The Pensions Canadians Want: Perceptions of Retirement
CPPLC worked with Pollara Strategic Insights to conduct a survey of 2,001 Canadians exploring people’s outlook on retirement. The survey revisits a similar poll conducted in 2016 (listed below) and examines how these perceptions have shifted over the last six years. The results highlight how events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and rising cost of living, may have affected people’s confidence and stress levels as they plan for retirement.

Economic benefits of Canadian public sector pension plans
We commissioned the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis to study the economic contribution public sector pension plans bring to the economy – the first research of its kind to analyze this contribution from all Canadian public sector pension plans.

The Social Implications of Pensions
This paper examines how defined benefit (DB) pension plans affect their members, local communities and Canadian taxpayers.

2018 CPPLC Pension Forum Rapporteur’s Report – The Future of Pensions in Uncertain Times
On November 8, 2018, the Canadian Public Pension Leadership Council (CPPLC) held its second Pension Forum in Toronto. Attended by 60 leaders in the public pension field, this year’s forum focused on a broad and relevant topic: what is the future of pensions?

The Pensions Canadians Want: The Results of a National Survey
In August 2016, Ipsos Reid conducted an online survey of 1,000 working adult Canadians on behalf of the Canadian Public Pension Leadership Council (CPPLC). The survey asked respondents about their expectations, desires and strategies for retirement through three types of questions: ranking preferences on a scale from 1 to 10, answering yes or no questions, and choosing a category that best fit their situation.

Shifting Public Sector DB Plans to DC – The Experience so far and Implications for Canada
The research paper, Shifting Public Sector DB Plans to DC – The Experience so far and Implications for Canada, examines the claim that converting public sector DB plans to DC is in the best interests of taxpayers and other stakeholders by studying the experience of other jurisdictions, including Australia, Michigan, Nebraska, New York City, Saskatchewan and Texas and applying those lessons here.