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As we approach the end of the year, owners of private companies often ask, "If I need to take money out of my corporation, should I pay myself a bonus or a dividend?"

You've probably heard the rule of thumb: younger investors should focus on stocks to grow their savings, while those nearing retirement should tilt towards bonds for the regular income they pay.

There have been many legislative and regulatory changes across Canada for pension plan administrators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federal government has introduced legislation to implement some of the proposals contained in its pension reform package released in October 2009.

The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (the ORPP), will be a provincially-managed plan that, like the Canada Pension Plan, will be funded by equal co-contributions from both employers and employees.

The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (the ORPP), will be a provincially-managed plan that, like the Canada Pension Plan, will be funded by equal co-contributions from both employers and employees.

In my August 17, 2016 post, I summarized Ontario's recent changes to the Pension Benefits Act and Regulation that require a pension plan's statement of investment policies...

Due to COVID-19, our Blakes annual fall seminar has moved to a webcast series.

This is our first post (in a four-part series) where we address common myths associated with target benefit plans and defined benefit pension plans.

In an earlier post, I provided an overview of the different ways that some plan sponsors are looking to exit the defined benefit (DB) world.

The federal government introduced the concept of the pooled registered pension plan in late 2011 through Bill C-25, the Pooled Registered Pension Plan Act, aimed to provide a "low cost" and accessible retirement savings vehicle for Canadians who do not currently participate in an employer sponsored pension plan.

Staffing agencies (as well as Employment Agencies, Temporary Labour, Placement Agencies and other similar entities – "Agencies") play a growing role in connecting businesses with Canadian workers...

"A pure heart and an empty head are not enough." This is a quote from an early case defining the scope of ERISA fiduciary liability.

With rising interest rates, companies with defined benefit (DB) pension plans may find themselves in the enviable position of having a large pension surplus.

As described in CRA publication T4041(E) Rev.20, an RCA is a plan or an arrangement under which an employer, former employer, and in some cases an employee makes contributions to a person or partnership, ...

In King Day Holdings Ltd. v. The Owners, Strata Plan LMS3851, the general rule that strata owners are "all in it together" gave way to fairness considerations...

On April 8, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provided updates on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (the "Subsidy").