canada pension plan

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CPP expansion will mean several thousands of dollars more in annual contributions from working Canadians.


2:00AM
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An expanded Canada Pension Plan naturally comes with higher CPP taxes.


2:47PM
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High marginal effective tax rates weaken the incentives for people to earn extra money.


1:14PM
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The new Canada Child Benefit program, and the expansion of the CPP, may hurt middle-income Canadians.


3:22PM
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The rate of return Canadians—especially younger workers—will receive on their CPP contributions is meagre and will remain so even after expansion.


12:33PM
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Canadians born in 1971 or after can now expect to receive a meagre rate of return from their CPP contributions of between 2.3 per cent and 2.5 per cent (depending on their specific year of birth).


10:17AM
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Most Canadians are adequately prepared for retirement, making CPP expansion largely unnecessary.


1:30AM
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The returns of the CPP's investment arm in no way influence the CPP retirement benefits received by Canadian workers.


3:28PM
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The rate of return under the current CPP system is 2.1 per cent for Canadians born after 1971.