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Fight over reduction of GM retiree benefits not over

General Motors of Canada suffered a blow this summer when an Ontario court held that GM was not entitled to […]

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Obligations to Pensioners in an Insolvency: Supreme Court Clarifies the Law

The Supreme Court of Canada overturned the Ontario Court of Appeal today in what is one of the most highly-anticipated […]

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Wither ‘Big Brother’? B.C. Privacy Commissioner Reins-in Government of British Columbia Criminal Record Checks

In keeping with her stance on overly-invasive employee background checks, British Columbia’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has issued […]

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Division of Pensions on Marriage Breakdown: New Rules

Significant changes came into effect on January 1, 2012, regarding the treatment of pension benefits of Ontario members who go […]

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Extension of Grow-in Benefits – The Rules have Changed

Plan sponsors with certain types of defined benefit pension (DB) plans must familiarize themselves with the new grow-in rules which […]

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Cashing-out of Small Pension Benefits: The Rules have Changed

The rules for cashing-out or “unlocking” small pension benefit amounts have been overhauled. Effective July 1, 2012, it will be a […]

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Immediate vesting and locking-in

Ontario pension rules prior to July 1st, 2012 allowed employers to require Ontario members of pension plans to wait two […]

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Severance packages for employees in defined benefit pension plans are about to get a lot more expensive

Effective July 1, 2012 , the Ontario Pension Benefits Act will require employers to pay higher pension benefits to many […]

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