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
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
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
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
On November 14, 2022, Ontario introduced Progress on the Plan to Build Act (Budget Measures), 2022 (Bill 36) to implement certain budget measures introduced as part of Ontario's 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal...more
Pour plus de détails concernant le Budget et le Projet de loi 229, nous vous invitons à assister à la prochaine webdiffusion de notre série de webdiffusions d’automne, intitulée Survol réglementaire et défis en droit de la...more
On September 21, 2020, the Ontario government filed O. Reg. 520/20 (Regulation), which, among other things, permits employers of certain pension plans to elect to defer one or more consecutive monthly payments of employer...more
Le 22 mai 2020, l’Autorité ontarienne de réglementation des services financiers (l’« ARSF ») a publié l’Approche n° PE0202APP, Limites des transferts de la valeur de rachats et des achats de rente (régimes de retraite à...more
On May 22, 2020, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) released Approach No. PE0202APP: Limitations on Commuted Value Transfers and Annuity Purchases (DB Pension Plans) (Approach), which outlines...more
On April 11, 2019, the Ontario government tabled the 2019 Ontario Budget (2019 Budget). The 2019 Budget announced that the government is considering future changes to the Pension Benefits Act to permit pension plans to...more
On March 28, 2018, the Ontario government tabled its 2018 budget (Budget), which included a number of registered pension plan related provisions. On that same day, the government introduced Bill 31, Plan for Care and...more
On January 19, 2018, the Ontario government released a description of proposed changes (Proposed Regulation) to the formula for calculating a pension plan’s annual assessment for purposes of the Pension Benefits Guarantee...more
On November 14, 2017, the Ontario government released its 2017 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review and introduced Bill 177, Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (Bill 177), which looks to amend the...more
On November 16, 2016, Bill 70, Building Ontario Up for Everyone Act (Budget Measures), 2016 (Bill) received first reading in Ontario’s legislative assembly. If passed, the Bill will amend the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario)...more
On February 25, 2016, the Ontario government tabled its 2016 budget (Budget), which included a number of provisions affecting registered pension plans and the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). On that same day, the...more
Employers and employees who participate in a comparable workplace pension plan will not be required to participate in the ORPP. “Comparable Plan” will be defined as a registered pension plan (registered under provincial or...more