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A recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision, Egan v Harbour Air Seaplanes LLP, 2024 BCCA 222, confirms that a termination provision that incorporates the requirements of the Canada Labour Code (the Code).

The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a landmark decision for employers and pension plans in Canada.

On June 17, 2019, the Department of Finance released draft legislation regarding the taxation of employee stock options.

A guideline for employers on the subject of what can and can’t be charged to a pension.

A recent decision in the Ontario Court of Appeal has made new class actions law, recognizing the right of pension administrators to use the judicial system to resolve disputes...

In a typical personal injury case, there are a number of approaches to developing the theory of economic loss and a number of assumptions are made.

On July 29, 2004 the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-awaited decision in the matter of Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Superintendent of Financial Services. This decision has major funding implications for companies with defined benefit pension plans.

Thinking about taxes can feel like a low priority in a year when so many people were forced to deal with the fallout of an economy in flux

Pursuant to draft legislation and regulations to the Excise Tax Act (ETA) that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is currently implementing as though they are in force, a "pension entity" (i.e., a trust or corporation that is governed by a registered pension plan) is a selected listed financial institution (SLFI) if the plan has members resident in both participating and non-participating HST provinces

Last week, the Ontario and federal governments released their budgets for 2012.

A spousal RRSP is simply an RRSP where you make the contributions, but the plan is in your spouse's name – that is, it's owned by your spouse.

As readers are aware, one of the highlights of the February 26, 2008 Budget was the proposal to introduce a new Tax-Free Savings Account ("TFSA").

"It's never too early to get a financial advisor," says Dawn Marchand, Chief Executive Officer of Lawyers Financial.

On May 29, 2020, the Government of Ontario enacted O. Reg 228/20, which expanded the scope of the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).

On March 13, 2020, visits were restricted in long term care homes and other residential care settings to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

The focus of U.S. litigation challenging plan investments has been 401(k) plans, but that may be changing. Defined benefit plan sponsors may have felt that they were immune to these types of claims because the funding rules require them to make up investment losses, but defined benefit plans are now becoming targets in class action litigation.

Commonly controlled trades or businesses are jointly and severally liable for pension liabilities under the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act.