Canada’s seniors now have the option to delay receiving their old age security for up to five years past the age of eligibility.
The president of the Canadian Labour Congress says that the federal government is deliberately trying to sabotage federal-provincial talks aimed at improving the Canada Pension Plan.
If the federal and provincial governments decide to increase mandatory contributions to the Canada Pension Plan, Canadians may, in turn, reduce voluntary contributions to RRSPs, according to a study.
The Canada Pension Plan fund produced a 10.1% return in the past year, mostly due to strong returns from its investment portfolio.
The Office of the Chief Actuary is commissioning an external peer review of its next actuarial report on the Canada Pension Plan, expected to be released in December 2013.
Increasing Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) benefits would hurt the economy, according to a report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
McCaughey surprises with comments about Canada's retirement challenges.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) saw its assets grow in its fiscal third quarter, backed by strong returns from global equity markets. For the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2012, the fund posted net assets of $172.6 billion, compared with $170.1 billion at the end of the previous quarter. The portfolio had a gross […]
The drive to enrich Canada's main public pension plan took a major step forward Monday with an agreement by federal and provincial ministers to look to ways of enriching the plan once the economy improves.
In Canada, there has been a lot of talk about the current public retirement system and how it should be improved. But how does Canada’s program shape up against others?