Court decision in surplus pension case has no precedent for plan sponsors
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision related to surplus pension assets was a rubber stamp of the monitor’s recommendations, rather than a decision with precedential…
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Canadian institutional investors post 0.52% investment return in Q1 2026: report
Canadian institutional investors saw a median return of 0.52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by CIBC Mellon.…
- By: Staff
- May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026
- 11:00
SEAMO, Scarborough Charter latest employers to join UPP
The University Pension Plan of Ontario is adding two new plan participants to its structure. Effective May 1, 2026, Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization and…
- By: Staff
- May 13, 2026 May 12, 2026
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on British Columbia’s updated pension standards, including the introduction of auto-escalation for defined contribution pension plans, was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past…
- By: Benefits Canada
- May 8, 2026 May 7, 2026
- 09:00
Ontario pension plan assets grow to $916 billion, membership reaches 4.8 million: FSRA
Pension plan membership in Ontario increased year-over-year to 4.8 million in 2025 and David Bartucci, head of pension plan operations and regulatory effectiveness at the…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- May 5, 2026 May 4, 2026
- 11:00
OPB communicating long-term strategic direction through interactive online page
The Ontario Pension Board is communicating its long-term strategic plan to members through a new interactive online page. The platform, dubbed ‘On the Horizon’, is…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- May 5, 2026 May 5, 2026
- 09:00
B.C. amending pension legislation, including auto-escalation for DC plans
British Columbia’s provincial government is updating its pension standards to support retirement income security and flexibility, including the introduction of automatic escalation for defined contribution…
- By: Staff
- May 4, 2026 May 1, 2026
- 09:00
CAPSA’s strategic plan focusing on regulatory harmonization, pension awareness
The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ 2026–2029 strategic plan is focusing on regulatory harmonization, pension supervision and stakeholder engagement. The strategic plan comes as…
- By: Sonya Singh
- May 1, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 09:00
Report finds typical DB pension plan’s funded status decreased on going-concern, solvency basis in Q1 2026
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased on a going-concern basis and solvency basis during the first quarter of 2026,…
- By: Staff
- April 27, 2026 April 28, 2026
- 09:00
Federal pension reforms allowing frontline workers to retire after 25 years without penalty
With Bill C-15 receiving royal assent, the federal government is moving forward with pension reforms that allow thousands of frontline workers to retire after 25…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2026 April 20, 2026
- 15:00
TTC Pension Plan appointing Marie Desrochers as vice-president of strategy, enablement
The Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan is appointing Marie Desrochers as vice-president of strategy and enablement. Prior to joining the TTC Pension Plan, Desrochers held…
- By: Staff
- April 15, 2026 April 14, 2026
- 15:00
Feds propose pension legislation amendments to improve flexibility, retirement security
The federal government is proposing amendments to pension regulations aimed at increasing flexibility for plan members and improving retirement security. The proposed changes would allow members…
- By: Staff
- April 15, 2026 April 14, 2026
- 09:00
OPB returns 7% in 2025, net assets increase to $36.6 billion
The Ontario Pension Board’s net assets totaled $36.6 billion at the end of 2025, compared to $34.1 billion at the end of 2024. The pension…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 14, 2026 April 14, 2026
- 09:00
Canadian DB pension plans’ median solvency ratio decreases to 123% in Q1: report
The median solvency ratio among Canadian defined benefit pension plans was 123 per cent as of March 31, according to a new report by Mercer…
- By: Staff
- April 9, 2026 April 9, 2026
- 09:00
Report finds solvency ratio of typical DB pension plan increased to 101.7% in January
The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan increased on a solvency basis but decreased on an accounting basis in January, according to…
- By: Staff
- March 30, 2026 March 30, 2026
- 15:00
Ontario proposing increase to PBGF’s monthly guarantee limit, cost reductions for pension plan administrators
In its 2026 budget on Thursday, the Ontario government proposed doubling the pension benefits guarantee fund’s monthly guarantee limit from $1,500 to $3,000 for all…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- March 27, 2026 March 27, 2026
- 09:00
Rising life expectancy increasing liabilities, service costs for pension plan sponsors: CIA
Methodology improvements are pushing the life expectancy of Canadian retirees and surviving spouses by roughly one year to age 65 as of Jan. 1, 2024,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- March 26, 2026 March 26, 2026
- 11:00
Unifor, Community Living agreements include transition to CAAT DBplus pension plan, benefits gains
The union representing nearly 125 workers at Community Living Dryden-Sioux Lookout in Ontario have ratified new three-year collective agreements that include pension and benefits gains.…
- By: Staff
- March 25, 2026 March 24, 2026
- 09:00
Canadian pension risk transfer market reaches $6.8BN in 2025: report
The Canadian pension risk transfer market reached roughly $6.8 billion in 2025, down from a record $11 billion in 2024, according to a new report…
- By: Staff
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on Derek Dobson’s departure from the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2026 March 12, 2026
- 09:00
Sounding Board: How SERPs can support financial wellness, retirement readiness
The bankruptcy of the Hudson Bay Co. and subsequent loss of promised supplemental employee/executive retirement plan benefits to executives has caused many to rethink the…
- By: Roy W. Craik
- March 11, 2026 March 10, 2026
- 09:00
Ontario DB plans’ average solvency ratio stays flat at 124% in Q4 2025: FSRA
Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans reached a median pension solvency ratio of 124 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- March 9, 2026 March 5, 2026
- 15:00
CAAT CEO departing following leadership crisis, paying back $1.6 million vacation payout
Derek Dobson, chief executive officer and plan manager at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan, is departing the organization following a formal…
- By: Staff
- March 6, 2026 March 6, 2026
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on how legislative changes in Alberta are impacting employer-sponsored benefits plans was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the…
- By: Staff
- March 6, 2026 March 5, 2026
- 09:00
What can DC pension committees learn from DB plan governance?
Bell Canada’s defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans are both overseen by the same pension committee. The meeting cadences differ, but the committee leans…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- March 6, 2026 March 6, 2026
- 08:54