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Many provisions for spousal support, whether originating from a Separation Agreement or a Court Order, provide that there can be an Application for a variation of the quantum...

One common possible material change in circumstance is the retirement of the payor spouse.

On March 5, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada denied with costs the plan members’ application for leave to appeal from the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in "Dana P. Cousins et al. v. Attorney General of Canada et al., more commonly known as the “Marine Atlantic”" case.

The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Sutherland v. Hudson’s Bay Company has confirmed that the principles regarding entitlement to surplus on plan termination established by the Supreme Court of Canada back in 1994 still apply.

On October 19, 2016, the federal government introduced Bill C-27 which, if passed, will permit federally-regulated employers to establish single-employer and multi-employer target benefit plans.

On April 27, 2017, the Government of Ontario put forward its 2017 Budget and introduced legislation – Bill 127, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and repeal various statutes – to implement the measures contained in the Budget.

In less than a year, the new Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) is set to be in place for certain employers.

In less than a year, the new Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) is set to be in place for certain employers.

On May 28, 2020, the federal government released regulations making good on its promise to lift the requirement for federally regulated employers to make solvency special payments to their DB pension plans.

The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a contributory social program whereby Canadian workers, employees, and self-employed individuals, contribute a percentage of their paycheque into a larger fund...

The employee worked as an auto glass installer from 2000 until 2012 when he left work for rotator cuff surgery.

Ontario’s Divisional Court has decided that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act’s age cut-off for loss of earnings benefits for older workers did not violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

On December 9, 2009, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 236, an Act to amend the "Pension Benefits Act" ("PBA"), introducing significant changes for the first time in over 20 years.

Much attention has been given recently to the Digital Privacy Act and the changes that will come into force later this year under PIPEDA in respect of mandatory breach reporting and recordkeeping.

Where once builders produced retirement residences that were sterile and devoid of personality, Ger has responded to these changes by building retirement properties that are communities where people want to spend their time...

Today it seems wherever you turn you find governance as a topical issue. A few short years ago, governance was a subject confined to the discussions of academics and theorists. Today, the headlines are crowded with stories based on governance, or more correctly, the failure of governance systems. The Enron spectacle and the avalanche of corporate scandals that followed have guaranteed that governance is not merely a "flavour of the month" fascination, destined to become a footnote in t

Here is our first issue of the Pension Alert in 2008. This issue contains a list of anticipated changes or developments to watch out for in 2008.

The Canadian Securities Administrators staff have issued Staff Notice 51 – 314 <I>Retirement Benefits Disclosure</I> providing guidelines for disclosure of retirement benefits. The Staff Notice indicates that a number of issuers are presently considering providing enhanced disclosure on retirement benefits payable to executives, which goes beyond that which is required under current securities law requirements.