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THIS AND THAT A Look at Canada’s Retirement FORECAST It’s estimated that 65 # of people aged ≥65 surpassed # aged 0-14 in July 2015 0-14 23% of the population will be 65 or older by 2031 PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION 80 There were approximately 70 60 40 250,000 30 new retirees in 2015 50 20 10 0 1976 1986 aged ≥65 Average retirement age in 2015: Average life expectancy: (at age 65 in 2013) 22  CPABC in Focus • May/June 2016 1996 2006 2015 2031 aged 15-64 (working population) 64.1 86 62.7 88 FORECAST It is estimated that in just a few years, the annual number of new retirees will be 400,000