Not just another crossover calculation.
The maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for 2013 will be $51,100
Knowing the best time to apply for CPP depends on how long you think you'll be alive
Would increased CPP actually increase savings?
We present the coming changes to our national pension plan in this handy pullout
Under the current Canada Pension Plan (CPP) rules, employees and employers are not required to pay CPP contributions for employees who are working while collecting CPP. However, effective Jan. 1, 2012, if an employee is under age 65 and continues to work while receiving CPP, both the employer and employee will be required to make CPP contributions.
The Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) of Canada has released the findings of an external peer review panel commissioned to review the 25th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). The external panel’s findings confirm that the work performed by the OCA on the Report meets all professional standards of practice and statutory […]
The average Canadian family pays more in taxes than it does on the necessities of life, according to a study released by the Fraser Institute. Of course, this depends on what you consider a tax—and how you define “necessity.” According to the study, the average family had an income of $72,393 in 2010, and spent […]
Expanding the Canada Pension Plan is a risky proposition that could actually hinder the plan’s performance, according to study released by the Fraser Institute, Canada’s leading public policy think tank. “The Canada Pension Plan is already so large that any expansion of the plan will increase the risk that the manager of the plan’s assets, […]
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty appears set to discard the option of enhancing the Canada Pension Plan, heading into the meeting with his provincial counterparts in Kananaskis, Alberta. Last week Flaherty proposed a private sector solution to Canada’s future retirement funding crisis, which would allow workers without a pension plan to contribute to a pooled […]