Evaluation of the Canada Pension Plan (Disability Component) - Final Report - September 1996

Acknowledgements

The evaluation is indebted to the individuals at the Quebec Pension Plan for their extensive assistance in the CPP/QPP comparison study, and for the information which was so graciously provided. The evaluation is also grateful to Nancy Lawand, Joan Johnson, Barbara Naegele, Alex Romaniuk of Income Security Programs Branch, and to Pierre Fortier, Rod Hagglund, Rick Morrison, Cindy Veness, Peter Wray, Joe Burpee, Gary Bagley, and Rachel St-Jean of Strategic Policy, HRDC who provided invaluable technical assistance and feedback to the evaluation effort.

The evaluation was also supported by the assistance provided by officials of public disability insurance programs in Australia, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and the United States, who provided extensive background information on public disability insurance programs.

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