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On May 22, 2020, FSRA released Guidance on its approach to reviewing applications for commuted value transfers and annuity purchases under sections 19(4) and 19(5) of the Pension Benefits Act’s Regulation 909. The newly released Guidance addresses what restrictions apply to a Plan Administrator when a defined benefit pension plan’s transfer ratio has declined by

Effective June 8, 2020, all in-person hearings scheduled before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) will be converted to teleconference hearings unless the Scheduling Administration Manager is satisfied that another alternative hearing method is appropriate. If a party objects to proceeding by teleconference, their objection will be addressed by the Vice-Chair or Panel

Effective June 8, 2020, all in-person hearings scheduled before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) will be converted to teleconference hearings unless the Scheduling Administration Manager is satisfied that another alternative hearing method is appropriate. If a party objects to proceeding by teleconference, their objection will be addressed by the Vice-Chair or Panel

The Government of Canada has apparently decided that it will not permit Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (“SUB”) plans to make Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) top-up payments to members. Although the government has not formally announced this apparent decision, it has published the following on the ‘Questions and Answers on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit’ page. Q:

Union locals, pension funds, and employee benefit funds may be eligible for the Temporary Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy in their capacity as employers. Employers will generally be eligible for the Temporary Wage Subsidy (TWS) if they have one or more employees and had a business number for the purpose of making

Union locals, pension funds, and employee benefit funds may be eligible for the Temporary Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy in their capacity as employers. Employers will generally be eligible for the Temporary Wage Subsidy (TWS) if they have one or more employees and had a business number for the purpose of making

Koskie Minsky LLP is pleased to announce that 14 of the Firm’s lawyers were chosen by their fellow professionals to be listed in the 2020 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory compiles lists of outstanding professionals by conducting peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their

Philip Graham and Lauren Tarasuk were interviewed by Canadian Lawyer Magazine: Growing sophistication of technology in workplaces creating labour and employment issues.  To view the article, please click here.  

On April 28, 2020, the Minister of Education appointed Arleen Huggins to conduct an investigation of the Peel District School Board (PDSB) to examine the PDSB’s compliance with the Minister’s 27 binding Directions issued on March 13, 2020, aimed at dismantling structures within the PDSB that perpetuate racism, and in particular, anti-Black racism, and on reforming

Ontario’s pension regulator, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”), has released new guidance for pension plan administrators, sponsors, members, retirees, and other stakeholders navigating the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. This statement, effective April 24, 2020, follows two earlier releases from FISRA regarding the impact of COVID-19. You can read more about these prior statements in our