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  • 21. Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), active members and market value of assets by normal retirement age
    Table: 11-10-0120-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

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

    Release date: 2023-06-23
  • 22. Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), active members and market value of assets by method of automatic adjustment of pension for defined benefit pension plans
    Table: 11-10-0121-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Registered pension plans (RPPs), active members and market value of assets, by method of automatic adjustment of pension for defined benefit pension plans, sector and contributory status.

    Release date: 2023-06-23
  • 23. Employer and employee contributions to registered pension plans (RPPs)
    Table: 11-10-0122-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Employer and employee contributions to registered pension plans (RPPs), by sector, type of plan and contributory status.

    Release date: 2023-06-23
  • 24. Registered pension plans (RPPs), active members and market value of assets by size of plan assets
    Table: 11-10-0124-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

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

    Release date: 2023-06-23
  • 25. Registered pension plan (RPP) active members by area of employment
    Table: 11-10-0133-01
    Geography: Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Registered pension plan (RPP) active members, by area of employment, sector, type of plan and contributory status.

    Release date: 2023-06-23
  • 26. Registered pension plans (RPPs) and members, by class of employees eligible for the plan, sector, type of plan and contributory status Archived
    Table: 14-10-0003-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 560 series, with data for years 1974 - 2006 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Registered pension plans (7 items: Total of registered pension plans; Public sector registered pension plans; Private sector registered pension plans; Defined benefit registered pension plans; ...); Class of employees (10 items: Total class of employees; All employees; Salaried employees; Hourly employees; ...); Plans and members (4 items: Plans; Members, both sexes; Members, males; Members, females); Statistics (2 items: Number; Percent).
    Release date: 2008-05-28
  • 27. Pension Plans in Canada: Key Tables Archived
    Table: 74-508-X
    Description:

    This product contains statistics on registered pension plans at January 1, 2003. The major topic covered are plans and members by areas of employment, jurisdiction of plans registration, type of plan, public and private sector, funding arrangement, employee/employer contribution formula, benefit method and annual contributions made to a registered pension plan.

    Statistics on Retirement compensation arrangements are also included and show the number of trusts, the assets, contributions and benefits for 1991 to 2001.

    Release date: 2004-09-22
  • 28. Pension Plans in Canada Archived
    Table: 74-401-X
    Description:

    Pension plans in Canada provides information on all employer sponsered pension plans in both the public and private sectors. Information is presented on male and female membership; type of plan (defined benefit, defined contributions) provincial distribution of members; labour force coverage; eligibility conditions; contribution and benefit rates; contributions paid into the plans; and indexing provisions.

    Release date: 2001-12-10
  • 29. Retirement Savings Through RPPs and RRSPs Archived
    Table: 74F0002X
    Description:

    This report is produced from data supplied by Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency. It provides information on retirement savings through registered pension plans (RPPs) and/or registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) from 1993 to 1999. The data make it possible to identify the characteristics (age, sex and income) of tax-filers who did and who did not participate in these programs.

    Release date: 2001-07-17
  • 30. Pension Plans in Canada: Statistical Highlights and Key Tables Archived
    Table: 74-401-S
    Description:

    Retirement issues have risen to the forefront of socio-economic debate in Canada through the nineties and will likely gain importance as we enter the new millennium. Employer pension plans are one of the primary programs in place to provide workers with income after retirement.

    Pension plans in Canada: statistical highlights and key tables presents information on the terms, conditions and membership on all employers sponsored pension plans in Canada. This supplement to publication Pension plans in Canada (74-401-XIB) provides analysis and data on registered pension plans. The topics covered include province of employment, labour force/paid workers coverage, type of plan (defined benefit and defined contributions), size of plan, public and private sectors, contributory and non-contributory plans, employee and employer contributions.

