The Pension Blueprint

In this episode, we sat down with Toronto Police Association President Clayton Campbell and CUPE Local 79 President Nas Yadollahi to explore how caregiving, wage gaps and career interruptions disproportionately impact women’s financial futures and how a defined benefit pension can help close the gap. They also discuss the role employers, unions and pension plans can play in helping more women build financial security for retirement. 

In this episode, we are joined by OMERS Board Director Diane Kazarian and Toronto Star investigative journalist and author Moira Welsh to explore why financial empowerment looks different for women. From career choices and caregiving to the gender pension gap, they examine why women can enter retirement with less financial security and why planning for yourself at every stage of life matters. 

For younger members, saving for the future while establishing a career and paying bills today may not feel like a priority. In this episode, two of Canada’s most trusted money voices: Rob Carrick, personal finance expert and co-host of Stress Test, The Globe and Mail’s personal finance podcast, and Shannon Lee Simmons, certified financial planner and personal finance columnist on CBC’s Metro Morning, join us to explore how to start saving, no matter where you’re beginning from. They discuss the “financial dysmorphia” created by social media, why starting small (even with $10) matters and how to save when your income is unpredictable.

What makes public service a meaningful and rewarding career? In this episode, we are joined by Domenic Maugeri, Secretary-Treasurer of CUPE Local 416; Amy Parker, Manager, Total Compensation and HR Systems, Human Resources, City of Guelph; and Wendy Stephanson, City Manager for the City of Ottawa, who explore the challenges of attracting and retaining the next generation of employees and the value of stability, purpose and a defined benefit pension.

OMERS President and CEO Blake Hutcheson returns to The Pension Blueprint to share his perspective on navigating global economic and political uncertainty, the importance of diversification and long-term thinking, and why OMERS is seeing greater investment opportunities here in Canada. He also discusses the value of a defined benefit pension in uncertain times and how OMERS remains focused on delivering its pension promise for members today and for generations to come.