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Canada’s economy is doing well, our unemployment rate is at its lowest level in decades, and the average net worth of Canadians is increasing.

In its fall economic statement, the federal government launched a consultation on how best to strengthen retirement security for Canadians.

The retirement industry has a problem. We are obsessed with regulatory categories. When people talk about the kind of retirement plan they have, they inevitably talk about the regulatory category.

The Brookings Institution, a leading American policy think tank, invited Common Wealth and Canada’s top public sector pension plans, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

Canadians are earning income in non-traditional roles – the gig economy. What impact will this have on workplace retirement programs and how Canadians save?

When I used to work on issues of retirement security and pension policy for the Ontario government, one refrain became so common that it was largely taken for granted by my colleagues and me:

Over the past year, Common Wealth has had the opportunity to partner with SEIU Healthcare, an Ontario-based union, to design and implement a new retirement plan called My65+.