In spite of the importance of registered pension plans (RPPs) in discussions of Canada's retirement income system, very few Canadian studies have examined the financial outcomes experienced by RPP members and RPP non-members. Using data from the Longitudinal Administrative Database (LAD), this...

Using data from the Longitudinal Administrative Database (LAD), this paper compares the earnings replacement rates achieved in retirement by a sample of married and common-law couples in which the husband was aged 55 to 57 in 1991. Emphasis is placed on the outcomes experienced by couples in...

In this study, the income management strategies of Canadian couples are examined using data from the 2007 General Social Survey. The extent to which ‘older’ couples, in which at least one spouse or partner is aged 45 or older, employ an allocative, pooled, or separate strategy is explored....