Case Study · Financial Products & Retirement
$5.8 Billion in Pension Benefits Supporting Retirees and Communities in British Columbia
BCI's 2024 ecosystem was assessed across pension and insurance benefit payments, investment operations and wages to understand how those financial flows support people and communities.
Headline finding
$5.8B pension benefits
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) · 2025
What the Work Shows
The wider BCI ecosystem supported $24.4 billion in GDP and 225,800 jobs in British Columbia in 2024. Pension payments accounted for 36.5% of the GDP support and 37.1% of the jobs supported, while the benefits reached communities across the province, including rural and remote regions.
Pension benefits are household income streams as well as financial liabilities. Following where those payments go shows how retirement security supports local spending, employment and economic resilience.
A Connected View of Value
The analysis follows consequences through the people affected, compares outcomes across plausible alternatives, and keeps economic, fiscal and wellbeing effects connected rather than reporting each in isolation.
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