A total of 116 submissions were received by the panel, which are now being reviewed and it may choose to consult further with some submitters.
The panel is having consultation meetings until the end of June and the deadline for the final report is Sept. 30, 2008.
The expert panel was appointed in October by the governments of Alberta and B.C. and is comprised of three representatives from each province.
To see the submissions on the Alberta/British Columbia Joint Expert Panel on Pension Standards website, click here.
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Our April 2008 issue, has an interview with the co-chairs of the panel, Chris Brown and Scott Sweatman. Click here for the interview.
In 2006, Ontario set up an expert commission to review the province’s pension legislation. To check out our special section, The Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions, click here.
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