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Canadians have two main types of pension plan, each offering different promises. With a defined benefit (DB) plan, you’re entitled to a...

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2012/04/09 06:47:00

What people think retirement is like and how it actually works is a little different.

Increase your old age pension by deferring it

I’m not in favour of the government’s plan to push the eligibility age for Old Age Security to 67 from 65. The current system is...

2012/04/03 18:00:00

Quebec leads the way on new pooled pensions

In the recent Ontario budget, the government committed to improving the retirement income system by focusing on a modest, fully-funded...

2012/04/01 18:00:00

Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan's March 27, 2012 budget took dead aim at the increasing costs of public sector pension plans. Public service unions immediately cried foul. But unions are unlikely to get much support on the issue outside their own membership, says Gordon Pape.

The coming showdown over public sector pensions

My latest book, Retirement’s Harsh New Realities , was published in January. In one of the early chapters, I wrote that Canada had yet...

2012/03/31 18:00:00

How pension splitting works

There are a number of seniors and other retired folk out there who are more than a little confused about what is and isn’t allowed in...

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Ontario budget eases access to locked-in pensions

Give seniors the option to start OAS later

Pension changes 8 years away, Flaherty says

Why raising OAS to 67 doesn't make sense

Roseman: January CPP changes may affect you

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