A brand new ballot from Leger suggests Albertans are cooling down on the considered a possible provincial pension plan.
The info, launched Monday, says assist for the province to separate from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) in favour of an Alberta Pension Plan (APP) is down 5 factors since October, principally because of a lower in assist amongst United Conservative Get together (UCP) supporters.
Sixty-nine per cent of Albertans say they’re aware of the proposed plan to withdraw from the CPP and create a provincial pension plan, which is down barely from October’s knowledge.
Leger says general, Albertans are much less knowledgeable on the UCP’s plans for pensions than they had been three months in the past.
This may be a contributing issue to decrease assist ranges, particularly amongst UCP voters.
Greater than half — 52 per cent — of respondents stated they don’t assume Alberta ought to ditch the CPP, up from 48 % in October and 54 per cent final April.
The overwhelming majority of respondents additionally say CPP is or shall be an essential a part of their retirement.
In each October 2023 and January 2024 knowledge collections, greater than three-quarters of these surveyed stated this was the case.
Greater than half of individuals additionally say they know the way a lot they may obtain from their federal pension plan.
CPP funds ought to be distributed equitably to all Canadians is a sentiment held by almost three-quarters of respondents, however that quantity decreases when requested if provinces who commit extra to the CPP ought to get a better CPP fee — 56 per cent imagine that ought to be the case.
In December, Alberta Pension Plan Report engagement panel chair Jim Dinning, introduced additional consultations on the topic could be paused till the federal authorities returned with a tough quantity on how a lot the province could be entitled to ought to it go away the CPP.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith beforehand claimed the province could be entitled to about $334 billion.
