Osler’s pension litigation experience is extensive, particularly on the plan sponsor and administrator side. Our litigators have been involved in many of the leading pension cases before the courts and tribunals across the country.
Our representation of sponsors of multi-jurisdictional plans has led to appearances in major pension litigation in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Alberta and British Columbia and frequent interaction with regulators in all of the other provinces.
We have successfully combined the skills of solicitors in our Pension and Benefits Department with those of our litigators who specialize in pension cases and class actions to provide clients with unparalleled expertise in this area.
Ask Osler’s pension and benefits litigators about:
- Member /retiree class actions;
- Funding disputes;
- Validity of plan amendments;
- Fiduciary duties of plan administrators;
- Obligations under pensions legislation;
- Plan wind-up;
- Life/medical post-retirement benefits;
- Plan/statutory interpretations issues;
- Insolvency and restructuring;
- Liability of actuaries;
- Investment issues;
- Family property and valuation issues;
- Surplus entitlement;
- Contribution holidays.
Key Contacts
Partner, Disputes, Toronto
Partner, Pensions and Benefits, Montréal
Latest Insights
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Osler Update Nov 26, 2020
Understanding Fraser v. Canada Impacts and Risks for Pension Administrators and Employers Across Canada (Webinar)
The recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling in Fraser v Canada will have wide and reverberating implications across Canada for years to come.
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Blog Oct 19, 2020
Pension “buy-back restriction” for part-time employees violates Charter
On October 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) released its decision in Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General). Fraser is...
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Blog Mar 27, 2020
Op-ed – Sounding Board: Governments must ease burden on pension plans in era of coronavirus
Over the past couple of weeks, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global markets has taken a devastating toll on personal retirement savings...
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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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SubscribeAwards and Recognition
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Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Pensions & Benefits (Band 1)
- “They are technically strong, ensure excellent, timely service delivery, are extremely knowledgeable and maintain excellent communication throughout the job.”
- “They have extremely deep knowledge of the substantive law in this area which is complemented by an equally deep understanding of the taxation of pension plans.”
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Pensions & Employee Benefits (Montréal, Québec; Toronto, Ontario)
- Lexpert Magazine, the country’s leading legal journal, calls Osler one of two market leaders in pension plan administration matters, where “the pure pension law expertise largely resides.”
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The Legal 500: Osler recognized in Pensions (Tier 1)
In the Media
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Osler News Nov 16, 2023
Julien Ranger recognized in Benefits and Pensions Monitor’s Hot List of 2023
Congratulations to Julien Ranger for being named in Benefits and Pensions Monitor’s inaugural Hot List of 2023.
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Media Mentions Nov 1, 2019
A look at how the legal landscape for DC pension plans is changing — Benefits Canada
Member communication is a “key challenge” facing defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors in terms of their legal obligations to employees, Osler...
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