Quebec’s annuity purchasing policy
Aug 27, 2019In July 2019, Retraite Québec added a new web page summarizing the Annuity Purchasing Policy.
Tracking the funded status of pension plans as at July 31, 2019
Aug 27, 2019The evolution of the financial situation of pension plans since December 31, 2018
Updates on timing and contents of revised pension commuted value standards
Aug 27, 2019The Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries recently announced that it would not move forward with an updated mortality improvement scale in its upcoming revised pension Commuted Value Standards (the Revised...
Impact on pension expense under international accounting as at July 31, 2019
Aug 27, 2019Every year, companies must establish an expense for their defined benefit pension plans.
2019 Survey – Economic assumptions for accounting
Aug 27, 2019Recently, Morneau Shepell issued its 19th annual survey on the economic assumptions used by Canadian public companies to account for the costs of their defined benefit plans.
Ontario releases proposed framework on pension plan electronic communications
Aug 27, 2019On August 6, 2019, the Ontario Ministry of Finance released proposed legislative amendments that would permit pension plans to use electronic communications as a default communication method...
Ontario updates fee assessments for pension plans while BC proposes fee increase
Aug 27, 2019The new Ontario pension regulator, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA), has released a new rule updating fees and assessments payable by the pension sector.
2019 Economic assumptions in accounting for pension and other post‑retirement benefits
Aug 6, 2019Morneau Shepell is pleased to provide a survey of the assumptions used by a little over 90 Canadian public companies to account for the costs of their defined benefit plans.
Performance universe of pension managers' pooled funds as at June 30, 2019
Aug 6, 2019Results of the Universe Performance survey for Q2 2019
British Columbia introduces critical illness or injury leave and domestic or sexual violence leave
Jul 23, 2019Effective May 30, 2019, British Columbia employment standards legislation has been amended to introduce critical illness or injury leave and domestic or sexual violence leave.