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Pension Reform Across Canada
Roundup of Recent Legislative Reform Announcements & Developments

Pension Reform Overview
Caroline Helbronner
Time: 8:09 min.

A quick overview of the key issues and changes for pension plan sponsors, plan administrators and employers.

Surplus Sharing
Elizabeth Boyd
Time: 6:08 min.

Bill 236 speaks to surplus sharing agreements and how surplus may be withdrawn on full and partial plan wind-ups based on an agreement or employer entitlement to the surplus.


Restructuring Pension Plans – Asset Transfers
Jeremy Forgie
Time: 14:06 min.

Bill 236 contains new measures intended to streamline the transfer of assets between plans in sale of business transactions and plan mergers.

Pension Plan Wind-ups
Kathryn Bush
Time: 7:29 min.

Bill 236 tackles the thorny issue of partial plan wind-ups.

Regulatory Oversight & Plan Administration Issues
Jeff Sommers
10:42 min.

Bill 236 contains new measures designed to enhance regulatory oversight, grants the Superintendent authority to approve arrangements and proposals for insolvent employers, and contains a number of changes affecting plan administration.

Plan Communications & Record-Keeping
Randy Bauslaugh
Time: 8:34 min.

Bill 236 introduces changes relating to advisory committees, notice of plan amendments, record retention and the ability to use electronic communications.

Other Ontario Pension Reform Resources & Articles

Phase 2 of Ontario Pension Reform (August 2010)

Federal Pension Reform Initiatives Now Law (July 2010)

Moving Forward with Phase One of Ontarioh Ontario Pension Reform (June 2010)

Pension Issues in 2010 Ontario Budet (March 2010)

Moving Forward With Phase One of Ontario Pension Reform (June 16, 2010)

Pension Issues in 2010 Ontario Budget (March 29, 2010)

Ontario Pension Reform Bill (December 14, 2009)

2009 Ontario Budget : Pension Reform (March 2009)

Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions Report (November 2008)

Executive Breakfast Briefing: Final Report of the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions (November 2008)

Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions - Commissioned Research Papers (2007) © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2007. Reproduced with permission.

Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions (November 2006)

Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions Website

 

Archived Blakes Articles on Pension Reforms Across Canada

Ontario Pension Reform Legislation – Comprehensive Summary for Plan Administrators and Sponsors (January 2011)

Moving Forward with Phase Two of Ontario Pension Reform (November 2010)

Ontario Releases Phase 2 of Pension Reform Legislation (October 2010)

Department of Finance Releases Draft Legislative Proposals Amending Stock Option Rules – Option Plan Amendments May Be Required Prior to 2011 (October 2010)

Quebec Solvency Relief Regulation (December 11, 2009)

Federal Pension Reform Proposals (October 2009)

Canadian Federal Minister of Finance Releases Discussion Paper on Private Pensions (January 2009)

Alberta/British Columbia Joint Expert Panel on Pension Standards Report (December 2008)

 

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