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CAAT Pension Plan Launches GROWTHplus Investment Account

New solution to strengthen long-term savings while boosting employers’ total rewards package Toronto, October 1, 2024 – CAAT Pension Plan ("the Plan"), one of Canada's fastest-growing pension plans...

GROWTHplus Plan amendment

The CAAT Pension Plan Text was amended, effective August 1, 2024, to support the launch of GROWTHplus. As of October 1, 2024, eligible CAAT members can initiate deposits by transferring-in...

Ontario Native Women’s Association joins CAAT’s DBplus

Toronto, September 9, 2024 – CAAT Pension Plan ("the Plan"), one of Canada's fastest-growing defined benefit (DB) pension plans, is pleased to announce the Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) is providing around 200 employees across the province with secure, stable lifetime retirement income through DBplus.

CAAT Pension Plan Appoints Jillian Kennedy as Chief Strategy Offi...

New addition to the Plan’s Senior Executive Team to support CAAT’s commitment to increasing pension coverage in Canada.

CAAT Pension Plan Reaches 100,000-Member Milestone

Plan membership has more than doubled since the launch of DBplus in 2018

CAAT Pension Plan Announces Strong Growth Results for 2023

The Plan continues to see growth in assets, employers, members and investment returns TORONTO, April 18, 2024 — CAAT Pension Plan ("the Plan"), one of Canada's fastest-growing modern pension plans, is...

CAAT Pension Plan Announces Strong Funding Status and Assets Unde...

The Plan saw significant growth in membership and participating employers across Canada in 2023 Toronto, March 28, 2024 – CAAT Pension Plan ("the Plan"), one of Canada's fastest-growing defined...

Group of Canadian Energy Sector Companies Give Workers Retirement...

Toronto, March 18, 2024 – Employees of Candu Energy Inc., Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), and Global First Power have joined CAAT Pension Plan to receive lifetime retirement income through its...

Woodbridge Foam joins CAAT Pension Plan and DBplus

Unionized members and Woodbridge Foam reach a mutually beneficial agreement to provide a valuable defined benefit pension

CAAT Pension Plan Responds to Resurgence of Workplace Pension Pla...

February 22, 2024 (Toronto, ON) – CAAT Pension Plan (‘CAAT’) is pleased to announce the promotion of two senior executives to meet the demand for its open, modern defined benefit (DB) plan...

Providing lifetime retirement income plans can help employers in ...

CAAT Pension Plan releases white paper on the business benefits of better pensions

CAAT Pension Plan Launches First-of-its-Kind Recruitment Toolkit ...

The toolkit is designed to help employers win the Marathon for Talent in Canada

Better pensions needed to create a better Canada

Published in June 2023, the Canadian Public Pension Leadership Council (CPPLC) released its report The Pensions Canadians Want: Perceptions of Retirement (2016-2022), which found that Canadians...

Stephen Poloz on why defined benefit pensions could see a renaiss...

Stephen Poloz, former Bank of Canada governor and author of The Next Age of Uncertainty, wrote an Op-Ed in The Globe and Mail about the necessity of defined benefit pension plans and greater...

CAAT statement RE Ontario Infrastructure Bank

We welcome the news that the Ontario government is creating the Ontario Infrastructure Bank (OIB).