Ontario Pension Board

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Ontario Pension Board
Company type Private
Industry Pension fund
Founded1920s
Headquarters,
Canada
Total assets C$31 billion [1] (Dec 31, 2020)
Website www.opb.ca

The Ontario Pension Board in Canada is an independent organization responsible for administering defined-benefit pensions for certain employees of the provincial government and its agencies, boards, and commissions. [1]

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History

Ontario Pension Board was established in the early 1920s. [1] [2]

Organization

The plan administers the pensions for some 44,000 members, and it pays pensions to about 39,000 retired members (and 6,600 deferred retirees). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "OPB History". Opb.ca. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. "Ontario Pension Board". PitchBook. Retrieved 2021-12-02.