Ontario Pension Benefits Act

Ontario amends pension legislation to address electronic beneficiary designations

May 21, 2019 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, HR and Technology, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Privacy and Security, 0

While legislation existing prior to the introduction of section 30.1.1 (namely, the SLRA and Electronic Commerce Act (Ontario) (ECA)) may be reasonably interpreted to already permit electronic beneficiary designations in pension and certain other contexts, it did not contain an express provision addressing the point.

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Have you amended your pension plan?

April 25, 2017 Occasional Contributors HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Union Relations

The Pension Benefits Act (Ontario) was recently amended. In this communiqué, we briefly review those amendments.

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Slaw: Pension plans and bankruptcy: The Supreme Court will decide

December 8, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the Indalex Limited case, which will determine if underfunded pension plans should be treated as a priority when it comes time to liquidate the assets of a bankrupt company.

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