

October 3, 2012

October 5, 2012 – We’ve known for years that Canada’s population is aging. But, seniors aged 65 and over reached ...