2026 Designed for Savings: Industry Focus

In today's fierce competition for talent, a retirement plan isn't just a benefit — it's a strategic advantage. Our 2026 Designed for Savings: Industry Focus draws on Canada's largest workplace savings dataset¹ — more than 1.7 million plan members across 17 employer segments — to show how plan outcomes compare, and what the leaders are doing differently.

What you'll find in the report

• Balances are up strikingly since the 2022 data cited in our last Industry Focus report, reflecting strong market returns and continued contribution discipline.
• Industry comparisons of: participation, contributions, account balances, assets accumulated per year of service, and retirement age.
• Investments: A cross-industry view that brings together investment data such as asset breakdowns, target-date fund adoption, and equity glidepaths. 
• Expanded Small Business view — a closer look at one of the most important segments of the Canadian retirement landscape.

Built for plan-design conversations

Sector-by-sector profiles to see how plans stack up against industry peers, plus cross-industry views for those competing for talent beyond their sector. 

Read the full report for the detailed numbers and the methodology behind them.