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Case studies

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Learn how employers benefit from joining DBplus

At CAAT Pension Plan, we pride ourselves on working with employers simply and efficiently. We now have members across Canada from nine industries and have support and participation from 14 different unions and member associations. With over 63,000 members on the plan, discover how we've transitioned other organizations onto DBplus.

Merger helps national employer cost-effectively secure and simplify pensions

Postmedia Network’s workforce was covered by a mix of defined benefit (DB), defined contribution (DC) and Group RRSP programs, and the organization was searching for ways to cost-effectively secure past DB benefits, create efficiencies and have all employees participate in a common and valuable pension program, while reducing risks and managing costs.

Learn why employees voted 99% in favour of a merger with the CAAT Plan.

A successful and complex multi-plan merger with a public company

Torstar Corporation was searching for ways to manage pension balance sheet volatility, while still providing secure and valuable defined pension benefits. – The company wanted to replicate all past Torstar DB benefits, plus provide valuable conditional inflation protection increases in retirement.

Discover why our jointly sponsored pension plan eliminated Torstar's risks

B.C.-based non-profit replaces RRSP savings program with a secure defined benefit plan

As an advocate for defined benefit pension plans, SHARE wanted to provide the same options to their employees – and DBplus allowed a highly valuable DB plan at the same employer cost of its prior program.

Learn how employees were able to 'trade up' to a DB plan with no additional cost to SHARE

Family-run business seeks out a retirement plan for its employees

Karl Klos was exploring the option of a Group RRSP program for his 12-employee firm when he was introduced to CAAT’s DBplus plan design. As a smaller employer, it would be challenging and expensive for Klos to offer their own DB plan – but DBplus allowed access at an affordable, fixed cost.