Albertans contributed about 16 per cent of total CPP contributions but received only 12 per cent of total CPP benefits.
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November 20, 2023
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Workers born in 1993 or later can expect a real rate of return of just 2.5 per cent from the CPP.
November 16, 2023
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Albertans have higher average incomes, which means there’s a higher level of premiums paid into the fund.
October 20, 2023
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Albertans have paid significantly more into the CPP than its retirees have received in return.
September 29, 2023
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Specific legislation governs the withdrawal of any province from the CPP.
September 22, 2023
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Each Albertan would save up to $2,850 in 2027, the first year of the hypothetical Alberta plan.
June 19, 2020
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The CPP investment board has more than 1,800 employees, mostly in Toronto.
October 25, 2019
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If Alberta withdrew from the CPP, the basic rate would have to rise to 10.6 per cent.
April 4, 2019
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Alberta workers accounted for 16.5 per cent of total CPP contributions while Alberta retirees consumed 10.8 per cent of CPP expenditures.
January 31, 2015
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Alberta Premier Jim Prentice has warned Albertans that the current fiscal year’s projected surplus has turned into at least a $500 million deficit and that next year’s budget will sink deeper into red-ink territory.