Determinants of the Evolution of Workplace Pension Plans in Canada

Workplace pension plans – often referred to in Canada as occupational, employer-sponsored or registered pension plans – play a key role in ensuring the financial security of Canadian seniors.  This paper, one of a series that Caledon is publishing on pensions in Canada, examines the factors that have influenced the development of workplace pension plans.  It includes a review of the literature and a discussion of the financing problems that many defined benefit pension plans have encountered in recent years.

ISBN – 1-55382-217-X