Morneau Shepell Pension Indices March 31, 2021
Apr 6, 2021The Morneau Shepell Pension Indices, released monthly, condense the journey that pension plans have experienced over the last year into a few key statistics.
OSFI revises pension directives to remove temporary COVID-19 related measures
Mar 22, 2021On February 25, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) revised its Directives of the Superintendent pursuant to the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (the Directives) for federally regulated pension plans.
BCFSA releases draft information security guideline
Mar 22, 2021The British Columbia Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) has released for consultation two guidelines on information security and outsourcing.
Recent cases discuss factors for determining spousal status
Mar 22, 2021The determination of spousal status under a pension plan can be critical for determination of entitlement to pension benefits.
Morneau Shepell Pension Indices February 28, 2021
Mar 3, 2021The Morneau Shepell Pension Indices, released monthly, condense the journey that pension plans have experienced over the last year into a few key statistics.
Newfoundland introduces financial hardship and non-residency unlocking
Feb 25, 2021The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has filed Regulation 4/21 and passed Bill 54, which together provide for the unlocking of benefits held in locked-in retirement savings arrangements for reasons of financial hardship or non-residency in...
Morneau Shepell accounting assumptions survey for Ontario hospital post-retirement benefits
Feb 25, 2021Morneau Shepell recently conducted a survey of accounting assumptions for over sixty Ontario hospitals with respect to their post-retirement medical and dental benefit provisions.
OSFI releases discussion paper on climate-related risks for federally regulated pension plans
Feb 25, 2021On January 11, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) published Navigating Uncertainty in Climate Change: Promoting Preparedness and Resilience to Climate-Related Risk.
Morneau Shepell’s January 2021 Pension Risk Bulletin: Readiness paid off in a turbulent year
Feb 25, 2021Morneau Shepell publishes a periodic Pension Risk Bulletin to provide updates and views on pension risk transfer and risk management to defined benefit (DB) pension plan sponsors in Canada.
Federally regulated employers to face new Pay Equity Act requirements
Feb 25, 2021The federal government has published proposed Pay Equity Regulations (the Regulations) in the Canada Gazette.