Retirement Saving and Income
This research area covers policies, including tax and other incentives or disincentives, affecting Canadians' retirement savings, assesses current developments in pension policies and regulations, and makes recommendations towards ensuring the adequacy and integrity of pensions and other income for Canadians in or approaching retirement.
April 4, 2017 - William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
Younger Canadians are at a material risk of picking up the tab should the soon-to-be expanded Canada Pension Plan experience investment return shortfalls, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute...
September 27, 2016 - Jeremy Kronick and Alexandre Laurin
Fourth-pillar assets significantly improve the outlook for Canadian households’ retirement readiness, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The Bigger Picture: How the Fourth...
September 20, 2016 - Bob Baldwin
Five different studies on the level of preparedness of Canada’s future retirees have some common conclusions, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Assessing the Retirement...
July 13, 2016 - Kevin Milligan and Tammy Schirle
Low earners stand to gain little from an expanded Canada Pension Plan (CPP), according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Pressing Question: Does CPP Expansion Help Low Earners?”, authors...
June 16, 2016 - Frederick Vettese
The spending habits of retirees in Canada and other developed countries demonstrate a strong tendency for personal consumption to decline with advancing age, according to a new report from the C.D....
May 11, 2016 - Barry Gros and James Pierlot
A flaw in the design of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) could unfairly penalize employers as well as the people the plan intends to help, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In...
Intelligence Memos
The Regent Debate: Conrad Black - The Case against Universal Basic Income
In this special edition of Intelligence Memos we present the arguments made at the C.D. Howe Institute’s inaugural Regent...
Intelligence Memos
In this special edition of Intelligence Memos we present the opposing arguments made at the C.D. Howe Institute’s inaugural Regent Debate earlier this month. Four prominent voices sparred over the...
Intelligence Memos
From: William B. P. Robson
To: Canadians worried about government debt – especially the unseen amounts
Date: March 5, 2018
Re: New Accounting May Reveal Government Pension Liabilities
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26 Sep 2017
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Dîner-conférence/Roundtable Luncheon - René Beaudry, Serge Charbonneau, Bernard Morency et/and Michel St-Germain
Montréal, 1145 Union Avenue
Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
13 Apr 2017
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Conference Call with Robert Brown, Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo; and Shantel Aris, MMath (Actuarial Science) Actuarial Analyst
Thursday, April 13, 2017, 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
06 Apr 2017
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Conference Call with Bill Robson, President and CEO, C.D. Howe Institute; and Alex Laurin, Director of Research, C.D. Howe Institute
Conference Call
Thursday, April 6, 2017, 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
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