Hopes to set groundwork at meeting of provincial counterparts Monday
In a letter to provincial finance ministers, released today, Flaherty said he hoped to make progress toward the introduction of "pooled registered pension plans" or PRPPs.
"With respect to retirement income, I hope we will be able to agree on a framework for pooled registered pension plans," he wrote.
The defined contribution plans would be administered by a third party, likely a financial institution, and would allow small businesses that otherwise could not afford their own plan to offer a retirement savings vehicle to employees. Self-employed workers would also have easier access to a private pension plan under the proposal.
The plan would require a high level of provincial and federal regulatory harmonization in order to work, said Flaherty.
