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The long-awaited report by the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions, A Fine Balance: Safe Pensions, Affordable, Fair Rules, was released on November 20, 2008.

On November 30, 2023, the federal government introduced Bill C-59, Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill C-59), which included proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act...

The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in "Re Indalex".

Similar to corporate governance, good retirement plan governance is designed to ensure that the retirement plan is operating well and paying the benefits it promised to its members.

The August 7, 2009 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Kerry decision relating to pension plans essentially upholds the findings of the Ontario Court of Appeal from 2007.

On January 21, 2011, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) issued a Guide to Intervention for Federally Regulated Private Pension Plans.

On January 21, 2011, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) issued a Guide to Intervention for Federally Regulated Private Pension Plans.

The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate has caught the administrators of pension plans governed by the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario) by surprise.

On December 1, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada (the "SCC") agreed to hear an appeal of the landmark Ontario Court of Appeal decision in the restructuring proceedings of Indalex Limited ("Indalex") under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.

The federal government is looking to update the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 with the intention to help plan sponsors locate lost beneficiaries and simplify plan wind ups.

The Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") recently revisited its position on the application of the quantitative limits applicable under pension laws.

Through the Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans Act, the Québec government aimed at making sure all workers who did not participate in a RSP plan at their workplace had the opportunity to do so.

Grey divorce—separation after age 50—is becoming increasingly common in Canada, bringing complex legal and financial challenges that differ significantly from traditional divorces. With retirement savings, pension division, and long-term financial stability at stake, understanding your legal rights and options is crucial when navigating a late-life separation.

In their complaint, the plaintiffs allege that the DOL lacked jurisdiction to make the Fiduciary Rule which they say will harm, rather than protect, retirement investors.

In the recent case of Trachy v. BMO Nesbitt Burns [2019] QCCS 213, the children of the deceased took the position that the balance of a life income fund, an amount of $1.5 million, devolved to them as part of the mass of an estate, ...

Each year, Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) holders must withdraw a required minimum amount, which is then taxed as income in the year of withdrawal.

Businesses in the trucking industry may soon face increased scrutiny from the Federal Government respecting the classification of drivers as independent contractors