Member research

2021 Economic Contribution of public pension plans in Alberta
With more than 400,000 active, deferred vested, and retired members living in Alberta, LAPP, ATRF, PSPP and SFPP (the “Plans”) make up a significant proportion of the defined benefit pension plan membership in Alberta. The impacts of the Plans’ investments can be found across Alberta, and Albertans benefit from the economic capacity and activity generated by local investments and pension recipients.

2021 Social Value Benefits of Public Pension Plans in Alberta
The motivation of this research is to understand the role that pension plans play in influencing the satisfaction with life for Albertans, and the associated social value that is generated. With a focus on both retirees and current employees, the differences among those with a defined benefit pension plan, a defined contribution pension plan, and those with no employer pension plan are examined. The reasons for any differences are investigated, in particular, the role of financial security, health, stress, and community engagement.

OMERS and its Members: Ontario Economic Contribution
This study quantifies and describes the economic contribution of OMERS activities to Ontario and at the regional level in 2018.

CAAT Pension Plan: Designing retirement schemes Canadians want
In August 2016, the CPPLC commissioned Clear Picture and Ipsos Reid to conduct an online survey of 1,000 adult Canadians to understand their values and attitudes toward retirement income, the Pension and Retirement Income Preferences survey… As this report will explain, the survey indicates that Canadians place a high value on tangible retirement outcomes and they are willing to pay more to achieve those specific outcomes.