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Pension plan administrators need to be aware of the new guidelines on the disclosure of plan information and "related party" rules for pension fund investment issued by the OSFI....

This is an update of our original blog dated April 24, 2023. Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act...

International employee benefit trusts that hold assets for Canadian resident employees may be subject to tax in Canada.

Managing absenteeism and dealing with the associated costs are among the most difficult things employers face.

On September 9, 2015, the Nova Scotia Department of Finance and Treasury Board opened a consultation on draft Regulations for Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs).

In Christian Labour Association of Canada v. Caressant Care Nursing & Retirement Homes (D. Randall), a union filed a group grievance on behalf of a number of its members working at an Ontario

In Currie v. Nylene Canada Inc., 2022 ONCA 209, the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) dismissed the employer's appeal of a lower court decision in...

The Ontario government’s reform of the law governing pension division on marriage breakdown appears to finally be moving forward with the release of long-awaited draft regulations.

PRPPs are large-scale defined contribution plans, and work much like registered retirement savings plans.

If you are involved with the administration of an Ontario registered pension plan, you should familiarize yourself with new Ontario rules regarding pension advisory committees.

The cases of Richardson Estate v. Mew and Tower Estate v. Tower Estate considered whether a provision in a separation agreement can revoke a prior beneficiary designation.

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

Although surplus seems to be a distant memory for some, there are many plans whose funded positions have significantly improved over the last few years.

The defined benefit plan in this decision was established in 1954 and the assets of the plan were held in a trust.

Risk management is a key element in the governance of any registered pension plan.

There is a famous phrase which is particularly apt in the area of pension fund investing – "the devil is in the details".

In May 2023, the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) released a final draft of its Risk Management Guideline for pension plans.

The members of a pension plan, by the decision of a majority of them participating in a vote, may establish a PA Committee.