Recently released figures show Prairie residents are the most satisfied in Canada with how their retirement savings are shaping up.  Forty-five per cent say they're satisfied, which is 13 points higher than the national average. The regional numbers are part of the Sun Life Financial Un-retirement Index, and they also show the expected retirement age in the Prairie region is around 67, a year earlier than the national average.

 

Sun Life Financial Senior Vice-President Kevin Strain says the survey finds the closer you get to traditional retirement age, the farther your retirement date gets pushed back.



Strain, adds people in this region are the most likely to say they'll keep working past age 65 because they want to.



The survey, conducted by Ipsos-Reid, shows British Columbians expect to work the longest, an average is age 69. In Quebec, it’s 65-and-a-half, 66 in Atlantic Canada, and in Ontario and Alberta it’s 68-and-a-half. The survey also found three-quarters of Manitoba and Saskatchewan adults have access to a group retirement plan, either their own or through their spouse - that’s by far the highest in Canada.