Given that most Ontarians are well-prepared for retirement, the ORPP is a solution in search of a problem.
retirement income
May 6, 2016
5:04PM
The Institute recently released a study that calculated rates of return (nominal and real) received by Canadian retirees from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).
April 11, 2016
11:36AM
The Fraser Institute has been at the fore of publishing work related to pension issues and correcting misconceptions to provide Canadians with better information.
March 30, 2016
9:55AM
Reforming OAS so that high-income seniors receive fewer benefits could produce cost-savings to pay for increased benefits to vulnerable seniors.
January 20, 2016
3:44PM
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.
January 8, 2016
2:42PM
Proponents of an expanded CPP ignore the ample resources already available to Canadians when they retire.
December 18, 2015
3:00AM
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.
November 20, 2015
3:00AM
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.
October 7, 2015
11:30AM
Upper-middle income earners in Canada receive full OAS benefits, which doesn’t represent effective targeting of benefits.
January 9, 2015
10:00AM
The Ontario Liberals recently introduced legislation to create a mandatory government pension plan modelled after the Canada Pension Plan.