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Understanding Employment Participation of Older Workers: The Canadian Perspective

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  • Alain Bélanger
  • Yves Carrière
  • Patrick Sabourin

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Canada is expecting rapid population aging over the coming decades, a fact that has led many observers to question the sustainability of its pension systems. The effects of population aging, however, could be mitigated by an extension of the working life. This article presents the results of a critical review of Canadian knowledge about the determinants of retirement age and labour-market participation of older workers. The determinants are grouped under ten "domains" covering micro, meso, and macro levels: labour market, legislation, financial factors, social position, domestic domain, human resource management, work-related factors, health, work ability, and motivation.

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  • Alain Bélanger & Yves Carrière & Patrick Sabourin, 2016. "Understanding Employment Participation of Older Workers: The Canadian Perspective," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 42(1), pages 94-109, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:42:y:2016:i:1:p:94-109
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2015-042
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    1. Martine Lagacé & Anna Rosa Donizzetti & Lise Van de Beeck & Caroline D. Bergeron & Philippe Rodrigues-Rouleau & Audrey St-Amour, 2022. "Testing the Shielding Effect of Intergenerational Contact against Ageism in the Workplace: A Canadian Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-14, April.
    2. Sylvie St-Onge & Marie-Ève Beauchamp Legault, 2022. "What Can Motivate Me to Keep Working? Analysis of Older Finance Professionals’ Discourse Using Self-Determination Theory," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-16, January.

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