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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)…
Accommodation Training Workshop
A one-day interactive training workshop on managing accommodation issues in the workplace (registration fee – $780.00 plus $101.40 HST (13%), totalling $881.40 per person).
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)…
2016 CPBI Regional Conference – Ontario & Quebec
The 2016 CPBI Regional Conference is a bilingual conference discussing the Liberal budget, cost of drug plans, CPP expansion, and employees’ retirement. Topic Benefits Workshop 1 – Starting the Benefit Plan Governance Revolution Agenda
Making Sense of the Changing Workplaces Review
Since May 2015, two government-appointed Special Advisors have been undertaking the Changing Workplaces Review to consider the changing nature of the workplace, the causes behind those changes, and whether the Labour Relations Act, 1995 and the Employment Standards Act, 2000 require amendments to meet the challenges of today’s workplaces…
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…