coverage to other groups, such as students and occasional workers, did not have broad support. Some provincial jurisdictions had implemented legislative and regulatory changes to ensure equal treatment for part-time and full-time employees. 48. The pension system in Canada included both public and private provisions in addition to the Old Age Security Programme, which was universal and non-contributory. The public pension plan, to which contributions were mandatory, covered virtually all employed and self-employed women and men between 18 and 70 years of age. Only 37 per cent of employed females, as compared with 52.3 per cent of employed males, were covered by employer-sponsored plans, a ratio that had improved over the past decade as employers had begun to provide a fuller range of benefits. Canada also offered plans that encouraged saving for retirement through tax breaks; approximately 19 per cent of all individuals filing tax returns contributed to those plans. 49. The principle of equal pay for work of equal value was being applied in the federal Public Service. A detailed study of jobs within the Public Service had been carried out to determine whether any of the female-dominated categories had been underpaid by comparison with male-dominated categories. In January 1990, equal pay adjustments had been announced which would affect some 68,000 public servants, most of them women. I. • • Article 12 CEDAW/C/SR.l67 English Page 11 (Ms. Stanley. Canada) 50. In Novemb~r 1989, Bill C-43 on abortion had been introduced in the House of Commons. It was currently before a legislative committee and had not yet become law. The bill established that the decision to have an abortion was a medical decision to be made between a woman and her doctor. It affirmed a woman's entitlement to abortion on health grounds, understood as including physical, mental and psychological health. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the social and economic conditions of women in Canada, particularly in the context of employment, pension plans, and reproductive rights. It discusses the equality of pay for work of equal value, the coverage of pension plans, and the introduction of a bill on abortion. These topics suggest that the text is related to the issues of employment and social welfare.

**Category**
Employment, Health