Canada's Changing Retirement Patterns

This publication presents a socio-demographic profile of retirees using 1989 and 1994 General Social Survey data. Variations in retirement age are examined: that taken by retirees and that planned by people currently in the labour force. Also discussed is the return to paid work after initial retirement and the conditions governing this return. The study exposes the financial situation of retirees and analyses retirees' perception of their financial situation at the time of the survey compared to their situation twelve months before retirement.