We're giving you the tools to take action

Together, we can call on federal leaders to make Old Age Security (OAS) responsible, modern, and fair. Our win-win reform plan will yield the biggest boost to affordability in a generation by:

Giving the lowest income seniors a big enough boost to lift them out of poverty 

AND

Investing more in income and housing security for young and working age Canadians

ALL WITH

No new fees or taxes

The principle behind our plan is simple: cash benefits should be based on need, not age. 

We're calling on retired couples with $182,000 incomes to take slightly less from OAS. Right now, they can get the full $18,000 annual taxpayer-funded subsidy — and even some with millions in assets receive support. Yet 400,000 seniors live in poverty, and three-quarters of young people are exhausted by rising costs, together with the weight of unemployment, student debt, and housing costs that have surged far beyond earnings.

OAS isn’t the Canada Pension Plan. Retirees aren’t simply receiving back what they contributed. The rising cost of OAS is paid by today’s shrinking pool of working-age taxpayers — many of whom earn less than the financially secure retirees they’re subsidizing. Median family income is just over $74,000, while OAS benefits don’t begin to phase out until $182,000 for retired couples.

Now is the time to act. Eliminating seniors’ poverty and growing housing and income security for young and working age people should take priority over sending $14 billion in annual subsidies to 1.5 million retirees with six-figure incomes.

Our toolkit will help you urge politicians to support OAS reform, and start conversations in your community, online, and with public and elected officials. Most of all, it will help you remind people that changing outdated policies isn't radical — it's responsible. At a time of disruption and uncertainty, it's critical to make sure we spend in ways that help the most.