    Release date: 2000-10-31
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  • 1. Participation in Private Retirement Savings Plans, 1997 to 2008 Archived
    Articles and reports: 13F0026M2010001
    Description:

    Amidst the financial crisis and changes in the labour market, retirement savings plans are subject to greater scrutiny. The retirement income system in Canada stands on both public and private retirement savings plans. This article describes the coverage of Canadian workers by private retirement savings plans. Using cross-sectional tax data from the T1 Family File, we describe the coverage of Canadian employed tax filers aged 15 or more by employer-sponsored pension plans (EPPs) and whether or not they contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) in 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2008. The share of employed tax filers participating in either type of plan declined from 54% in 1997 to 50% in 2008 and this is mainly driven by a decreasing share of employed tax filers contributing to a RRSP. The share of employed tax filers participating in an EPP remained fairly stable over the period.

    Release date: 2010-03-26
  • 2. Pension and Wealth Research Paper Series
    Journals and periodicals: 13F0026M
    Description:

    The papers in this series are based on the Survey of Financial Security which is a study of what families own (assets) and what they owe (debts). Various topics are covered by this survey, such as the value of family assets (home; other property; vehicles; bank accounts; term deposits; life insurance; and investments in registered savings plans, bonds, mutual funds, stocks, etc.), the amount of family debts (amount owed on mortgages, car loans, credit cards, other charge accounts, student loans, etc.), major on-going expenses for housing and child care, and any employer pensions plans that members of the family belong to. Information is also available on the demographic, employment, income and educational characteristics of family members. This research paper series covers various topics relating to survey content, concepts and operations.

    Release date: 2010-03-26
  • 3. Shifting pensions Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200910513230
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In 2006, 37% of the employed Canadian population was covered by a registered pension plan. Defined benefit plans have historically covered the majority of plan participants. Defined contribution plans have recently become more prominent. This article examines the increased prevalence of such plans in Canada between 1991 and 2006 and the factors influencing this trend.

    Release date: 2009-06-19
  • 4. Canada's Retirement Income Programs Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 74-507-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    These products present extensive historical, up-to-date and detailed information covering the following topics: Old Age Security programs, registered pension plans (RPPs), registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs), trusteed pension funds, pension adjustment (PA), retirement compensation arrangements (RCAs), Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan (QPP).

    These products will be useful for a wide audience, including pension professionals (e.g., employee benefit and investment specialists), employers and policy analysts, as well as educational institutions whose curricula cover these increasingly important programs.

    Important note: Please refer to the content note for specifics concerning the information available in each medium.

    Release date: 2006-02-07
  • 5. Pension Plans in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 13F0026M2004001
    Description:

    This document presents the results of the Pension Plans in Canada Survey as of January 1, 2003. It gives a brief overview of changes over time in the participation of men and women in registered pension plans, the coverage of the labour force by these plans, membership in defined benefit and defined contribution plans, and total contributions paid into these plans. The document also briefly describes retirement compensation arrangements with an analysis covering the period 1991 to 2001.

    Release date: 2004-09-22
  • 6. The Evolution of Pension Coverage of Young and Prime-aged Workers in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M1999138
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In this paper, we assemble data from several household surveys to document how pension coverage of young and older workers has evolved in Canada between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s. Our main findings are the following. First, both administrative data from the Pension Plans in Canada (PPIC) database and data from household surveys show an increase in RPP coverage for women. In contrast, while PPIC data show a decrease in coverage for men, household surveys indicate no downward trend for males. Second, sample aggregates hide interesting differences within the population. We find that the pension coverage of young workers (aged 25-34) has declined relative to older workers (aged 35-54). Young males have experienced a decline in coverage while RPP coverage has remained fairly stable for older men. In contrast, pension coverage has remained fairly constant for young women but has risen substantially for older women. Third, the decline in unionism and shifts towards industries with low-coverage explain most of the decrease in coverage observed among young men. Fourth, the growth in older women's coverage appears to be the result of their greater propensity to be employed in highly paid/highly covered occupations.

    Release date: 1999-12-22
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  • 1. 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
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