The Canadian Institutional Investment Network 2021 Overview is an essential source of information on registered pension and group retirement funds, foundations and endowments, investment managers and other providers serving the institutional market.

The annual report is the only publication of its kind in Canada. For retirement savings program plan sponsors, it serves as an important tool to manage the ever-changing relationship with suppliers and such partners as investment managers, consultants, custodians and, for the third year, pension lawyers.

The Canadian Institutional Investment Network is a key component within Contex Group, a media organization that also publishes Benefits Canada, Avantages and Canadian Investment Review—Canada’s essential sources of industry information for pension, benefits and investment executives. The data provided by our members illustrates an accurate picture of the pension landscape, which benefits everyone in the industry.

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  1. REGISTERED PENSION PLAN OVERVIEW
  2. REGISTERED RETIREMENT PLAN FUNDS
  3. FOUNDATIONS & ENDOWMENTS
  4. INVESTMENT MANAGERS
  5. FACTOR BASED INVESTING
  6. SUSTAINABLE ESG INVESTING
  7. OCIO
  8. INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS AND CUSTODIANS
  9. PENSION LAWYERS
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ASSETS BY PROVINCE/TERRITORY

Registered pension and workplace retirement savings plans covered by the Canadian Institutional Investment Network (CIIN) database reported assets totalling $2.468 trillion at the end of 2020.

These totals do not include the $476B managed by CPPIB, $86B by Fonds du régime de base du régime de rentes du Québec and $7.6B by foreign pension funds.

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ACTIVE MEMBERS

The CIIN database represents the registered pension and retirement savings plans for approximately 8.7 million plan members across the country, with active members representing just over half (4.6 million) of the total.

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