It’s time to bring innovation to federal employee pension plans, Keith Ambachtsheer and Jim Leech wrote in an open letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau last…
When Britain’s former economic watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading, published a report in 2013 about the country’s workplace defined contribution pension market, it was…
Proposed changes to the pension plan for members of the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature have been deferred following objections by the opposition parties. The move…
A payment of $8,400 a month for nine years of service sounds like a fairly good pension benefit. But as a former Alberta government worker…
As the government moves forward on enhancements to the Canada Pension Plan, critics are raising concerns about the absence of a dropout clause for parents who…
Canada’s governor general has signed an order in council to bring the Canada Pension Plan enhancements in Bill C-26 into force, marking the final step…
In a case with significant consequences for Canadian employers and workers that has echoes of the saga involving Nortel Networks Corp., the British Columbia Supreme…
Newly-elected members of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador could be moved out of their defined benefit pension plan to a defined contribution…
The interest in pension funding rules is as great as ever, with changes taking effect in Quebec in 2016 and a review of funding rules…
Manitoba should initiate an overall pension funding reform review similar to other provinces rather than continuing to rely on temporary solvency relief measures, according to…
China sees Canada as a valuable source of expertise as both countries grapple with the needs of an aging population that’s increasingly retired, according to…
Like most 19-year-olds, Gary Howe didn’t pay a great deal of attention to his pension entitlements when he signed up with Stelco Inc. as an…
Forget the buzz around new target-benefit legislation. Multi-employer pension plans were here first, starting about 50 years ago. Particularly common in unionized, mobile workforces such…
More than a year after its implementation, Quebec’s shift to going-concern funding obligations for defined benefit pension plans has already led to some positive results…
While institutional investors want to improve transparency in climate-related financial disclosures, they face unique circumstances that would make it difficult to accurately disclose an investment…
The Ontario government should include surpluses from two of its jointly sponsored pension plans in its financial statements, an expert advisory panel recommended on Monday. “Simply…
The federal government’s advisory council on economic growth has released its second wave of recommendations that include extending the age of eligibility for the Canada Pension Plan,…
Last week, injured elevator technician Gordon Skinner won the right to have his medical marijuana prescription covered by his employer-sponsored plan. It’s not the first time a plan…
Ford Motors Company has adjusted its method of accounting for pension contributions and other post-retirement employee benefits, the company noted in a filing to the…
While reforms to the Canada Pension Plan are well underway, the debate on what to do with the Quebec Pension Plan is just getting started…
Canadian pension plans have grown significantly over the past decade, a survey by Willis Towers Watson has found. Total pension assets were US$965 billion in…
Though Canada’s retirement income system was ranked eighth among 27 countries by the 2016 Melbourne Mercer Global Index, it also revealed the weaknesses in our…
While the Association of Canadian Pension Management is in favour of enhancing the Quebec Pension Plan, it’s calling for a targeted solution to the problem…
Last week, the Pension Investment Association of Canada was the latest group to lend its voice to the growing concern over the decumulation of Canadian’s…
Canada’s pension and tax regulations need to be updated to address the lack of decumulation options for the growing number of Canadians nearing retirement, according…