By 2047, the costs of OAS and GIS will increase by an estimated 47 per cent.
old age security
November 27, 2017
12:11PM
The Trudeau government’s policy reversal will cost an estimated additional $10.4 billion in 2030.
October 31, 2017
10:22AM
Health-care costs are expected to increase by 57 per cent by 2045.
February 7, 2017
11:58AM
Reversing course and raising the age of eligibility for retirement benefits to 67 from 65 would be politically costly, but it makes eminent sense when one considers the aging of our population.
June 13, 2016
3:44PM
This sea change in labour-force behaviour of older workers was completely unanticipated by research into pension adequacy.
March 23, 2016
1:45PM
For the most part, the government did not decide to reform or cut low-priority spending or ineffective programs.
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.