Erin Weir
Goldhawk Fights Back: Statistics Canada says inflation is only up a bit in Canada. That’s the good news. The bad: average wage increases are falling behind even those modest numbers. Erin Weir, an...
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CARP: ”DEVASTATING” NEW ZOOMER POVERTY NUMBERS
A new measure of poverty reveals twice as many older Zoomers are struggling financially than previously thought. 600,000 seniors in Canada live in poverty, including more than one in four single...
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MORE SENIOR CANADIANS THAN KIDS – FIRST TIME EVER
There are now more people in Canada who are 65 and older than there are 14 and younger. New numbers from Statistics Canada indicates those 65 and older made up 16.1% of the Canadian population this...
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REPORT: INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS ONLY PARTLY OFFSET BY LOWER RRSP SAVINGS
While the question of whether Canadians are putting aside enough for retirement has been up for debate in recent years, a new report says automatic increases in registered pension plans are most...
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