Before stopping a payment of pension benefits to a retiree or survivor, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions says plan administrators are expected…
A majority of Canadians are in favour of expanding the Canada Pension Plan, according to a poll.
The Government of New Brunswick says it has substantial union support in tabling legislation to make the Public Service Superannuation Act more sustainable for plan…
Prince Edward Island reaffirmed its plans to make changes to its public sector pensions in this week's throne speech.
I am now going to publicly flip-flop and add my voice to calls for CPP expansion, which I now believe to be an inevitable development.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne warns that unless retirement incomes are improved, Canada will suffer the consequences.
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and OMERS are pleased with the Government of Ontario's decision to modernize investment rules for large pension plans.
In its fall economic statement, the Government of Ontario said it would take steps to make the province's retirement income system better.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty supports an expanded Canada Pension Plan but not while the economy is still in recovery mode.
The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association says enhancements to the Canada Pension Plan are worrisome for labour-intensive restaurant employers and will increase the cost of…
Provincial and territorial finance ministers reached an agreement on conditions to expand the Canada Pension Plan on Friday.
The Canada Revenue Agency says the maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for 2014 will be $52,500, up from $51,100 in 2013.
The Government of Ontario wants the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to be improved and will set up its own plan if needed.
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) wants New Brunswick to slow down the current pension reform process.
Reform of Canada’s public sector pension plans is no longer limited to active employees—increasingly governments are willing to address expensive components of retiree pensions as…
Prince Edward Island plans to make changes to its public sector pensions, including eliminating guaranteed cost-of-living adjustment increases.
The Government of Ontario is considering a supplementary pension plan for the province's residents, according to newspaper reports.
Recently, the Quebec Committee on Public Finance held consultations and offered proposals on the D’Amours report, a government-mandated study that examines Quebec’s retirement system and…
Prince Edward Island is taking the lead in the case for Canada Pension Plan expansion.
Reforming old age security (OAS) by changing the income level at which seniors are eligible and reducing the amount clawed back from seniors still in…
Detroit has proposed freezing the city’s two employee pension plans at the end of the year. Members of the General Retirement System and the Police…
One of the general rules of statutory interpretation is that a statute or regulations only apply on a go-forward basis from the date of coming…
The St. John’s Board of Trade wants the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to take immediate action and a set clear timeline to implement pension…
Standard Life been issued a licence to administer a federal pooled registered pension plan.
In the closing paragraph of my last column, I stated that few pension custodians currently provide adequate recordkeeping for GST/HST purposes and made the promise…