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How Your CPP, OAS and Social Security Raises Are Calculated

OAS rises 1.4% on October 1. The 2027 Social Security COLA lands October 14. Three government pensions, three completely different indexing formulas — here's the arithmetic behind each, from the primary sources.

The 2026 Return Assumptions Professional Planners Use

FP Canada's 2026 Projection Assumption Guidelines trimmed equity return assumptions across the board. Here are the exact numbers planners now use — and how to pressure-test your own plan against them.