In March, April and May 2010, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (hereinafter the Committee) held hearings on the topic of Canada’s retirement income system, during which testimony was received about the need for reform of the current system, Canada’s system in an international perspective, and each of the three “pillars” of the retirement income system. Presentations were also made about health and welfare trusts. This report summarizes the main points of the testimony presented to the Committee by witnesses, either in person or in the form of a written brief.