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$4 billion: Estimated accumulated deficit of Quebec’s municipal pension plans

$50,000: Annual pension benefits collected by retired Montreal police and firefighters after 30 years of service (Not including Quebec Pension Plan or Old Age Security payments)

70%: Average proportion of municipal public pensions that are funded by municipalities — and, by extension, taxpayers

50%: Average proportion of private pension plans that is funded by the employer

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Less than 40%: Number of employed Quebecers who belong to a workplace pension plan

$44,500: The average working Quebecer’s annual salary

$532: Average monthly payout from the federal Old Age Security pension

$475: Average monthly payout from the Quebec Pension Plan

5.2%: Proportion of average Canadian salary paid as Quebec Pension Plan dues by current employees (was 1.8 from 1966-86 and will rise to 5.4 by 2017)