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65% of younger Canadian employees willing to switch jobs for a DB pension plan: HOOPP

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26.06.2026

Nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of Canadian employees aged younger than 35 say they’d consider changing jobs if a new employer offered a defined benefit pension plan, according to a new survey by the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan and Abacus Data.

The survey, which polled more than 2,000 workers, found 63 per cent of younger Canadians said they might relocate to another community to have access to a job with a DB pension.

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More than nine in 10 Canadians said they’d choose to pay nine per cent of their salary, with contributions matched by their employer, into a DB pension plan in exchange for........

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