Albertans have paid significantly more into the CPP than its retirees have received in return.
CPP benefits
Octobre 20, 2023
12:37PM
Janvier 6, 2021
10:53AM
Unlike an RRSP or TFSA, the CPP does not allow Canadians to withdraw money early.
Avril 4, 2018
12:25PM
Canadians born after 1970 can expect a rate of return on their CPP contributions of between 2.3 per cent and 2.5 per cent.
Janvier 17, 2018
1:05PM
The program is designed so Canadians who die early in life subsidize those who live longer.
Décembre 14, 2017
11:04AM
For retirees born after 1993, the CPP rate of return will be a meagre 2.5 per cent.
Juillet 28, 2016
3:22PM
The rate of return Canadians—especially younger workers—will receive on their CPP contributions is meagre and will remain so even after expansion.
Juillet 7, 2016
11:21AM
In 2014, savings in non-pension assets totalled $9.5 trillion, dwarfing the $3.3 trillion assets in the formal pension system.
Juin 22, 2016
3:00AM
Canadians may be forced to contribute up to an extra $3,250 more to the CPP each year.
Juin 17, 2016
11:37AM
Accounting for non-pension assets in projections of future retirement income makes a difference.