New pools in Canada’s Ocean Playground: PRPP legislation introduced in Nova Scotia November 15, 2014 Ian Breneman Legislation tabled in Nova Scotia this fall will likely make the province the first in the Atlantic region to allow employers to offer PRPPs. Ian Breneman looks at the proposed bill and compares it with federal and other provincial legislation.
New Legal Developments (Atlantic Canada) August 14, 2014 A collection of new legal developments in pension and benefits law from Atlantic Canada.
New Legal Developments (Western Canada) July 30, 2014 A collection of new legal developments in pensions and benefits law from Western Canada.
New Legal Developments - Federal July 07, 2014 A collection of new legal developments in federal pensions and benefits law.
New Legal Developments (Ontario) June 16, 2014 A collection of new legal developments in pensions and benefits law from Ontario.
No deemed trust applied to plans wound up during CCAA March 12, 2014 Rachel M. Arbour and Andrea D. Yau Rachel M. Arbour and Andrea D. Yau of Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie take their own look at deemed trusts, using the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision in Re Grant Forest Products Inc.
Does the federal pension deemed trust outrank a perfected security interest in the context of CCAA proceedings? March 12, 2014 François Parent and Brittany Carson Does the federal pension deemed trust outrank a perfected security interest in the context of proceedings under the CCAA? François P. and Brittany C. explore the question through a judgment rendered by the QCSC in the case of…
Legislation and Law Reform update March 11, 2014 Noah Arshinoff CBA staff lawyer Noah Arshinoff provides an update on the Section’s advocacy activities.
Pension deemed trust outranks secured creditor in Quebec decision March 11, 2014 Tina Hobday Back to Quebec for more on deemed trusts, this time from Tina Hobday, who takes a look at the decision handed down by the Q.C. Superior court in the matter of the insolvency of Timminco Ltd. and Bécancour Silicon Inc., which appears to give…
Sun Indalex Finance LLC v. United Steelworkers March 10, 2014 Lisa Chamuk On February 1, 2013, the SCC released its decision in the case of Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers. As Lisa C. explains, the high court’s ruling casts a shadow of doubt on some of the historical understandings of pension law.