Tag Archives: demographics

Canada: No country for old men (or women)

The Canadian population is aging, and getting old sucks – for economies, as well as for people. There is nothing that can stop an individual from aging. Not face cream. Not hot yoga. 

Raising the pension age: not if, but when.

It is not a question of if: Canada will, eventually, raise the age at which people are entitled to claim Guaranteed Income Supplement and Old Age Security. The US is raising its full retirement age, the UK is raising its state pension age. We'll raise our pension age for the same reason that they raised […]