Counsel to university boards and municipal councils on executive hiring and terminations.
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Counsel for university on appeal to Court of Appeal dismissing action brought by a faculty association.
Counsel for university on appeal to Court of Appeal dismissing action brought by a faculty association.
Ontario Consults on (Revised) Proposed Amendments to Advisory Committee Regulations
The Ontario government is consulting on a revised proposal for amending the Pension Benefits Act(PBA) regulations with respect to Pension Advisory Committees (PACs). The consultation is open only until September 12, 2016…
Changing Workplaces Review – Focus on Temporary Help Agencies and their Clients
For the past month, we have reported extensively on the Interim Report issued on July 27, 2016 by the Special Advisors undertaking the Changing Workplaces Review. Previous issues of the FTR Now have reported on potential changes to Personal Emergency Leave, the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA), and the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA)…
Annuitization of Supplementary Pension Benefits: Less Favourable Tax Treatment Arrives January 1, 2017
On January 1, 2017, changes to Canadian tax rules come into force that will impact how certain annuity payments are taxed. For prescribed annuities purchased after that date, more of each payment will become taxable as a result of these changes…
Review of Ontario’s Solvency Funding Framework for Defined Benefit Pension Plans Sets Out Potential Options For Change
As described in our FTR Now of July 26, 2016, Marshall Consultation Paper on Ontario Pension Solvency Funding Framework Released, the Ontario government is undertaking a review of the current solvency funding framework (the Marshall Review) under the Ontario Pension Benefits Act (PBA)…
Employer Workplace Harassment Obligations Coming Into Force September 8, 2016
On September 8, 2016, changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act are coming into force which place additional duties on employers with respect to the prevention of workplace harassment. As previously reported, these changes have been brought about by Bill 132, Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence…
New Multi-Jurisdictional Pension Plan Agreement Now in Effect
Parties involved in the administration of pension plans have been waiting for Canadian pension regulators to agree to a new set of rules applicable to plans with members in more than one province. Recently, the governments of British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan signed a new Agreement Respecting Multi-Jurisdictional Pension Plans, which took effect July 1, 2016 (2016 Agreement)…
Expelling a Partner: An Expensive Cautionary Tale for Partnerships
In a cautionary tale for partnerships large and small, the Ontario Superior Court has found that BDO Canada LLP (BDO) breached the terms of its Partnership Agreement (Agreement) and its fiduciary duty when it required Tim Ludwig (Ludwig) to retire from the partnership. Damages in excess of $1.3 million were awarded. In Tim Ludwig PC…
Ministry Releases Code of Practice to Guide Employers in New Workplace Harassment Obligations
On September 8, 2016, changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) will come into force. The amendments require employers to develop policies and programs to prevent harassment, including sexual harassment, in the workplace. The Ministry of Labour has now finalized its “Code of Practice to Address Workplace Harassment under Ontario’s Occupational Health and…