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  • 1. Registered retirement savings plan contributions 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20240933548
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-04-02
  • 2. Employer pension plans (trusteed pension funds) third quarter 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20240733631
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-13
  • 3. Trusteed pension funds, value of assets by sector, quarterly
    Table: 11-10-0084-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    Trusteed pension funds, market and book value of assets by public and private sector, quarterly.

    Release date: 2024-03-13
  • 4. Trusteed pension funds, value of assets by foreign and domestic holdings, quarterly
    Table: 11-10-0085-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    Trusteed pension funds, market and book value of assets by foreign and domestic holdings, quarterly.

    Release date: 2024-03-13
  • 5. Trusteed pension funds, revenues, expenditures and net income, quarterly
    Table: 11-10-0086-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    Trusteed pension funds, revenues, expenditures and net income, by sector, quarterly.

    Release date: 2024-03-13
  • 6. Selected characteristics of tax filers with Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contributions
    Table: 11-10-0044-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Individuals with a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP); Tax filers with RRSP contributions by sex, age and income groups (preliminary T1 Family File; T1FF).
    Release date: 2024-03-06
  • 7. Pension satellite account: Interactive tool
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2019032
    Description: This interactive tool allows for custom manipulation and visualization of data sourced from the Pension Satellite Accounts. The interactive tool contains information on different pension types, contributions, investment income, withdrawals and revaluations. By clicking within the tool you will be able to filter through information on various pension estimates.
    Release date: 2023-12-13
  • 8. Pension Satellite Account 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20233474775
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-12-13
  • 9. Recent trends in families' contributions to three registered savings accounts
    Articles and reports: 75F0002M2023008
    Description: Contributions to the Registered Pension Plan (RPP), the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) constitute the third pillar of the Canadian retirement income system. Survey data show that income withdrawn from the retirement system accounted for an increasing share of the total income for elderly Canadians. Assessing the health of the retirement income system is important, especially when it comes to the fund inflows. This paper attempts to see how many Canadian families participated in this pillar of the retirement income system, the amounts contributed to the registered accounts, and their participation and contribution trends over time.
    Release date: 2023-10-17
  • 10. Registered pension plans (RPPs), active members and market value of assets by special retirement conditions
    Table: 11-10-0062-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Registered pension plans (RPPs), active members and market value of assets by special retirement conditions, sector, type of plan and contributory status.

    Release date: 2023-06-23
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  • 61. The RRSP Home Buyers' Plan Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19980023827
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article looks at the RRSP Home Buyers' Plan in terms of the amounts withdrawn and the number of participants by age, sex and income. In addition, it considers the number of taxfilers who defaulted on their 1995 repayments and the amounts involved.

    Release date: 1998-06-25
  • 62. RRSP contributions and withdrawals: An update Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19980013596
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines some of the factors underlying the rapid growth in RRSP contributions since 1991, and explains how, and why, the composition of contributions has changed. Regiona ldifferences in RRSP participation are also provided. Finally, RRSP withdrawals are briefly noted.

    Release date: 1998-03-25
  • 63. Tapping unused RRSP room Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19980013597
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Relatively few eligible taxfilers take advantage of their unused RRSP contribution room in a given year, and they use only a fraction of it. This article looks at how much room has accumulated since 1991. It also examines which taxfilers are using their RRSP room.

    Release date: 1998-03-25
  • 64. The Foreign Investment of Trusteed Pension Funds, 1970 to 1992 Archived
    Articles and reports: 67F0001M1997007
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper first conducts a general review of trusteed pension funds, their definition, assets and growth. It then focusses on the foreign assets of these funds.

    Release date: 1997-05-13
  • 65. RRSP participation - The sooner the better Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19970012993
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    How actively have young people been contributing to RRSPs? This article examines the rate of participation of 25 to 29 year-olds, their frequency of contribution, and average amounts deposited. Characteristics of RRSP contributors and the incidence of cash withdrawals are also examined.

    Release date: 1997-03-14
  • 66. Low incomes and RRSPs Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19970012994
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The rate of RRSP participation of persons with low incomes has been increasing since the early 1980s. This note explores the reasons for this and examines participation among men and women by personal and family income.

    Release date: 1997-03-14
  • 67. RRSP withdrawals revisited [Perspectives on Labour and Income] Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19960042921
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Despite improved economic conditions in recent years, Canadians have continued to cash in their RRSPs. This article looks at RRSP withdrawals during the 1990s, including those made through the Home Buyers' Plan. Who made these withdrawals, and for what reasons, and how will such behaviour affect immediate tax obligations and future retirement savings?

    Release date: 1996-12-03
  • 68. Dual-pensioner families Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19960032895
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The number of dual-earner couples increased in the 1980s, but has this translated to more dual-pensioner families in the 1990s? The growth of husband-wife couples with both spouses receiving private pension benefits is compared with that of their single- and no-pensioner counterparts. Sources of pension income are also analyzed.

    Release date: 1996-09-03
  • 69. Pension fact or fiction? Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19960022888
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article challenges the notion that defined benefit registered pension plans have been abandoned in great numbers. It also examines why this perception has arisen and to what extent recent conversions to group RRSPs have contributed to this idea.

    Release date: 1996-06-05
  • 70. Who's saving for retirement? Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19950042455
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Current projections estimate that almost a quarter of the population will be 65 years or older by 2031. Ensuring that this group will have an adequate income has become an important concern. A look at the programs that now exist to help Canadians save for retirement, as well as who participates in them and how much is being saved.

