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Retirees at a demonstration about pensions

Pensions

Every Canadian deserves to retire in dignity with a decent retirement income, but many will not.

  • Over 11 million Canadians have no workplace pension plan.
  • Defined benefit pension plan such as the one enjoyed by Canada Post workers are under attack.
  • Many workers can’t save enough for retirement.
  • Retirees relying on mutual funds and stock market investments have fallen into poverty when this income dipped.
  • RRSPs are not guaranteed against inflation, and they could run out.


The Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan:

  • covers most of the labour force (over 93% of workers with jobs)
  • follows you from job to job, across all the provinces and territories
  • increases with the cost of living
  • pays benefits until your death
  • is financed by workers and their employers and run independently from the government


The best way to ensure as many workers as possible can retire with dignity is to increase what everybody gets from the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans.

Pension Documents

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LetterCUPW Urges Minister Morneau to Maintain Defined Benefit Pensions and Drop Bill C-27
Nov 21, 2016
Bill C-27
Pensions
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Canada Post
Benefits
BulletinDisability and Life Insurance Adjustments and Retroactivity and Pension Adjustments For Retirees
Jul 15, 2020
Urban and RSMC Neg...
Benefits
+4
Canada Post Life I...
Long-Term Disabili...
Pensions
Retirement
BulletinHands Off My Pension Plan!
Sep 15, 2014
Benefits
Pensions
BulletinIs Your Pension a Target? Stop C-27!
Mar 22, 2017
Bill C-27
Pensions
Blog Post, President’s BlogLetter To a Future Postie
Jun 30, 2016
Urban and RSMC Neg...
Child Care
+3
Collective Bargain...
Health and Safety
Pensions
ConstitutionNational Constitution of NORPW (May 2018)
May 31, 2018
Pensions
Union Governance
+1
Union Membership
BulletinNo To Bill C-27: An Act to Amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act
Dec 14, 2016
Bill C-27
Politics
+2
Federal Politics
Pensions
BulletinNO To The Harper Budget – YES To A Fair And Equitable Society
Apr 4, 2012
Labour Movement an...
Pensions