In Quebec, the end of the last decade was marked by the convergence of two major pension law initiatives. The first one, the remnants of Bill 30, is a set of measures enacted in late 2006 that, given their impact on plan financing, only came into effect on Jan. 1, 2010. Pulled in from another […]
In many respects, a pension plan represents the archetype of age discrimination. By its very definition, a pension plan consists of contractual and trust arrangements designed to provide working Canadians with a fixed source of income upon reaching a certain age. The notions of normal retirement date or early retirement, for example, are primarily age-driven. […]