What It Really Takes to Have $8,000 a Month in Retirement in Canada

Want more from me? Join the free Sunday letter: https://cpamoneymentor.com/moneyletter/ Why do two people both aiming for $8,000 monthly retirement income need vastly different nest eggs? It comes down to structure. Many Canadians assume there is one magic number, but the reality of your retirement income depends on how you build your plan. It is not just about investment returns. We look at the specific impact of your CPP benefits and the tax consequences of your RRIF withdrawals. Proper retirement planning requires understanding how these pieces fit together to ensure your Canadian retirement lasts. I also work with people one-on-one: advice-only, no commissions, all online across Canada. See how at https://cpamoneymentor.com/ CHAPTERS: 0:00 The True Cost of Your Retirement Income 1:59 Calculating the Guaranteed Income Floor 4:34 The Impact of Spending Down Your Portfolio 7:43 Tax Efficiency and Household Income Splitting 12:10 Navigating the Bridge Years Before CPP 💡 RELATED VIDEOS: The Pension Mistake Almost Every Canadian ... Retirement Planning 📌 ABOUT THIS CHANNEL: I'm Toyin, a CPA and financial planner helping Canadians navigate retirement planning with clear, practical advice. Subscribe for weekly videos on Canadian personal finance, retirement strategies, tax planning, and wealth building. --- ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: I'm Toyin Okezie-Mba, a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, Ontario) and CFP® candidate. CPA Money Mentor is an educational channel for a Canadian audience — it is not financial, investment, tax, retirement, insurance, or legal advice, and watching it does not create a professional relationship between us. I'm not a registered investment adviser or dealer, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any specific security or product. Everything is general information based on Canadian rules at the time of recording. Laws and tax rules change, and the right answer for you depends on facts I don't know. Please consult a qualified professional licensed in your province before acting on anything you see here. When a video includes a sponsorship, paid partnership, or affiliate link, it will be clearly disclosed in the video and at the top of this description. Past performance never guarantees future results, and all investing carries risk of loss. For financial planning services, a separate written engagement with Steadypace Inc. (operating as CPA Money Mentor) is required. RESOURCES: Household spending by age (55-64: $108,221/yr. 65+: $78,499/yr, of which $53,188 is actual spending) Statistics Canada, Survey of Household Spending 2023, Table 11-10-0227-01 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/... CPP at 65: maximum $1,507.65/mo, average for new beneficiaries $877.01/mo (April 2026) https://www.canada.ca/en/services/ben... OAS payment amounts, ages 65 to 74, re-indexed quarterly https://www.canada.ca/en/services/ben... OAS recovery tax: $93,454 on 2025 income, 15 cents per dollar over https://www.canada.ca/en/services/ben... Pension income splitting, up to 50% of eligible pension income, Form T1032 https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agen... Age amount 2026: $9,208, reduced 15 cents per dollar of net income over $46,432 https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agen... 2026 federal and provincial tax brackets, used for the tax comparison https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agen... © 2026 CPA Money Mentor. All rights reserved.