<time datetime="2014-03-11T13:45:38-04:00">March 11, 2014</time>

As Ontario pushes ahead with pension reform to improve retirement security for its citizens, it should consider a “middle-way” solution between current competing visions for reform, according to a…

<time datetime="2012-11-01T13:45:35-04:00">November 1, 2012</time>

While Ottawa’s proposed reforms to the pension plans of federal employees and MPs are a move in the right direction, the deep flaws in these plans require more fundamental revisions, according to…

<time datetime="2012-05-31T13:45:44-04:00">May 31, 2012</time>

Reforms underway to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), which impose higher penalties for opting to receive CPP before age 65 and greater rewards for delaying take-up until after 65, were meant to…

<time datetime="2012-03-27T13:45:14-04:00">March 27, 2012</time>

Over the coming two decades, people are likely to stay in the workforce much longer – by about five years – according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Later Retirement: The Win-Win…

<time datetime="2011-12-13T14:45:57-05:00">December 13, 2011</time>

The federal government’s unfunded  liabilities for its employee pension plans  total $227 billion, far more than reported, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute…

<time datetime="2011-06-09T13:45:02-04:00">June 9, 2011</time>

Expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a risky route to addressing Canadian concerns about low incomes in retirement, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “

Intelligence Memos
To: Ontario’s Pension Policy Branch From: Barry Gros Date: May 19, 2023 Re: Target Benefit Pension Plan Sustainability: Determining the Optimal Role and Magnitude of PfADs The Ontario Ministry of…
Intelligence Memos
To: Pension Policy Watchers From: Jason Vary Date: May 17, 2023 Re: Bill C-228: The Four-Year Countdown Starts Now Well, despite all the doomsaying about unintended consequences, Bill C-228 the…
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To: Federal and Provincial Governments From: Bob Baldwin Date: May 16, 2023 Re: The Canada Pension Plan is in Good Shape, But Risks Not Widely Understood Last December, the Office of the Chief…