Creating the Canada/Quebec Pension Plans: An Historical and Political Analysis

Kristina Babich and Daniel Béland

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

Abstract: Drawing on recent historical institutionalist scholarship, this paper explores the debates leading to the enactment of the Canada/Quebec Pension Plans (C/Q.P.P.) in 1965. More specifically, this analysis underlines the respective role of and the interaction between political institutions, business and labor power, and changing ideas about the role of public and private pensions in Canada. As argued, although the ideas that guided the enactment of C/Q.P.P. stressed the key role of private benefits, the enduring weight of Canadian-style federalism mitigated the impact of interest groups, especially business organizations, on the legislative process. Overall, the paper suggests that students of social policy should pay closer attention to the interaction between political institutions, interest group mobilization, and changing ideas about the relationship between public and private benefits.

Keywords: pensions; ideas; institutions; federalism; politics; social policy; business; labor; private benefits; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H77 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2007-08
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