The Ontario government recently issued final regulations regarding pension advisory committees that will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2017. People might legitimately wonder whether…
New Brunswick’s auditor general noted in her annual report last week that she’s pleased with recent progress to resolve the province’s audit issues, including accounting…
While it may be true that there’s nothing new under the sun in the pension world, target-benefit plans may prove the exception. In the traditional…
While plan members feel fairly confident about their retirement prospects, employers aren’t quite so optimistic, Benefits Canada‘s 2016 CAP Member Survey has found. The biggest…
The government of Manitoba has introduced legislation to bring pooled registered pension plans to the province, a move first referenced in the throne speech on…
The Ontario government spent $793,925 on new advertising out of the budget for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan after cancelling the program, according to documents…
The government of Manitoba has announced it will introduce pooled retirement pension plans as a new option to help the province’s employees save for retirement.…
Is the federal government on the right track when it comes to allowing target-benefit pension plans? Last month, the government introduced legislation that would allow…
Ontario legislation creating a new pension regulator and giving it powers to impose administrative monetary penalties will create an environment with considerably more regulatory muscle, pension…
Environmental, social and governance are words you might have heard a lot about lately. Ontario legislators now require pension plan administrators to disclose if and…
Canada’s labour movement is organizing against a federal bill that would allow federally regulated employers to establish target-benefit pension plans and convert existing defined benefit pensions to the new…
The Ontario government announced plans yesterday to establish a new pension regulator. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority will be an independent and flexible regulatory body aimed at…
The November 2008 report from British Columbia and Alberta’s joint expert panel on pension standards encouraged the two provincial governments to take a leadership position…
The situation for the City of Saint John’s pension plan didn’t look very good when it converted to a shared-risk arrangement at the beginning of…
Employers across the country are keeping a close eye on New Brunswick, as the province becomes the legal battleground where decisions on the scope of…
Ontario has adopted regulations to make pooled retirement pension plans available to employees in the province, joining British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Nova Scotia and federally…
The Ontario government is forming an independent expert panel to deliver advice and recommendations on the appropriate application of accounting standards for the province’s jointly-sponsored…
After months, and even years, of buildup and anticipating, Republican nominee Donald Trump is the next president of the United States. Looking at his platform,…
The federal government is appealing a B.C. court ruling in a dispute over whether the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (bcIMC) owes it more than…
Manitoba is launching public consultations to hear ideas and suggestions on enhancements to the Canada Pension Plan. The province had originally opted out of the…
As defined contribution plans mature and members retire, the pension industry may want to look abroad for solutions to the decumulation dilemma, participants at an…
All of Canada’s members of Parliament and the entire cabinet will be forced to make retroactive payments into their pension plans following technical glitches in…
Whenever the Canada Pension Plan is amended, the chief actuary must prepare a supplementary actuarial report has to be prepared on it. That report, released…
Following the federal government’s announcement yesterday of its plans to invest in infrastructure, one of Canada’s largest pension funds is advising the government that the…
The Canada Revenue Agency has announced an increase of $400 (from $54,900 in 2016 to $55,300 in 2017) to the maximum pensionable earnings under the…