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TORONTO—About 100 Ontario companies are expressing “serious reservations” about the new provincial pension plan and its impact on jobs and the economy.
Employers including Maple Leaf Foods, Ford of Canada, Magna International, IBM and Union Gas signed a letter of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce urging the government to quickly clarify some details of the new pension plan.
The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan will require mandatory contributions from employers and workers at any company that does not already offer a workplace pension. Companies will have to pay premiums of 1.9 per cent for each employee, up to $1,643 a year, and workers will pay an equal amount.
The Chamber of Commerce says the economic impact of the provincial pension remains the primary concern of employers, warning that 44 per cent of its members say they will reduce their payroll or hire fewer workers.
The Liberal government is required to provide a cost-benefit analysis of the plan by the end of the year.
“We strongly encourage the government to beat that deadline and release the results of its analysis before moving forward with further decisions on ORPP design parameters,” wrote Chamber president and CEO Allan O’Dette.
TORONTO—About 100 Ontario companies are expressing “serious reservations” about the new provincial pension plan and its impact on jobs and the economy.
Employers including Maple Leaf Foods, Ford of Canada, Magna International, IBM and Union Gas signed a letter of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce urging the government to quickly clarify some details of the new pension plan.
The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan will require mandatory contributions from employers and workers at any company that does not already offer a workplace pension. Companies will have to pay premiums of 1.9 per cent for each employee, up to $1,643 a year, and workers will pay an equal amount.
The Chamber of Commerce says the economic impact of the provincial pension remains the primary concern of employers, warning that 44 per cent of its members say they will reduce their payroll or hire fewer workers.
The Liberal government is required to provide a cost-benefit analysis of the plan by the end of the year.
“We strongly encourage the government to beat that deadline and release the results of its analysis before moving forward with further decisions on ORPP design parameters,” wrote Chamber president and CEO Allan O’Dette.
