Retirement security Posts

CPP debate delay wins no big supporters

December 19, 2012

Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty pushed back a decision about potentially boosting the country's main public ...

Flaherty seeks unity on reform

December 19, 2012

Jim Flaherty is setting a high bar for boosting the Canada Pension Plan, saying any move to increase benefits and ...

Finance ministers put CPP reform back on the agenda

December 19, 2012

Canada’s finance ministers have announced a “way forward” on expanding the Canada Pension Plan, but put off any ...

Action needed to put pensions on road to health

December 15, 2012

The federal and provincial governments agree that Canadians aren’t saving enough for their retirement. Some have been ...

Progressive Conservative Plan for Pensions

December 7, 2012

December 7, 2012 – Implementing Pooled Retirement Pension Plans (PRPPs) and taking on “generous” public pensions ...

Hope still alive for resurrection of Quebec’s pooled pensions

December 7, 2012

Recently thought to be dead on arrival, Quebec’s Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan (VRSP) could be resurrected by the ...

One in three Canadians would take less pay for better pension: survey

October 2, 2012

DB plans play strong role in employment decisions Compensation preferences among Canadian workers reveal that a secure ...

Boomers haven’t saved enough: CARP

July 3, 2012

As the leading edge of the baby boom approaches retirement they are confronting a big challenge—there has seldom been ...

La retraite devient un enjeu risqué au moment où les baby boomers y arrivent

July 3, 2012

La première cohorte des baby-boomers qui arrivent à la retraite sont confrontés à un défi de taille: il n'y a pas ...

CPP Enhancement and PRPP Position

April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012 – CARP is encouraged by the Ontario government’s renewed commitment to CPP enhancement and investor ...