retirement income

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Given that most Ontarians are well-prepared for retirement, the ORPP is a solution in search of a problem.

5:04PM
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The Institute recently released a study that calculated rates of return (nominal and real) received by Canadian retirees from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).


11:36AM
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The Fraser Institute has been at the fore of publishing work related to pension issues and correcting misconceptions to provide Canadians with better information.


9:55AM
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Reforming OAS so that high-income seniors receive fewer benefits could produce cost-savings to pay for increased benefits to vulnerable seniors.


3:44PM
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The Ontario government claims the ORPP is necessary because we aren’t saving enough for retirement, but a number of recent studies show there is no retirement savings crisis in Canada.


2:42PM
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Proponents of an expanded CPP ignore the ample resources already available to Canadians when they retire.


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When federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau meets with his provincial and territorial counterparts next week, expanding the Canada Pension Plan will be on the agenda.


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A series of blog posts will highlight key policy areas where Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s think-tank experience can be especially useful. In this post, we examine the policy choices surrounding retirement savings.


11:30AM
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Upper-middle income earners in Canada receive full OAS benefits, which doesn’t represent effective targeting of benefits.


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The Ontario Liberals recently introduced legislation to create a mandatory government pension plan modelled after the Canada Pension Plan.