Ottawa should move to reform seniors' benefits by letting recipients choose richer payments, later, from the Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement programs if they wish, says a report by C.D. Howe Institute president and CEO William B.P. Robson.
Fixing rich, underfunded MP pensions is a key step in pension reform, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute.
According to a new report by the C.D. Howe Institute, the government’s proposed pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs) are in need of a fix.
The federal government's unfunded liabilities for its employee pension plans total $227 billion—far more than reported, according to a report by the C.D. Howe Institute.
Federal tax rules are preventing many Canadians—especially those in the private sector—from saving enough for retirement, according to a report released by the C.D. Howe Institute and co-authored by James Pierlot, a member of Benefits Canada’s online expert panel. The report, Legal for Life: Why Canadians Need a Lifetime Retirement Saving Limit, says that workers […]
The C.D Howe Institute warns those advocating for expanding the CPP to not be fooled by the fund’s good returns and perceived sustainability. The CPP and the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) are not guaranteed benefits; they are target benefits and need to be treated as such. “Treat the CPP as a DB plan making firm […]
Reforms to reduce the fiscal burden of Canada’s public healthcare costs should preserve the core value of equal access while evolving away from universality, according to the author of the C.D. Howe Institute’s 2010 Benefactors Lecture. In Critical Condition: A Historian’s Prognosis on Canada’s Aging Healthcare System, Michael Bliss, professor emeritus at the University of […]
Canadian taxpayers are on the hook for billions more than the federal government is willing to admit, according to the C.D. Howe Institute. That claim comes after the think tank performed a fair-value accounting analysis of Ottawa’s employee pension obligations. Alexandre Laurin and William Robson, authors of The Public Sector Pension Bubble: Time to Confront […]
Canada’s remaining defined benefit pension plans are fundamentally flawed and require a drastic overhaul if they are to survive, according to a report out of the C.D. Howe Institute. The report, penned by David Laidler, C.D. Howe fellow-in-residence and professor emeritus at the University of Western Ontario, and William B. P. Robson, president and CEO […]
C.D. Howe Institute warns pension plans to get ready for low returns.