EDMONTON — A report from Canada’s chief actuary suggests Alberta would not be entitled to more than half of the Canada Pension Plan’s assets that the province has argued it should get if it were to leave the investment fund. The chief actuary’s paper, published Friday, says the calculation that claims Alberta should get 53 […]
The main conceptual idea of the article is that Canada's chief actuary disputes Alberta's claim to a substantial portion of Canada Pension Plan (CPP) assets in case of secession. Alberta's government had commissioned a report suggesting they were entitled to 53% of CPP assets, worth $334 billion. The chief actuary, however, disagrees with this calculation, aligning with a previous estimate by a university professor that places Alberta's share at 20-25%.
