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Quebec Budget considers Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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March 22 2012

On March 20th, the Quebec government introduced its 2012-2013 Budget

Quebec announces extension of solvency funding relief for DB plans

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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November 24 2011

Back in 2009, the Quebec government adopted measures to alleviate the effects of the 2008 financial crisis on the funding of defined benefit (DB) plans

Employer denied second chance to challenge Superintendent's direction

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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May 27 2011

The recent Federal Court decision in Canada (Attorney General) v. Aéroport de Québec inc. will serve as a reminder to employers that there may only be a relatively short window of time to challenge decisions rendered by pension regulators

CAPSA releases draft guidelines on prudence standard and funding policies

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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March 30 2011

As we reported in an earlier post, the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) published a consultation paper in late 2009 entitled "The Prudence Standard and the Roles of the Plan Sponsor and Plan Administrator in Pension Plan Funding and Investment"

Quebec moves ahead with pooled registered pension plans

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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March 18 2011

Only one day has passed since the Quebec Finance Minister Raymond Bachand delivered the 2010-2011 budget speech and much has already been said in the media about Quebec's proposal to implement "Voluntary retirement savings plans" (VRSPs

Service provider sued over investment advice to pension committee

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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January 18 2011

A few recent cases have highlighted the importance of setting up appropriate governance and oversight processes to select and monitor plan investments

New settlement option for Québec members of plans

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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November 18 2010

In January 2009, the Québec Supplemental Pension Plans Act was amended to allow retirees and retirement eligible members, whose benefits cannot be settled in full following the termination of the pension plan of a bankrupt employer, to apply for the payment of their benefits through a pension paid by the Régie des rentes out of the assets of the plan (Bill 1

$7.5 million settlement reached in Jeffrey Mine pension class action

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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November 24 2009

A $7.5 million class action settlement was recently reached in the Jeffrey Mine case

Amendments to the supplemental pension plans regulation published at last

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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October 23 2009

On October 21, 2009, the Québec government published amending regulations to complement the new measures for funding defined benefit pension plans that were introduced in the Supplemental Pension Plans Act by Bill 30 (as amended by Bill 68