The Integration of Occupational Pension Regulations: Lessons for Canada

Martin Hering and Michael Kpessa

Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers from McMaster University

Abstract: Is the integration of occupational pension regulations across the Canadian provinces feasible? In this paper, we assess the proposal for harmonization made by the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) by comparing it to the EU’s successful integration of member states’ pension regulations. We argue that CAPSA’s initiative failed both because regulatory diversity was defined as a fundamental problem and because the regulations that serve social policy goals were not protected from integration. We suggest that occupational pension integration in Canada would be feasible if provincial governments largely excluded rules on benefits and relied primarily on the mutual recognition of regulations.

Keywords: occupational pensions; regulation; agenda-setting; problem definition; Canada; European Union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D02 D70 G23 G28 H10 J26 J38 J58 L38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2007-05
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