Table 1
Registered pension plan membership, by sector and type of plan

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Registered pension plan membership, by sector and type of plan
  20091
(number)
2010
(number)
2009 to 2010
(net change)
2009 to 2010
(% change)
All sectors: Total 6,023,741 6,065,751 42,010 0.7
Males 3,025,544 3,037,017 11,473 0.4
Females 2,998,197 3,028,734 30,537 1.0
Defined benefit plans 4,529,059 4,484,011 -45,048 -1.0
Males 2,162,425 2,124,889 -37,536 -1.7
Females 2,366,634 2,359,122 -7,512 -0.3
Defined contribution plans 961,845 969,207 7,362 0.8
Males 564,082 570,199 6,117 1.1
Females 397,763 399,008 1,245 0.3
Hybrid plans2 532,837 612,533 79,696 15.0
Males 299,037 341,929 42,892 14.3
Females 233,800 270,604 36,804 15.7
Public sector 3,084,211 3,140,965 56,754 1.8
Males 1,166,954 1,188,948 21,994 1.9
Females 1,917,257 1,952,017 34,760 1.8
Defined benefit plans 2,898,969 2,953,976 55,007 1.9
Males 1,087,751 1,110,650 22,899 2.1
Females 1,811,218 1,843,326 32,108 1.8
Defined contribution plans 143,364 151,562 8,198 5.7
Males 56,404 61,593 5,189 9.2
Females 86,960 89,969 3,009 3.5
Hybrid plans2 41,878 35,427 -6,451 -15.4
Males 22,799 16,705 -6,094 -26.7
Females 19,079 18,722 -357 -1.9
Private sector 2,939,530 2,924,786 -14,744 -0.5
Males 1,858,590 1,848,069 -10,521 -0.6
Females 1,080,940 1,076,717 -4,223 -0.4
Defined benefit plans 1,630,090 1,530,035 -100,055 -6.1
Males 1,074,674 1,014,239 -60,435 -5.6
Females 555,416 515,796 -39,620 -7.1
Defined contribution plans 818,481 817,645 -836 -0.1
Males 507,678 508,606 928 0.2
Females 310,803 309,039 -1,764 -0.6
Hybrid plans2 490,959 577,106 86,147 17.5
Males 276,238 325,224 48,986 17.7
Females 214,721 251,882 37,161 17.3
1.
Data for the public and private sectors for 2009 have been revised.
2.
Included in this category are registered pension plans having a defined benefits and defined contribution components.
Note(s): 
Related CANSIM table 280-0016.