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Reminder: Fix retirement security for Canadians

Posted: Thursday, 21 July 2011

Ken Georgetti wrote provincial finance ministers this month, reminding them of their commitment to real retirement security reform by expanding the Canada Pension Plan. He urged them to make expanding the CPP a priority decision item when the federal Financ… Read More

Recession Watch Bulletin: Issue 5 - Spring 2011

Posted: Thursday, 7 April 2011

This is the fifth in a series of analytical reports from the Social and Economic Policy Department of the Canadian Labour Congress looking at the impacts of the global economic crisis on the jobs, wages, and economic security of working Canadians. 1. Intro… Read More

Retirement Security and the 2011 Federal Election

Posted: Tuesday, 5 April 2011

How do the platforms of the federal political parties stack up on the issue of retirement security? Conservative Party Liberal Party … Read More

CLC Analysis of the 2011 Federal Budget

Posted: Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Introduction With unemployment and underemployment still at high levels, the federal government should have led the way to a sustained and broadly shared economic recovery. Instead, the Conservative Budget introduces only very modest new job creation and s… Read More

Research Note: Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs)

Posted: Friday, 18 February 2011

The purpose of this research note is to critically examine the proposed Pooled Registered Pension Plans and to compare this option to expansion of the Canada Pension Plan. Introduction At the December 2009 meeting in Yukon, and the June 2010 gathering in … Read More

Recession Watch Bulletin: Issue 4 ― Winter 2010

Posted: Tuesday, 7 December 2010

This is the fourth in a series of analytical reports from the Social and Economic Policy Department of the Canadian Labour Congress looking at the impacts of the global economic crisis on the jobs, wages, and economic security of working Canadians. 1. In… Read More

Canadian Labour Congress Pension Proposals: What Do They Mean for Nunavut?

Posted: Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Summary of the CLC Proposal The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) proposes to phase in a doubling of Canada Pension Plan benefits from 25% to 50% of average earnings on a pre-funded basis. Additional contributions from workers and employers would be inv… Read More