Table 1
Registered pension plan membership, by sector and type of plan

Registered pension plan membership, by sector and type of plan
	2013	2014	2013 to 2014	2013 to 2014
	number	number	net change	% change
Total, all sectors	6,185,159	6,256,920	71,761	1.2
Males	3,108,762	3,144,586	35,824	1.2
Females	3,076,397	3,112,334	35,937	1.2
Defined benefit plans	4,401,970	4,380,386	-21,584	-0.5
Males	2,044,367	2,013,876	-30,491	-1.5
Females	2,357,603	2,366,510	8,907	0.4
Defined contribution plans	1,036,747	1,097,211	60,464	5.8
Males	625,165	668,135	42,970	6.9
Females	411,582	429,076	17,494	4.3
Other plans1	746,442	779,323	32,881	4.4
Males	439,230	462,575	23,345	5.3
Females	307,212	316,748	9,536	3.1
Public sector	3,184,276	3,212,885	28,609	0.9
Males	1,185,486	1,189,037	3,551	0.3
Females	1,998,790	2,023,848	25,058	1.3
Defined benefit plans	3,002,068	3,010,597	8,529	0.3
Males	1,107,382	1,101,541	-5,841	-0.5
Females	1,894,686	1,909,056	14,370	0.8
Defined contribution plans	143,034	144,581	1,547	1.1
Males	59,493	59,861	368	0.6
Females	83,541	84,720	1,179	1.4
Other plans1	39,174	57,707	18,533	47.3
Males	18,611	27,635	9,024	48.5
Females	20,563	30,072	9,509	46.2
Private sector	3,000,883	3,044,035	43,152	1.4
Males	1,923,276	1,955,549	32,273	1.7
Females	1,077,607	1,088,486	10,879	1.0
Defined benefit plans	1,399,902	1,369,789	-30,113	-2.2
Males	936,985	912,335	-24,650	-2.6
Females	462,917	457,454	-5,463	-1.2
Defined contribution plans	893,713	952,630	58,917	6.6
Males	565,672	608,274	42,602	7.5
Females	328,041	344,356	16,315	5.0
Other plans1	707,268	721,616	14,348	2.0
Males	420,619	434,940	14,321	3.4
Females	286,649	286,676	27	0.0

Source(s):

CANSIM table 280-0016.

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