Pension obligations for 83 of the largest 100 Canadian companies traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange exceeded pension assets by a total of C$25 billion ($21.45 billion) as of December 31, 2005, according to Towers Perrin’s sixth annual review of defined benefit pension plan financial disclosures. The median defined benefit pension deficit for these companies was C$67 million last year, compared with a C$38 million ($31.6 million) median deficit in 2004, according to Business Insurance. The average cash contribution to pension plans by these companies last year was C$72 million ($61.8 million), up from C$59 million in 2004.
Canadian Pension Funds Still Badly In The Red, Says Business Insurance
Pension obligations for 83 of the largest 100 Canadian companies traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange exceeded pension assets by a total of C$25 billion ($21.45 billion) as of December 31, 2005, according to Towers Perrin's sixth annual review of