Statistics Canada
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Table 4
Average age at time of retirement for federal public service employees and all Canadian workers by fiscal years and sex

  PSEA universe Canadian labour force
Both sexes Men Women Both sexes Men Women
Average age (years)
2000/2001 58.7 58.8 58.7 61.5 62.3 60.3
2003/2004 58.2 58.5 57.9 61.8 62.5 60.8
2006/2007 58.4 58.7 58.0 61.6 62.1 61.0
Sources: Public Service Commission, Job-based Analytical Information System and Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.