Group Retirement Benefits

Working at an organization that offers a pension plan is one of the greatest financial advantages a Canadian can enjoy. Pension plans are designed to provide retirement income and help employees reach their retirement goals and for business owners- help retain key employees.
Pension plans can offer:
Employer contributions
Forced retirement savings for employee
There are 2 main types of pension plan:
Defined Benefit Plan
Defined Contribution Plan
Defined Benefit Plan
Retirement income is guaranteed, contributions are not.
The pension amount is based on a formula that includes the employee’s earnings and years of service with the employer
Usually, contributions are made by the employee and employer
The employer is responsible for investing the contributions to ensure there’s enough money to pay the future pensions for all plan members.
If there’s a shortfall, the employer pays the difference.
Defined Contribution Plan
Contributions are guaranteed, retirement income is not.
Usually, contributions are made by the employee and employer.
The employee is responsible for investing all contributions.
The amount available in retirement depends on how the investment performs including total contributions.
At retirement, the money in the account can be used to generate retirement income through purchasing an annuity or transferring the amount to a locked-in retirement income fund.
In summary, a defined benefits plan guarantees you a retirement income and a defined contribution plan guarantees contributions but not retirement income.
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