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Quebecers have the lowest retirement savings goals in Canada — but even though they plan to save less money for retirement, they’re not any more confident about reaching those goals than other Canadians, a new survey conducted for RBC suggests.

Quebecers surveyed believe they need to have savings of $427,000 in order to have a “comfortable financial future.” That’s compared with $1.07 million in British Columbia, the province with the highest “nest egg amount.”

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Survey respondents in Ontario said they believe they need a “nest egg amount” of $872,000. The national average was $787,000.

Just how much someone needs to save depends on their retirement goals, said Brigitte Felx, a financial planner at RBC.

Someone who plans to spend their retirement living in an apartment in Montreal won’t need to save as much as someone who plans to travel frequently, she said.

Even though Quebecers have a smaller financial goal than many other Canadians, only 14 per cent of respondents from the province said they were very confident they would reach their goal, below the 16 per cent national average.