Key Topics and Developments in the Pensions and Benefits Sector: Fall 2026 Edition

December 2, 2026 - 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Join the Blakes Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation group for a timely conversation exploring key developments in law and regulation affecting the pensions and benefits sector.

Event Details
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
12 - 2p.m. (ET)
Online

Schedule:

Time (ET)	Description
11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Livestream Begins
12 – 1:15 p.m.	Presentations and Q&A Introduction Elizabeth Boyd Regulatory and Case Law Update Michael Hale Catherine O’Connor Legal and Practical Considerations When Changing DC Investment Options Adam Ngan Alberta’s New Benefit Rules: The Neverending Story Mark Firman Lindsey Knibbs
1:15 – 1:20 p.m.	Break
1:20 – 2:00 p.m.	Presentations and Q&A Forfeiture of Benefit Entitlements Following Termination: Enforceability, Drafting and Risk Management Anna Abbott Natalie Bussière Philipp Knoll Bill C-228: The Four-Year Countdown Is Almost Over – What DB Sponsors Need to Know Jeff Sommers

Mandatory Continuing Education

Ontario
This program contains up to 1 hour and 45 minutes of Substantive content.

British Columbia
This program has been accredited for up to 1.75 CPD Credit Hours with The Law Society of British Columbia.

Quebec
Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of “recognized provider” and the mandatory “recognition” of activities have been abolished. Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.