Tom Kent thought a lot about how Canadians should live. As policy adviser to Liberal prime minister Lester B. Pearson he contributed his ideas to the construction of the Canadian welfare state. After leaving government, he worked on policy issues for the rest of his life, chairing a Royal Commission on Newspapers, editing Policy Options, and writing about social policy for the Caledon Institute.
Established by an Act of Parliament under the government of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) has been in operation since January 1, 1966.
Originally, the CPP was intended to disburse benefits if a contributor were to become disabled, or to the family of a deceased contributor. Contemporarily, the CPP remains a contributory, income-based social insurance program.
Together, the CPP and Old Age Security (OAS) constitute two major components of Canada’s income retirement system.
To date, Quebec remains the only Canadian province to have opted out of the CPP. Alternatively, the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) serves as the province’s equivalent to the CPP.
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