NEW!
Call for Nominations
The National Pensions and Benefits Law Section is seeking nominations for a Secretary and up to ten Executive Members for the term September 1, 2012 to August 31, 2013.
For further details, please see the full Call for Nominations.
Chair's Welcome
Welcome to the National Pensions & Benefits Section website. This website describes the current activities of the Section and provides information on the Section Executive and Section Committees. The activities of the Section include preparing submissions on proposed legislation and other proposals released by regulatory authorities, the publication of a Newsletter, the organization of continuing legal education activities and updating the Web site.
As pension law gains increased prominence, the CBA National Pensions and Benefits Section has an increasingly important role to play. With representation from both management and labour, our Section provides a uniquely balanced perspective on all issues regarding this significant social benefit. The Section welcomes involvement from all those interested in this practice area, namely, by participating to the Section Committees. The Section presently has four active committees: the Advocacy and Government Relations Committee, the Professional Development Committee, the Newsletter Committee and the Website Committee. If you are interested in contributing to the activities of the Section in any way or if you wish to inform us about subjects that could be of interest to members, please contact Rachelle Watson. If you have ideas for how we can improve delivery of services to the Section, please do not hesitate to contact me or any one of the other Executive Committee Members.
Thank you for visiting the website.
Regards,
Mitch Frazer,
Chair, National Pensions & Benefits Section
Member Activities and Committees
The National Pensions & Benefits Law Section is seeking participation in its various committees. These committees provide Section members with the opportunity to comment on proposed changes to legislation and regulatory policies, keep abreast of developments in pensions and benefits law and to network with others with similar interests. Committees need the contribution of Section members to deliver relevant services to members and to prepare submissions to legislative and regulatory bodies that reflect the full range of member perspectives.
Executive Committee 2011-2012
We are pleased to welcome Lyne Duhaime as the new Secretary.
From September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012, the National Pensions & Benefits Law Section Officers will be:
| Chair: |
Mitch Frazer (Toronto, ON) |
| Vice-Chair: |
Michael Mazzuca (Toronto, ON) |
| Treasurer: |
Lawrence Swartz (Toronto, ON) |
| Secretary: |
Lyne Duhaime (Montreal, QC) |
| Past-Chair: |
Julie Vandal-Lemoyne (Montreal, QC) |
We would also like to welcome the following 10 Executive Members:
- Elizabeth Brown (Toronto, ON)
- Kenneth Burns (Vancouver, BC)
- J. David Connolly (Halifax, NS)
- Amanda Darrach (Toronto, ON)
- Heather Di Dio (Toronto, ON)
- Louise Greig (Toronto, ON)
- Tina Hobday (Montreal, QC)
- Sonia Mak (Toronto, ON)
- François Parent (Montreal, QC)
- Michael Wolpert (Calgary, AB)
The Executive Committee also includes the Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario Pensions & Benefits Law Section Chairs.
Section members are encouraged to contact Rachelle Watson for more information on opportunities to get actively involved in the Section’s activities.
Recent Submissions
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Pension and Benefit Updates
The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) announces the release of the revised version of the proposed Agreement Respecting Multi-Jurisdictional Pension Plans incorporating changes resulting from consultations with stakeholders.
Report on CAPSA's Work
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Professional Development
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Meetings
- Executive Committee Meeting, November 4, 2011 (Toronto)
For Your Benefit Newsletter
February 2012 Newsletter
Past issues of For Your Benefit Newsletter can be found on the Newsletter page.
The Section is currently looking for articles for its next newsletter. If you would like to contribute to the next issue, please contact us at CBA Newsletters.
Mandate
This National Section has been developed based on the rationale that pensions and benefits law affects all members of the public across Canada, in all provincial jurisdictions and in the federal jurisdiction, and encompasses a wide range of complex legal issues. As such, a need existed for a national non-partisan voice to further the knowledge of pensions and benefits law within the legal profession to contribute to national policy, harmonization and legislative initiatives and to serve as a legal resource for the public. Click here to view the full proposal for the new National Pensions and Benefits Section.
The Purpose of this Section is:
- to review developing pensions and benefits legislation, standards and policy, and to promote the harmonization of same;
- to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas on pensions and benefits matters among members of the legal profession, legislators, the judiciary, public policy organizations, employers, unions, retirees and other pension plan members, and the public;
- to serve as an educational resource and to organize lectures and seminars on pensions and benefits laws, standards and policy;
- to promote and undertake research on pensions and benefits law and related matters; and
- to advocate for pension standards reform.
The Section continues to focus on member development in order to increase provincial representation while establishing additional provincial branches.
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