The CPP retirement pension: Working and the Canada Pension Plan
Transcript - The CPP retirement pension: Working and the Canada Pension Plan
Narrator: Canadians are taking different paths
[Text on screen: Canadians]
Narrator: to retirement.
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Narrator: The CPP provides flexibility to suit your retirement plans.
[Text on screen: The Canada Pension Plan provides flexibility]
Narrator: For instance,
[Text on screen: SCENARIO 1]
Narrator: you can keep working when you start your CPP retirement pension.
[Text on screen: What if you continue to work after you start your CPP retirement pension?]
Narrator: If you do keep working while getting your pension, you’ll make CPP contributions from age 60 until age 65.
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[Text on screen: If you keep working while getting your pension, you’ll make CPP contributions from 60 until 65]
Narrator: These contributions result in Post-Retirement Benefits or PRBs.
[Text on screen: Contributions result in Post-Retirement Benefits]
Narrator: PRBs are automatically added to your pension and paid for the rest of your life.
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[Text on screen: Automatically added to your CPP retirement pension]
Narrator: At age 65, you have a choice to make. You can keep contributing and earning more PRBs, or decide to stop contributing.
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[Text on screen: You have a choice to make]
Narrator: At age 70, you no longer contribute.
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[Text on screen: You no longer contribute]
Narrator: Ok,
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Narrator: What if you continue to work, but delay starting your CPP retirement pension?
[Text on screen: What if you continue to work, but delay starting your CPP retirement pension?]
Narrator: This is a great option for many because the longer you wait to start your retirement pension, the larger your monthly payment will be.
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[Text on screen: The longer you wait to start, the larger your monthly payment will be]
Narrator: Whether you started receiving your pension or not, at age 70 you no longer contribute, even if you continue to work.
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[Text on screen: You no longer contribute at age 70]
Narrator: Start your pension by age 70. There’s no financial advantage in waiting longer.
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[Text on screen: Start your pension by age 70]
Narrator: To get an estimate of your monthly pension, log-in or sign-up for your My Service Canada Account. Then,
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[Text on screen: Get an estimate through your My Service Canada Account]
Narrator: use the Canadian Retirement Income Calculator to explore how your different sources of income.
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[Text on screen: Canadian Retirement Income Calculator]
Narrator: CPP, OAS, and private savings and investments, will work together to fund your retirement.
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Narrator: When you’re ready to apply, do it online at Canada.ca/cpp.
[Text on screen: For more information, visit canada.ca/cpp]
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