Canadians aren’t spending as many years in retirement as they used to | Page 898 | Unpublished
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Author: Frederick Vettese
Publication Date: April 14, 2026 - 14:57

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Canadians aren’t spending as many years in retirement as they used to

April 14, 2026

This chart is about “retirement period” – the length of time from when we retire to when we die. You might think that this period is constantly rising as our life expectancy increases. But that’s not the case. The chart below shows how the average retirement period of Canadians has changed over time.



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