Anthony Guindon
Associate

Practice Area
Expertise
Employee Life and Health Trusts, Taxation of Pensions and Benefits, Pension Plan Surpluses, Public Sector Pension and Benefit Plans, Multi-Employer Pension and Benefit Plans
Called to the Bar
Ontario, 2007
Anthony is a member of the firm’s Pension and Employee Benefits Department and the Tax Group. He has extensive experience advising pension and employee benefit plan sponsors, administrators and trade unions on matters related to statutory compliance, human rights, privacy, income and sales tax. He has also represented clients before various levels of court and administrative tribunals in disputes involving pension surplus, human rights claims and insolvency.
Anthony completed his articles with Koskie Minsky and joined the firm as an associate in 2007. From 2013 to 2015, Anthony worked for the Pension Policy Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Finance, where he advised the government on pension policy matters, notably related to distressed pension plans, and assisted in the development of various regulations under the Pension Benefits Act, including regulations required to implement statutory reforms introduced under Bills 236 (Pension Benefits Amendment Act, 2010) and 120 (Securing Pension Benefits Now and for the Future Act, 2010). From 2015 to 2017, Anthony worked for an actuarial consulting firm, where he advised pension plan sponsors and administrators on statutory compliance, tax, governance matters and asset transfers. He rejoined the firm in 2017.
Anthony is a member of the FSRA Advisory Committee for Asset Transfers, a member of the Executive Committee of the CBA Pensions & Benefits Law Section, and a past adjunct professor at the University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law.
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Education
B.A., 1999
McMaster UniversityM.A., 2000
McMaster UniversityB.C.L./LL.B, 2006
McGill UniversityLLM, 2019
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Latest News & Events
Revenu Quebec Announces New Incentive for Remittance of Unclaimed Financial Assets
August 5, 2022
On June 1, 2022, Revenu Quebec announced a new incentive program to encourage holders of unclaimed financial assets to remit these assets to Revenu Quebec. The Unclaimed Property Act imposes obligations on holders of unclaimed property – which includes benefits under a registered pension plan – to report and remit unclaimed financial assets to Revenu
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Pension and BenefitsOntario Adopts Regulations Regarding Defined Contribution Pension Plans
February 24, 2022
On February 11, 2022, the Government of Ontario filed Ontario Regulation 66/22 (the “Regulation”), which amends the General regulations under the Pension Benefits Act to exempt defined contribution pension plans from certain regulatory requirements. The Regulation specifically exempts such pension plans from 1) the requirement to file an auditor’s report with FSRA where the assets
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Pension and Benefits,Department of Finance Releases Draft Amendments to the Income Tax Act Regarding Defined Contribution Pension Plans
February 24, 2022
On February 4, 2022, the Department of Finance released draft legislation that will, subject to certain conditions, permit administrators of defined contribution (“DC”) pension plans to correct past contribution errors. The proposed amendments can be accessed at https://fin.canada.ca/drleg-apl/2022/ita-lir-0222-1-eng.html. The current Income Tax Act (the “ITA”) rules governing DC pension plans do not allow for “catch-up”
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