Most Canadians don’t plan to retire: survey

And I thought I was the only one. …

What used to be called retirement will be just another day at the office for more than a third of Canadians, who say they’ll need to keep working to pay the bills, a survey suggests.

The survey conducted by Harris/Decima on behalf of Scotiabank indicates nearly 70 per cent of Canadians plan to work after retirement.

People cited different reasons for staying in the workforce. Seventy-two per cent said they want to remain mentally active, and 57 per cent want to stay socially active. Thirty-eight per cent of those surveyed said they’ll be working out of financial necessity. …

CBC

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