A pension primer : a report / by the National Council of Welfare.

A pension primer : a report / by the National Council of Welfare.

Corporate Author
National Council of Welfare (Canada)

Publication Date
1999

Publication Information
[Ottawa, Ont.] : The Council,

Physical Description
65 p. : ill.

Subject Term
Old age pensions -- Canada.
 
Pensions -- Canada.

Summary
This report provides detailed information about each of three levels of the retirement income system in Canada: federal, provincial, and territorial income security programs; the Canada and Quebec pension plans; and occupational pension plans & individual registered retirement savings plans. Data are presented and discussed with regard to such matters as benefits, allowances, supplements, adequacy of income support in relation to poverty lines, special problems facing women, coverage, eligibility or membership, and inflation protection. The final section reviews sources of income for seniors as determined from the Statistics Canada Survey of Consumer Finances.

Language
English

ISBN
9780662280088


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall Number
RameaAdult NFic RefAdult Non-Fiction Reference331.252 N21