Table 2 
Percentage of paid workers covered by a registered pension plan 

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Percentage of paid workers covered by a registered pension plan
  2001 2006 2011 2016 2021
  %%%%%
Total, all sectors 40.2 38.4 38.6 37.8 38.0
Males 41.0 37.7 37.1 35.9 35.0
Females 39.4 39.1 40.3 40.0 41.2
Defined benefit plans 33.3 30.5 28.3 25.4 25.8
Males 33.3 28.9 25.5 21.9 21.6
Females 33.4 32.3 31.3 29.4 30.5
Defined contribution plans 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.8 6.9
Males 6.6 6.8 7.2 7.8 7.9
Females 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.9
Other plans1 1.0 1.9 4.0 5.6 5.2
Males 1.2 2.0 4.3 6.1 5.6
Females 0.9 1.7 3.7 5.1 4.8
Public sector 86.6 83.7 88.2 88.8 87.8
Males 88.4 84.1 85.5 86.5 82.7
Females 85.4 83.5 89.9 90.1 90.9
Defined benefit plans 81.2 78.2 83.0 80.8 80.1
Males 82.4 77.7 79.9 77.4 73.7
Females 80.3 78.5 85.0 82.8 84.0
Defined contribution plans 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.1
Males 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4
Females 4.4 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.8
Other plans1 0.9 1.5 1.0 4.0 3.6
Males 1.3 1.8 1.2 4.7 4.7
Females 0.7 1.2 0.9 3.6 3.0
Private sector 27.6 25.8 24.2 23.2 22.8
Males 31.5 28.7 27.3 26.2 25.5
Females 22.4 22.2 20.2 19.4 19.3
Defined benefit plans 20.3 17.3 12.3 9.6 9.3
Males 23.5 19.4 14.5 11.3 11.1
Females 16.2 14.7 9.4 7.3 6.9
Defined contribution plans 6.2 6.5 7.0 7.6 7.8
Males 6.9 7.2 7.8 8.5 8.6
Females 5.3 5.7 5.9 6.4 6.7
Other plans1 1.1 2.0 4.9 6.1 5.7
Males 1.1 2.0 5.0 6.4 5.8
Females 1.0 1.9 4.8 5.7 5.6
Source(s):
Tables 11-10-0133-01 and 14-10-0027-01.

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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