    Release date: 1995-12-05
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  • 1. T1 Family File, Preliminary Estimates Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 72-211-X2018001
    Description:

    Data on investment income, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contributions and charitable donations are derived from income tax returns.The data for the products associated with this release are derived from an early version of the T1 file that Statistics Canada receives from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

    Release date: 2018-02-14
  • 2. Investment Income, RRSP Contributions and Charitable Donations Technical Reference Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 72-211-X
    Description:

    Data on investment income, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contributions and charitable donations are derived from income tax returns.The data for the products associated with this release are derived from an early version of the T1 file that Statistics Canada receives from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

    Release date: 2018-02-14
  • 3. T1 Family File, Preliminary Estimates Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 72-211-X2017001
    Description:

    Data on investment income, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contributions and charitable donations are derived from income tax returns.The data for the products associated with this release are derived from an early version of the T1 file that Statistics Canada receives from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

    Release date: 2017-02-22
  • 4. Guide to the Canadian Pension Satellite Account
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-599-X
    Description: This guide presents an overview of the scope and structure of the Pension Satellite Account as well as the methodology used to derive its stocks and flows estimates.
    Release date: 2010-11-12
  • 5. New Frontiers of Research on Retirement - Technical Annex Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75-512-X
    Description:

    This book provides technical documentation of variables, methodologies and extended lists of references used in developing the research findings reported in "New Frontiers of Research on Retirement". It will be used around the world by researchers and teachers, as well as by students preparing theses related to patterns of transition to retirement. This documentation is important because a large part of book is devoted to scientific papers that are based upon Statistics Canada's data and which require substantial innovations of useful concepts and data.

    Release date: 2008-09-08
  • 6. A Guide to Statistics Canada Pension and Wealth Surveys Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13F0026M2003001
    Description:

    This guide will be of assistance in understanding the concepts, methodology and data quality of the surveys conducted as well as the data analysed by the Pensions and Wealth Surveys Section of the Income Statistics Division. It covers the following surveys/programs:- Pension Plans in Canada;- Trusteed Pension Funds (Census and Quarterly);- Survey of Financial Security; and- Pension adjustment/registered retirement savings plans data file provided by Canada Customs and Revenue Agency.

    Release date: 2003-02-14
  • 7. Survey of Financial Security - Methodology for Estimating the Value of Employer Pension Plan Benefits Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13F0026M2001003
    Description:

    Initial results from the Survey of Financial Security (SFS), which provides information on the net worth of Canadians, were released on March 15 2001, in The daily. The survey collected information on the value of the financial and non-financial assets owned by each family unit and on the amount of their debt.

    Statistics Canada is currently refining this initial estimate of net worth by adding to it an estimate of the value of benefits accrued in employer pension plans. This is an important addition to any asset and debt survey as, for many family units, it is likely to be one of the largest assets. With the aging of the population, information on pension accumulations is greatly needed to better understand the financial situation of those nearing retirement. These updated estimates of the Survey of Financial Security will be released in late fall 2001.

    The process for estimating the value of employer pension plan benefits is a complex one. This document describes the methodology for estimating that value, for the following groups: a) persons who belonged to an RPP at the time of the survey (referred to as current plan members); b) persons who had previously belonged to an RPP and either left the money in the plan or transferred it to a new plan; c) persons who are receiving RPP benefits.

    This methodology was proposed by Hubert Frenken and Michael Cohen. The former has many years of experience with Statistics Canada working with data on employer pension plans; the latter is a principal with the actuarial consulting firm William M. Mercer. Earlier this year, Statistics Canada carried out a public consultation on the proposed methodology. This report includes updates made as a result of feedback received from data users.

    Release date: 2001-09-05
  • 8. Survey of Financial Security - Estimating the Value of Employer Pension Plan Benefits - A Discussion Paper Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13F0026M2001002
    Description:

    The Survey of Financial Security (SFS) will provide information on the net worth of Canadians. In order to do this, information was collected - in May and June 1999 - on the value of the assets and debts of each of the families or unattached individuals in the sample. The value of one particular asset is not easy to determine, or to estimate. That is the present value of the amount people have accrued in their employer pension plan. These plans are often called registered pension plans (RPP), as they must be registered with Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. Although some RPP members receive estimates of the value of their accrued benefit, in most cases plan members would not know this amount. However, it is likely to be one of the largest assets for many family units. And, as the baby boomers approach retirement, information on their pension accumulations is much needed to better understand their financial readiness for this transition.

    The intent of this paper is to: present, for discussion, a methodology for estimating the present value of employer pension plan benefits for the Survey of Financial Security; and to seek feedback on the proposed methodology. This document proposes a methodology for estimating the value of employer pension plan benefits for the following groups:a) persons who belonged to an RPP at the time of the survey (referred to as current plan members); b) persons who had previously belonged to an RPP and either left the money in the plan or transferred it to a new plan; c) persons who are receiving RPP benefits.

    Release date: 2001-02-07
  • 9. The revised sectoring of government employee pension plans Archived
    Notices and consultations: 13-605-X20000018519
    Description:

    With the release of the first quarter 2000 of the National Income and Expenditure Accounts the sectoring of federal and provincial government, non-autonomous pension plans has changed. These pension plans are now part of the personal sector. Previously these plans were included in either the federal or provincial government sector accounts.

    Release date: 2000-05-31
  • 10. Retirement Income Programs: An Inventory of Data/Information Available at Statistics Canada Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13F0026M2000001
    Description:

    The intent of this document is to provide an inventory of the surveys, databases, publications, articles and work in progress in Statistics Canada that relate to Canada's retirement income programs. The inventory provides information on publications, output and relevant data elements produced by the surveys and databases. It does not provide an exhaustive description of these data sources, but instead focuses on the information that can be used for purposes of researching/analysing retirement income programs. Some of the information contained does not specifically relate to these programs but might be used as a secondary source when doing research in this area.

    Release date: 2000-03-06
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