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Principaux développements dans le secteur des régimes de retraite et des avantages sociaux

De nouveaux développements sur le plan réglementaire, technologique et culturel viennent façonner l’évolution du secteur des régimes de retraite et des avantages sociaux au Canada en 2024....more

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Key Developments in the Pensions and Benefits Sector

New regulatory, technological and cultural developments are shaping the evolution of Canada’s pensions and benefits sector in 2024. Below are five factors impacting how pension plans and funds operate...more

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Alerte : L’ARSF publie la version finale de sa ligne directrice relative aux modifications d’un régime de retraite

L’Autorité ontarienne de réglementation des services financiers (l’« ARSF ») a publié la version finale de sa Ligne directrice relative aux modifications d’un régime de retraite, laquelle est entrée en vigueur le 4 juin 2024...more

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Alert: FSRA Publishes Final Guidance on Pension Plan Amendments

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has published its final Guidance on Pension Plan Amendments effective June 4, 2024 (Amendment Guidance). The Amendment Guidance describes FSRA’s approach to the...more

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Budget fédéral 2024 : Mesures visant les régimes de retraite, les avantages sociaux et la rémunération des hauts dirigeants

Le 16 avril 2024, le gouvernement fédéral a déposé son budget de 2024 (le « Budget 2024 »), lequel renferme un certain nombre de dispositions concernant les régimes de retraite, les avantages sociaux et la rémunération des...more

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2024 Federal Budget: Selected Pensions, Benefits and Executive Compensation Measures

On April 16, 2024, the federal government tabled its 2024 budget (2024 Budget), which included a number of provisions related to pensions, benefits and executive compensation. Here is an overview of such key provisions in...more

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Ontario Introduces Amendments to Support a Permanent Framework for Target Benefit Pension Plans

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On March 26, 2024, the Ontario government published their 2024 Budget, in which it was announced that draft regulations to Ontario’s Pension Benefits Act (PBA) would be introduced for review in the summer of 2024, with the...more

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Budget de l’Ontario 2024 : Mise à jour au sujet des régimes à prestations cibles et du Fonds ontarien pour la construction

Le 26 mars 2024, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a déposé son budget 2024 (le « Budget ») et a présenté le projet de loi 180, Loi de 2024 visant à bâtir un Ontario meilleur (mesures budgétaires) (le « projet de loi 180 »). Le...more

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2024 Ontario Budget: Update on Target Benefit Plans and the Building Ontario Fund

On March 26, 2024, the Ontario government tabled its 2024 Budget (Budget) and introduced Bill 180, Building a Better Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2024 (Bill 180). The Budget contains pension-related announcements, and Bill...more

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Québec’s Unique Pension and Benefits Law Requirements for Employers: Two Illustrations

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When engaging employees (or acquiring a business that engages employees) in the Canadian province of Québec, employers and prospective employers should note two unique pension and benefit law requirements, which are absent in...more

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Eternal Sunshine of the Stock-less Mind: The Judicial Saga on Treatment of Equity-Based Incentives upon Termination of Employment

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What is the appropriate treatment under Quebec law of the equity-based incentives of an employee, upon termination of their employment without cause (serious reason)? Twenty years of case law suggest the question is all but...more

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Canadian Pension Law: 2023 Year in Review

Canadian pension law went through numerous changes in 2023. Below is an overview of certain significant developments from the previous year as we look ahead to what may be coming next....more

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Nouvelle année, nouvelle politique de l’ARC relative aux retenues sur la paie des employés à distance

L’Agence du revenu du Canada (l’« ARC ») a adopté une nouvelle politique administrative (la « nouvelle politique administrative ») qui est entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2024. La nouvelle politique administrative permet de...more

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Canada Revenue Agency: Remote Workers Payroll Guidance

It is undoubtedly true that the employment relationship has changed because of the pandemic. The era of hybrid and remote workers is likely here to stay, at least for the time being, and this has left employers, the...more

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Canada Entered Last Phase of CPP Enhancements on January 1, 2024

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All Canadian employers other than those in Quebec are required to: Deduct Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions from their employees’ pensionable earnings if the employee meets certain conditions; Contribute an...more

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New Year, New CRA Payroll Policy for Remote Workers

Effective January 1, 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has a new administrative policy (New Administrative Policy) for determining the province or territory of employment (POE) for payroll deduction purposes of employees...more

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What You Need to Know About the Pension Investment Landscape in 2024

The new year brings new considerations for pension fund and sovereign investors. Below are a few key topics to keep in mind going into 2024...more

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Supplemental Pension Plans Secured with a Letter of Credit may Soon Receive Much Anticipated Refundable Tax Relief

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On November 30, 2023, the federal government introduced Bill C-59, Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill C-59), which included proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (ITA) to implement changes...more

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Canada’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement

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On November 21, 2023, the Canadian Department of Finance (“Finance”) released its 2023 Fall Economic Statement (“FES 2023”). The focus of FES 2023 was on affordability measures, particularly with respect to housing. New...more

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Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Canada (Updated)

This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of bankruptcy, insolvency and rehabilitation in the requisite jurisdictions. It is meant as an introduction to these market places and does not offer specific legal advice. This...more

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OSFI Releases New Supervisory Framework for FRFIs and Pension Plans

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On October 4, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released details of a new supervisory framework (“New Framework”) that will apply as of April 1, 2024 to federally-regulated financial...more

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Correcting Contribution Errors in Respect of Defined Contribution Pension Plans—New Rules Now in Force

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On June 22, 2023, Bill C-47 received royal assent, implementing a variety of amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (ITA) and its regulations (ITA Regulations) tabled as part of the 2023 Federal Budget. As we previously...more

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New Pension Priorities in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Are Now Reality

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This is an update of our original blog dated April 24, 2023. Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 received Royal...more

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Supplemental Pension Plans Secured with a Letter of Credit—Federal Budget 2023 Proposes Refundable Tax Relief

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Retirement compensation arrangements (RCAs) are, in appropriate circumstances, a useful tool for employers to provide supplemental pension benefits to employees, but such arrangements come at a cost of refundable tax under...more

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Every Benefit Everywhere All at Once: A Detailed Analysis of the 2023 Federal Budget’s Pension and Benefit Proposals

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On March 28, 2023, the federal government tabled its 2023 budget, “A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy, Healthy Future” (the “Budget”). Last week, our Tax Group released its comprehensive Budget...more

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