Do single people end up subsidizing couples in retirement?

Do single people end up subsidizing couples in retirement?

Open this photo in gallery: At age 60, about 40 per cent of Canadians don’t have a common-law partner or spouse (39 per cent of men are single, and 41 per cent of women). Census data tells us that an increasing number of Canadians are living alone, without a common-law partner or spouse, at all stages of life – including retirement.

This finding is backed up by Canada Pension Plan (CPP) statistics which estimate that at age 60, about 40 per cent of Canadians don’t have a common-law partner or spouse (39 per cent of men are single, and 41 […]

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