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Trajectoires de fin de carrière et transitions à la retraite au Québec selon le type de travailleur

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  • Nicholas-James Clavet
  • Loïc Courtemanche
  • Raquel Fonseca

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This study examines retirement‑transition behavior among Quebecers aged 55 to 74, separately by sex and worker type (employees versus self‑employed). We estimate multinomial logit models using Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD) to quantify the determinants of these behaviors. Results indicate that moves between worker types after age 55 are rare, and transitions between employment statuses almost always lead toward retirement. Many Quebecers, however, extend their careers via part‑time work, sometimes for more than five years. These pathways—sharply differentiated by sex, worker type, and time since immigration—suggest that promoting continued reduced work supported by partial pensions is more realistic than expecting fully retired individuals to return to full‑time employment. Cette étude examine les comportements de transition à la retraite des Québécois âgés de 55 à 74 ans, séparément selon le sexe et le type de travailleur (salarié ou autonome). Des modèles logistiques multinomiaux sont estimés à partir de la Banque de données administratives longitudinales (DAL) afin de quantifier les facteurs déterminants de ces comportements. Les résultats indiquent que les passages d’un type de travail à l’autre sont rares après 55 ans. Les passages entre les statuts d’emploi se font presque toujours vers la retraite. De nombreux Québécois prolongent néanmoins leur carrière sous forme d’emploi à temps partiel, parfois pendant plus de cinq ans. Ces trajectoires, fortement différenciées selon le sexe, le type de travailleur et la durée depuis l’immigration, suggèrent qu’il est plus réaliste d’encourager la poursuite d’un travail réduit appuyé par des rentes partielles que de miser sur un retour à l’emploi complet des retraités.

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  • Nicholas-James Clavet & Loïc Courtemanche & Raquel Fonseca, 2026. "Trajectoires de fin de carrière et transitions à la retraite au Québec selon le type de travailleur," CIRANO Working Papers 2026s-08, CIRANO.
  • Handle: RePEc:cir:cirwor:2026s-08
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    JEL classification:

    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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