Giving Canadians more opportunity to remain in the workforce longer will benefit both the economy and the workers themselves. If Canadians continue to retire early, population ageing will lead to a pronounced slowdown in labour force growth and hence to weaker economic growth. There is a human dimension as well – many older Canadians would prefer to remain in paid employment for longer if the appropriate policies and workplace practices were in place. Part of the OECD series on Ageing and Employment Policies, the OECD’s report on Canada outlines the main barriers to employment facing older workers, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers and policy recommendations for further action by the Canadian government, employers, trade unions and older workers themselves.Recommendations for reformThe OECD’s report notes that Canada is better placed to meet the challenges of population ageing, than many other OECD countries. First, Canada’s population is not expected to age as rapidly or as extensively as in Japan and many European countries. Second, past reform has strengthened the financial sustainability of public expenditures on old-age pensions. Third, the labour market situation of older Canadians has improved considerably in recent years.Nevertheless, the OECD

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