CPP

Tax News

OAS deferral strategies

Not just another crossover calculation.

November 13, 2012

3 min read

Industry

CRA announces max earnings under CPP

The maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for 2013 will be $51,100

By Staff |November 1, 2012

1 min read

Planning and Advice

CPP and life expectancy

Knowing the best time to apply for CPP depends on how long you think you'll be alive

By Maureen Glenn |September 4, 2012

2 min read

Tax News

Sobering thoughts

Would increased CPP actually increase savings?

March 1, 2012

3 min read

Industry

CPP changes coming at beginning of 2012

We present the coming changes to our national pension plan in this handy pullout

By Dean DiSpalatro |December 21, 2011

3 min read

Industry

Making sense of the CPP changes

Under the current Canada Pension Plan (CPP) rules, employees and employers are not required to pay CPP contributions for employees who are working while collecting CPP. However, effective Jan. 1, 2012, if an employee is under age 65 and continues to work while receiving CPP, both the employer and employee will be required to make CPP contributions.

By Tammy Burns |November 10, 2011

5 min read

Market Insights

CPP review findings confirmed

The Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) of Canada has released the findings of an external peer review panel commissioned to review the 25th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). The external panel’s findings confirm that the work performed by the OCA on the Report meets all professional standards of practice and statutory […]

By Staff |May 5, 2011

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Think tank conjures massive tax burden

The average Canadian family pays more in taxes than it does on the necessities of life, according to a study released by the Fraser Institute. Of course, this depends on what you consider a tax—and how you define “necessity.” According to the study, the average family had an income of $72,393 in 2010, and spent […]

By Staff |April 26, 2011

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Improve RRSPs and TFSA: Fraser Institute

Expanding the Canada Pension Plan is a risky proposition that could actually hinder the plan’s performance, according to study released by the Fraser Institute, Canada’s leading public policy think tank. “The Canada Pension Plan is already so large that any expansion of the plan will increase the risk that the manager of the plan’s assets, […]

By Staff |April 14, 2011

1 min read

Economic Indicators

Enhanced CPP option on the rocks

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty appears set to discard the option of enhancing the Canada Pension Plan, heading into the meeting with his provincial counterparts in Kananaskis, Alberta. Last week Flaherty proposed a private sector solution to Canada’s future retirement funding crisis, which would allow workers without a pension plan to contribute to a pooled […]

By Steven Lamb |December 20, 2010

1 min read

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