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Blog Mar 27, 2020

Obligations for pension and benefit plan sponsors under Ontario’s new emergency sick leave provisions

By way of Bill 186, Ontario amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), effective March 19, 2020, to establish new rules for emergency leaves...

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Obligations for pension and benefit plan sponsors under Ontario’s new emergency sick leave provisions
Blog Mar 19, 2020

COVID-19: Potential implications for pensions and benefits

Pension plan members will be relying upon their employers for reassurance, and pension plan administrators will be expected to uphold their fiduciary...

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Osler Update Dec 20, 2019

Canadian government delays implementation of employee stock option proposals

On December 19, the Minister of Finance announced that, although the government intends to move forward with the employee stock option proposals from...

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Canadian government delays implementation of employee stock option proposals
Blog Jul 17, 2019

FSRA targets efficient and streamlined regulation for Ontario credit unions, insurers, pension plans, and mortgage brokers

As previously reported, the Ontario government is moving ahead to support financial regulatory reform including by establishing the Financial...

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Osler Update Jun 21, 2019

Canadian government introduces tax legislation applying to employee stock options granted on or after January 1, 2020

On June 17, 2019, the Canadian government tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion with proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) to...

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Osler Update Apr 12, 2019

Canada proposes changes to withholding tax on dividend equivalent payments

The Canadian federal budget tabled on March 19, 2019, contains important tax changes relevant to participants in the stock lending market.

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Osler Update Apr 1, 2019

Legal lessons in plan member communications

In her recent article “Legal lessons in plan member communications” published in Plans & Trusts, Jana Steele, a partner in Osler’s Pensions...

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Osler Update Mar 19, 2019

Federal budget briefing 2019

A summary of the significant tax proposals included in Budget 2019. Find out how these tax changes will affect Canadians and Canadian businesses.

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Blog Jul 13, 2018

Differential treatment in pension and benefit plans based on date of hire now prohibited in Québec (or is it really?)

The differences in pension and employee benefits between younger workers and more experienced workers have become one of the dominant political...

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Blog Jun 5, 2018

Ontario pension reforms – Where are they now?

The pace of pension reform in Ontario has been fast-moving since the release of the Ontario Budget on March 28, 2018 (the “Budget”)....

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Ontario pension reforms – Where are they now?

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