Ottawa, July 29, 2020 – A new report by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and the Society of Actuaries investigates the financial considerations of delaying Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payments and looks at the risks and opportunities associated with this delay. The CPP Take-Up Decision, authored by Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, FCIA, aims to better inform the decisions of Canadians for whom...
Trends in Canadian Mortality by Pension Level
Learn more about this joint study that used Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan data to examine the mortality of Canadian pensioners subdivided by pension level. Co-author Andrew Cairns, a professor at Heriot-Watt University and Director of the UK’s Actuarial Research Centre of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), and Gavin Benjamin, FCIA and co-chair of the Project Oversight...
Interview with Jean-Claude Ménard, former Chief Actuary of Canada
Jean-Claude Ménard, former Chief Actuary of Canada, discusses how to change crisis into opportunity, his legacy as Canada’s top actuary, and why it’s more difficult to change the CPP act than the Canadian Constitution, in this wide-ranging interview with CIA President Marc Tardif.
Retire Later for Greater Benefits
Learn how updating Canada’s retirement programs will help grow the economy, decrease labour shortages and, most importantly, help protect Canadians against financial risks from increased longevity and inflation. Rob Brown discusses the CIA’s public statement on retirement age.
Read the statement
A French version of this episode with Serge Charbonneau is also available.
