The average funded ratio of the typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan rose four per cent in the third quarter of 2025 to 134 per cent, according to a new report from Normandin Beaudry. It found a positive trend has continued throughout the year for Canadian DB plans with the funding ratio increasing five per […]
A representative defined benefit pension plan portfolio returned 0.8 per cent during the month of July due to a positive result from equities, according to a new report by Telus Health. It found the funded status of a typical DB pension plan increased both on a solvency basis to 104.3 per cent and on an […]
The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan increased considerably on both a solvency basis and an accounting basis in the month of June, according to a new report from Telus Health. The solvency index increased to 103.7 per cent compared to 101.1 per cent at the end of May, while the accounting […]
The funded status of a typical Canadian pension plan increased on both a solvency and accounting basis during the month of May, according to a new report by Telus Health. The solvency index jumped to 101.1 per cent compared to 98.2 per cent at the end of April, while the accounting index increased from 99.5 […]
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased slightly both on a solvency and accounting basis in April, according to Telus Health’s latest pension index. It found the average funded position increased slightly on a solvency basis from 97.7 per cent to 98.2 per cent at the end of the month. […]
The Medicus Pension Plan is reporting a 152 per cent funded status on a going-concern basis and a 120 per cent funded status on a solvency basis as of Jan. 1, 2025. In its annual report, the multi-employer defined benefit pension plan designed exclusively for incorporated physicians in Canada, also reported an investment return of […]
The Association of Canadian Pension Management is calling on the Alberta government to modernize its provincial pension legislation and align its laws with other Canadian jurisdictions in terms of funding rules, innovation, administration and reducing red tape. In an open letter to Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner, the ACPM outlined several proposed legislative changes, based […]
The average solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans declined three per cent as at March 31, 2025, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry. At the end of the first quarter of 2025, the average solvency ratio reached 111 per cent. The decrease was attributed to a combination of increased liabilities and investment performance, […]
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased both on a solvency and accounting basis in January, according to Telus Health’s latest pension index. It found the average funded position increased slightly on a solvency basis from 100 per cent to 101.6 per cent at the end of the month. On […]
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased both on a solvency and accounting basis in December 2024, according to Telus Health’s latest pension index. It found the funded position declined slightly on a solvency basis to 111.3 per cent in December, down from 111.4 per cent at the end of […]