Provides a review of retirement income policies that could be used to reduce poverty among the future elderly and ensure the financial security of women in old age.
<p>Includes bibliographical references. Issued also in French under title: Réduire la pauvreté parmi les femmes âgées : le potentiel des politiques en matière de revenu de retraite.</p>
The CCSD has provided these 8 fact sheets in hopes of contribution to our understanding of aging, retirement and access to pensions as gender issues. Titles: 1. Canada's Seniors: Some Facts, 2. The Three-Tiered Income Security System for the Elderly in Canada, 3. Old Age Security, 4. The Guaranteed Income Supplement, 5. The Spouse's Allowance, 6. The Canada/Quebec Pension Plans, 7. Registered Retirement Savings Plan, 8. Registered Pension Plans.