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Canadians uneasy about pensions.


Ottawa--Four in five Canadians This is a list of Canadians. Architects
  • Cardinal, Douglas (1934-)
  • Cormier, Ernest (1885-1980)
  • Erickson, Arthur (1924-)
  • Gaboury, Étienne (1930-)
  • Gehry, Frank (1929-)
  • Hanganu, Dan (1946-)
  • Irwin, Stephen (c. 1944-)
  • James J.
 are uncertain about the future of their private and employer funded pension plans Funded pension plan

A pension plan in which all liabilities, including payments to be made to pensioners in the immediate future, are completely funded.
 and believe that their plans are in crisis because of underfunding, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 a Conference Board of Canada The Conference Board of Canada is a not-for-profit Canadian organization dedicated to researching and analyzing economic trends, as well as organizational performance and public policy issues.  survey.

The results are similar to the findings of the second annual Conference Board-Watson Wyatt Worldwide survey of chief financial officers on pension risk in early 2005, outlined in the report, The Pension Plan Crisis Continues...And Its Grip Is Stronger.

A Conference Board Executive Action briefing, The Pension Plan Crisis: Canada's CFOs Are Worried-With Good Reason, outlines many questions facing governments and plan sponsors, and proposes possible solutions. contactcboc@conferenceboard.ca
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Date:Jan 23, 2006
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