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

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Registered pension plan membership, by sector and plan type
  2020 2021 2020 to 2021 2020 to 2021
  numbernumber net change % change
Total, all sectors 6,593,256 6,711,260 118,004 1.8
Males 3,210,266 3,260,438 50,172 1.6
Females 3,382,990 3,450,822 67,832 2.0
Defined benefit plans 4,425,506 4,562,821 137,315 3.1
Males 1,956,561 2,005,996 49,435 2.5
Females 2,468,945 2,556,825 87,880 3.6
Defined contribution plans 1,215,472 1,225,198 9,726 0.8
Males 727,782 735,328 7,546 1.0
Females 487,690 489,870 2,180 0.4
Other plans1 952,278 923,241 -29,037 -3.0
Males 525,923 519,114 -6,809 -1.3
Females 426,355 404,127 -22,228 -5.2
Public sector 3,537,839 3,622,571 84,732 2.4
Males 1,260,403 1,287,971 27,568 2.2
Females 2,277,436 2,334,600 57,164 2.5
Defined benefit plans 3,206,250 3,306,129 99,879 3.1
Males 1,119,237 1,147,455 28,218 2.5
Females 2,087,013 2,158,674 71,661 3.4
Defined contribution plans 163,008 167,548 4,540 2.8
Males 66,641 68,589 1,948 2.9
Females 96,367 98,959 2,592 2.7
Other plans1 168,581 148,894 -19,687 -11.7
Males 74,525 71,927 -2,598 -3.5
Females 94,056 76,967 -17,089 -18.2
Private sector 3,055,417 3,088,689 33,272 1.1
Males 1,949,863 1,972,467 22,604 1.2
Females 1,105,554 1,116,222 10,668 1.0
Defined benefit plans 1,219,256 1,256,692 37,436 3.1
Males 837,324 858,541 21,217 2.5
Females 381,932 398,151 16,219 4.2
Defined contribution plans 1,052,464 1,057,650 5,186 0.5
Males 661,141 666,739 5,598 0.8
Females 391,323 390,911 -412 -0.1
Other plans1 783,697 774,347 -9,350 -1.2
Males 451,398 447,187 -4,211 -0.9
Females 332,299 327,160 -5,139 -1.5
Source(s):
Table 11-10-0106-01.

Table note 1

Other plans include hybrid plans, composite plans, plans that combine defined benefits and defined contributions, and other plans.
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