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

Registered pension plan membership, by sector and plan type
	2017	2018	2017 to 2018	2017 to 2018
	number	number	net change	% change
Total, all sectors	6,325,712	6,410,394	84,682	1.3
Males	3,132,511	3,167,976	35,465	1.1
Females	3,193,201	3,242,418	49,217	1.5
Defined benefit plans	4,240,414	4,290,958	50,544	1.2
Males	1,905,938	1,923,359	17,421	0.9
Females	2,334,476	2,367,599	33,123	1.4
Defined contribution plans	1,161,400	1,193,678	32,278	2.8
Males	702,747	719,081	16,334	2.3
Females	458,653	474,597	15,944	3.5
Other plans1	923,898	925,758	1,860	0.2
Males	523,826	525,536	1,710	0.3
Females	400,072	400,222	150	0.0
Public sector	3,325,996	3,390,531	64,535	1.9
Males	1,217,219	1,237,637	20,418	1.7
Females	2,108,777	2,152,894	44,117	2.1
Defined benefit plans	3,020,547	3,075,348	54,801	1.8
Males	1,086,304	1,103,179	16,875	1.6
Females	1,934,243	1,972,169	37,926	2.0
Defined contribution plans	151,530	155,763	4,233	2.8
Males	62,443	64,617	2,174	3.5
Females	89,087	91,146	2,059	2.3
Other plans1	153,919	159,420	5,501	3.6
Males	68,472	69,841	1,369	2.0
Females	85,447	89,579	4,132	4.8
Private sector	2,999,716	3,019,863	20,147	0.7
Males	1,915,292	1,930,339	15,047	0.8
Females	1,084,424	1,089,524	5,100	0.5
Defined benefit plans	1,219,867	1,215,610	-4,257	-0.3
Males	819,634	820,180	546	0.1
Females	400,233	395,430	-4,803	-1.2
Defined contribution plans	1,009,870	1,037,915	28,045	2.8
Males	640,304	654,464	14,160	2.2
Females	369,566	382,812	13,246	3.6
Other plans1	769,979	766,338	-3,641	-0.5
Males	455,354	455,695	341	0.1
Females	314,625	310,643	-3,982	-1.3

Source(s):

Table 11-10-0106-01 (formerly CANSIM 280-0016).

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