June 2006

Benefits Canada News

IT’S BEEN A MONTH OF FERVENT DEBATE CONCERNING Ontario’s Bill 102, The Transparent Drug System for Patients Act. First, George Smitherman, Ontario’s Minister of Health…

QUEBEC PLAN MEMBERS WITH ANNUITIES AND RRSPS have not had the same creditor protection afforded to registered pension plan members. But recent legislative developments have…

In December 2004, the Minister of Health and Social Services of Quebec tabled a draft pharmaceutical policy with 34 proposals grouped under four objectives: accessibility…

With the recent financial scandals involving large corporations, everyone has had to face new market expectations surrounding transparency and improved governance structures. Fiduciary liability is…

One year after the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Chaoulli vs Zeliotis sent shockwaves through the healthcare sector with its nod to private health…

It’s getting a lot more interesting for the top foreign money managers in Canada. With the elimination of the Foreign Property Rule last year, many…

© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the June 2006 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. The Last 25 Years: A New…

FACED WITH A SEVERE FUNDING CRISIS, THE FUTURE OF defined benefit plans looks bleak. While defined contribution(DC)plans are gaining popularity, there are critics who maintain…

© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the June 2006 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. A World of Innovation   Defined…

© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the June 2006 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Editorial: Grandes idees   Looking for…

© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the June 2006 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Frontlines: Flaherty’s fixer-upper   Yes, pensions…

© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the June 2006 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Industry Q&A: Facing reality   Canada’s…

Disability management

It’s not surprising for Sylvain Carrier to hear that one of his plan members is in Mexico with her spine bent so severely that the…