ORPP bill receives royal assent
Ontario's Bill 56, An Act to require the establishment of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), received royal assent on Tuesday.
- By: Staff
- May 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:32
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Ontario approves bill to create ORPP
Ontario has passed legislation to create the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP).
- By: Staff with files from Canadian Press
- April 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 13:05
N.S. universities could join public service pension plan
Nova Scotia has introduced legislation that will allow university pension plans to be transferred to the Nova Scotia Public Service Superannuation Plan (PSPP).
- By: Staff
- April 27, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 00:01
Ontario releases proposed criteria for exempting JSPPs from funding requirements
The Ontario government has released a consultation paper on the proposed criteria that the government might use to evaluate whether newly established multi-employer jointly sponsored…
- By: Staff
- April 27, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 00:01
ORPP reactions remain divided
Ontario’s decision to move ahead with creating the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, a mandatory provincial plan that will offer a retirement benefit on top of…
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- April 24, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:58
ORPP Administration Corporation details revealed
The Government of Ontario has unveiled details about its plan to create an arms-length organization to administer the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP).
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- April 23, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 17:49
Nova Scotia Pension Benefits Act coming into effect
Nova Scotia's updated Pension Benefits Act will come into effect on June 1.
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:22
DC plan sponsors should be exempt from ORPP: Money managers
Capital Accumulation Plans should be exempt from participating in the proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), said Marka Yamada, president and CEO of PUP Investing,…
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- April 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 14:02
ORPP bill moves ahead
Bill 56, An Act to require the establishment of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, has moved one step closer to becoming law.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- April 14, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:01
Does anyone need a PRPP?
Both small business and insurance industry leaders exhorted the Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) as a preferable option over the ORPP. But PRPPs may be…
- By: Greg Hurst
- March 27, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:43
Committee to hold ORPP hearings
The Standing Committee on Social Policy will meet to consider Bill 56, An Act to require the establishment of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan,later this…
- By: Staff
- March 16, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:46
FATCA: Growing pains for administrators
We are all familiar with the expression “the long arm of the law.” However, few laws’ arms are longer than that of the U.S. Foreign…
- By: Mark Firman
- March 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:27
An important development for sustainable investment
In Ontario, the regulator recently made it a requirement effective Jan. 1, 2016 for pension funds to disclose whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors…
- March 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:08
Ottawa needs to clear the path for TBPs: Report
Ottawa needs to change federal tax rules so that they accommodate single-employer target benefit plans, according to a C.D. Howe Institute report.
- By: Staff
- March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:53
Are target benefit plans secure?
Faced with growing pension risks, do target benefit plans offer security for sponsors?
- By: Ian Kinross and Martin Biefer
- March 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Editorial: Broken promises
The House of Commons recently passed Bill C-518, which would revoke the pensions of politicians who are convicted of certain serious crimes.
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- March 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Quebec to amend Supplemental Pension Plans Act
Last week, Quebec introduced Bill 34, “An Act to amend the Supplemental Pension Plans Act with respect to the funding and restructuring of certain multi-employer…
- By: Staff
- February 24, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:30
Do employees want auto features?
Canadian DC plan sponsors need a boost to drive employees’ retirement savings
- By: Jeff Aarssen
- February 13, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Illinois creates private sector retirement savings plan
Legislation to create a retirement plan for private sector employees in Illinois has been signed into law.
- By: Staff
- January 7, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:38
Why Canada’s pension funding regime needs an overhaul
Canada’s pension legislators need to fix the pension solvency funding system to reflect current realities
- By: Ian Edelist
- January 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Alberta amends Employment Pension Plans Regulation
The Government of Alberta amended the Employment Pension Plans Regulation primarily to establish a new moratorium on solvency fund for collectively bargained multi-employer pension plans.
- By: Staff
- December 31, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:41
Pension commuted values expected to rise
The Actuarial Standards Board is proposing new mortality tables be used to calculate pension commuted values for members terminating from DB plans and that could…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:25
Best of pensions in 2014
This year was an interesting one for the pension industry. After enhancing the Canada Pension Plan was put on hold in late 2013, Ontario went…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:04
Final regulations on retiree statements, investment policies released
The Ontario government has filed O. Reg. 235/14, which amends the Pension Benefits Regulation to include provisions on the content and timing requirements for biennial…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:02
Alberta solvency reserve accounts: An answer to trapped capital?
DB plan sponsors in Alberta (and soon British Columbia) should carefully consider taking advantage of recent and forthcoming) legislation in those provinces permitting them to…
- By: Jana Steele and Ian McSweeney
- December 19, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:12