The CPP retirement pension: How it works
Transcript - The CPP retirement pension: How it works
Narrator: Canadians are living longer.
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Narrator: In fact,
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Narrator: you could spend more than 30 years in retirement.
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Narrator: It's important to know how you'll fund it,
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Narrator: and how the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) retirement pension can help.
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Narrator: If you worked in Canada between the ages of 18 and 70 and you paid into the CPP,
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[Text on screen: you worked in Canada between the ages of 18 and 70]
Narrator: you're eligible for the retirement pension.
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[Text on screen: you're eligible for the retirement pension]
Narrator: The more you worked, earned, and contributed, the more you'll get.
[Text on screen: The more you worked, earned, and contributed, the more you'll get]
Narrator: The standard age to start receiving your retirement pension is 65.
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[Text on screen: The standard age to start receiving your retirement pension is 65]
Narrator: But you can choose to take it any time after you reach age 60. The later you take it, the more money you'll get each month.
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[Text on screen: The later you take it, the more money you'll get each month]
Narrator: In fact,
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Narrator: you could more than double your pension if you wait the 10 years until age 70.
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[Text on screen: You may double your pension if you wait the 10 years until age 70]
Narrator: Once you start receiving your pension, it will give you monthly payments for the rest of your life.
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[Text on screen: You'll get monthly payments for the rest of your life]
Narrator: These payments increase each year with the cost of living.
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Narrator: The CPP isn't meant to meet all your financial needs in retirement.
[Text on screen: The CPP isn't meant to meet all your financial needs in retirement]
Narrator: It works with Old Age Security to provide a modest financial base that you can build on with your savings and other income.
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[Text on screen: It works with Old Age Security to provide a modest financial base]
Narrator: So, how much will you receive from the CPP?
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Narrator: You can get an estimate of what your monthly CPP payment will be through your My Service Canada Account.
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Narrator: You can also use the Canadian Retirement Income Calculator to get an estimate of your overall retirement income.
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[Text on screen: Canadian Retirement Income Calculator]
Narrator: For more information on the CPP and to apply online, visit canada.ca/cpp.
[Text on screen: For more information, visit canada.ca/cpp]
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