Sentences with phrase «canadian earning a raise»

A quarter century of progress has resulted in the average Canadian earning a raise equivalent to the cost of a family night out once a year at Swiss Chalet.

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According to the Growing Gap, a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, «In 2004, the richest 10 per cent of families raising children earned 82 times more than the poorest 10 per cent — almost triple the ratio of 1976, when they earned 31 times more.»

Some of the paper covers territory long ago identified by Canadian retirement guru Malcolm Hamilton, who repeatedly argued that many retirees would need to replace closer to 50 % of their working income than the 70 or 80 % the financial industry portrays — just because many costs disappear later in life: mortgage payments, raising and educating children, commuting and clothing costs, and even retirement saving itself and the high taxes that accompany high earning.

Throughout the book you'll meet fellow Canadians who all struggle with the demands of life (raising kids, paying down debt, earning more income) while finding a multitude of ways of making retirement savings a reality.