Canadians are struggling to save for retirement, with many planning to push back the next phase of their life amid inflation and higher interest rates, according to a new survey from the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan.
“With a prolonged period of rising inflation and interest rates, Canadians of all ages are finding it much harder to save for retirement, and specifically the older age group that really should be looking forward to retirement,” said Ivana Zanardo, head of plan services at HOOPP.
Inflation has been slowly cooling in recent months, but at 4.4 percent in April year over year it’s still more than double the central bank’s target rate of two percent. The Bank of Canada last week raised its overnight rate to 4.75 percent after several straight months of holding it steady, citing the risk of sticky inflation….