The Pressing Question: Does CPP Expansion Help Low Earners?

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Page Title:The Pressing Question: Does CPP Expansion Help Low Earners? – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:The Pressing Question: Does CPP Expansion Help Low Earners?
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/pressing-question-does-cpp-expansion-help-low-earners/
Published Date:July 13, 2016
Accessed Date:February 17, 2025

Low earners stand to gain little from an expanded Canada Pension Plan (CPP), according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Pressing Question: Does CPP Expansion Help Low Earners?”, authors Kevin Milligan and Tammy Schirle show the large differences in the net payoff from the expanded CPP for lower and higher earners.

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