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The debate about whether to increase the size of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits through higher contributions is heating up as the country awaits an important meeting of the finance ministers where the issue will be on the agenda. While some say an expanded CPP will provide retirement security for all Canadians, others argue that it will end up subsidizing people who don’t need help.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) will continue to invest internationally, according to president and CEO Mark Wiseman.
Demographic forces are helping drive up the Canadian workforce's reported absence rates, according to a report.
After five years of piecemeal changes, Ontario’s pension system now requires substantial reform in order to resolve serious issues such as the scarcity of workplace pension plans in the private sector.
With its aging population and growing longevity, Canada needs to overhaul its public and private pension systems in order to secure the future of new retirees, according to a fresh report.
As longevity increases and workplace pension plans decline, an alarming number of Canadians believe they are better equipped for a long retirement than they actually are—and few know how much money they will need to put aside.
Canada's provincial pharmacare systems have flaws not found in other developed countries that could be addressed by integrating prescription drug coverage into the broader healthcare system, according to a report.
Plan sponsors and industry experts get to the bottom of their concerns at the 2013 Benefits & Pensions Summit in Toronto: employee health and retirement
C.D. Howe study calls for another 10 years of the same.