<time datetime="2022-03-03T00:01:00-05:00">March 3, 2022</time>

Target-Benefit Pension Rules Totally Disconnected from Plans, Regulatory Hurdles Stifle Success

  • Target-Benefit Plans (TBPs) are being hampered by a disconnect between…
<time datetime="2020-12-15T00:01:00-05:00">December 15, 2020</time>

Uncertainties Loom for Canada Pension Plan

  • Uncertainties lie ahead for the Canada Pension Plan that could lead to higher contribution rates or lower benefits.
<time datetime="2020-11-24T00:01:00-05:00">November 24, 2020</time>
  • Alexandre Laurin and William B.P. Robson examine a proposed revamp of the federal statement of operations that would highlight an “operating balance” in addition to the annual surplus or…
<time datetime="2020-07-16T00:01:00-04:00">July 16, 2020</time>

July 16, 2020 – How big are the obligations of pension plans covering workers in Canada’s broader public sector, and how adequate are the assets in those plans to cover their obligations? Who…

<time datetime="2019-05-23T00:00:05-04:00">May 23, 2019</time>

With traditional pension models largely falling short of their goals, the time is right for a new pension paradigm that better serves the needs of Canadians working in the private sector, says a…

<time datetime="2018-06-26T15:27:01-04:00">June 26, 2018</time>

June 26, 2018 – Retirement savers would benefit from greater flexibility and security with a longer Canada and Québec Pension Plans (C/QPP) deferral period, according to a new report by the C.D.…

Intelligence Memos
From: Bob Baldwin To: Canada Pension Plan Observers Date: November 20, 2023 Re: How to Resolve the Alberta Pension Issue Many commentators, including the prime minister and leader of the opposition,…
Intelligence Memos
From: Travis Toews To: Canada Pension Plan Observers Date: November 23, 2023 Re: In Defence of Alberta’s Pension Report Since the release of the Alberta Pension Plan report,…
Op-Ed
Many commentators, including the prime minister and leader of the opposition, have now weighed in on the downsides of Alberta withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and creating its…
Op-Ed
J'ai beaucoup d’admiration pour la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), où je suis passé, comme beaucoup. Pourtant, même si elle est le gestionnaire idéal de notre rente, ce serait une…
Research
Les actifs du quatrième pilier peuvent améliorer considérablement les perspectives de préparation à la retraite des ménages canadiens, selon un nouveau rapport de l'Institut C.D. Howe. Dans « …