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1. Call a spade a spade—CPP payroll tax is a tax

   Our recent study found that virtually all Canadian families with children will soon pay higher taxes due to federal income tax changes already in place and forthcoming increases to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payroll tax. If the ...

2. Australia’s system of individual retirement saving accounts vs. the collective CPP model

   Ottawa and the provinces have announced an “agreement in principle” to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), requiring increased mandatory contributions from workers starting in 2019 in exchange for higher CPP retirement benefits in the ...

3. Pension expert fuels misunderstanding about benefits of CPP expansion

   The “agreement in principle” to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) represents a major change to one of the key pillars of our country’s retirement income system. While we encourage an informed debate about the costs and benefits of the ...

4. Expanding the CPP unlikely to increase overall retirement savings

   Earlier this week, Canada’s finance ministers reached an “agreement in principle” on expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), which starting in 2019, will require Canadian workers to contribute more to the CPP. In speaking at the joint ...

5. Budget 2016—A missed opportunity to reform senior benefits

   Last week’s federal budget included a proposal to increase the top-up benefit for some of Canada’s most vulnerable seniors. This may well be a good move since the policy will provide assistance to seniors who actually need it, namely ...