Overview Annual Group Retirement Seminar 2017: Legal Considerations about hot topics in the Pension/Retirement environment
Practice Area: Pensions, Benefits & Compensation
Responding to Change, Planning for the Future: Bargaining workplace pension plans, addressing an expanded CPP
Overview The implications of the CPP enhancement and its integration with existing pension plans are top of mind for employers and unions alike. This session will address critical issues in pension plan design and bargaining under an expanded CPP.
Legislative and Case Law Update: What’s on the Horizon for HR and Employment Law
Overview: Canada’s provincial and federal jurisdictions make for a complex environment. This makes it challenging for HR executives to stay abreast of developments in employment and labour law. Tom Moutsatsos, Partner with the Toronto-based law firm Hicks Morley, will paint a picture of the legal landscape for 2018 and beyond. They will discuss new legislation…
Employee Discounts: To Tax, or Not to Tax? That is Indeed the Question
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s recently revised position on employee discounts is attracting significant media coverage. In 2016, the CRA published an updated technical document on “Benefits and Allowances Received from Employment” (Income Tax Folio S2-F3-C2*), which provides that employee discounts on merchandise for less than fair market value are considered taxable benefits under the…
Blog Post Written by Natasha Monkman Mentioned in Benefits and Pensions Monitor on AMPing up Enforcement: Ontario’s Pension Regulator Gets New Teeth
An FTR Now written by Hicks Morley’s Natasha Monkman was mentioned in the October 4, 2017 Benefits and Pensions Monitor Daily News Alert. The alert summarizes the FTR Now titled “AMPing up Enforcement: Ontario’s Pension Regulator Gets New Teeth”, which discusses the new administrative money penalty regime applicable to registered Pension Plans in Ontario.
Hicks Morley Ranked as a Leading Firm by Chambers Canada 2018
Hicks Morley has been ranked in Chambers Canada 2018 in the areas of Employment & Labour and Pensions & Benefits. Sources praise the firm’s ability “to provide practical advice,” and note that its lawyers “take the time to appreciate our business.”
AMPing up Enforcement: Ontario’s Pension Regulator Gets New Teeth
Administrators beware: as of January 1, 2018, the Superintendent of Financial Services (Superintendent) will have the power to levy significant new administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) for certain violations of Ontario’s Pension Benefits Act (PBA)…
Change on the Horizon: Ontario Pension Plan Funding Reform is Coming Soon
Earlier this year, the Ontario government announced proposed reforms to pension plan funding that will have a significant impact on employers and plan administrators with plans registered in Ontario. These changes are expected to be part of the government’s Fall agenda, and will be of particular interest to employers who provide single employer defined benefit (DB) pension plans or participate in multi-employer pension plans (MEPPs) in Ontario.
Natasha Monkman Quoted in Benefits Canada on FOI Cases Piercing Veil of Pension Plan Secrecy
Benefits Canada quoted Hicks Morley’s Natasha Monkman in a September 5, 2017 article titled “FOI cases piercing veil of pension plan secrecy.”
Canadian Bar Association Pensions and Benefits Law Section Publishes an Article by Natasha Monkman on Implementing Intentions: Recent Pension Division Jurisprudence
Hicks Morley’s Natasha Monkman authored an article for the Canadian Bar Association Pensions and Benefits Law Section titled “Implementing intentions: Recent pension division jurisprudence”. The article explores pension divisions upon marriage breakdown and reviews two recent cases in which the court was called upon to enforce existing court orders..