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The impact of pension deficits

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • January 17 2013

Pension plan sponsors have been facing ongoing difficulty with defined benefit pension plans due to persistently low interest rates and volatile

OSFI issues final corporate governance guideline for Canadian FRFIs

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 29 2013

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI") has issued a final version of its new guidance with respect to the governance of

The rise of pension misrepresentation claims in Canada

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 15 2012

Pension misrepresentation claims against Canadian employers and actuarial firms are on the rise

Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Nolan v. Kerry (Canada) Inc: good news for pension plan sponsors

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 10 2009

On August 7, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-awaited decision in Kerry (Canada) Inc. v. Nolan et al

CRA administrative procedures for retroactive lump sum catch-up payments

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 30 2009

Where a delay inadvertently occurs in the commencement of pension benefit payments to a member or hisher survivor, the obvious remedy is for a lump sum catch-up payment to be made out of the pension plan on account of the missed pension benefits

CRA administrative relief for retroactive lump sum payments in lieu of missed pension benefits

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 22 2009

Delays in the commencement of pension benefit payments to a member or hisher survivor sometimes inadvertently occur

Supreme Court of Canada denies leave in Marine Atlantic case

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 9 2009

On March 5, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada denied with costs the plan members’ application for leave to appeal from the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in Dana P. Cousins et al. v. Attorney General of Canada et al., more commonly known as the “Marine Atlantic” case

Ontario introduces a package of changes in response to current economic challenges

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 30 2009

On June 23, 2009, the Ontario Government announced the filing of Regulation 23909 (the "Regulation") under the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario

Proposed changes to the federally regulated pension plan framework

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 2 2009

On Tuesday October 27, 2009, the federal Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, unveiled a proposal to reform federally regulated pension plans by implementing "a balanced package of measures for the benefit of pension plan sponsors, plan members and retirees."

An update on federal and Ontario temporary solvency funding relief

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 17 2009

More than 6 months have passed since the onset of the economic turmoil resulting in funding difficulty for plan sponsors of defined benefit pension plans