To remain relevant and effective, industry regulators need to stay current. They must be attentive to economic realities, adapt to new technology and evolve with the industries they regulate. Ontario’s pension regulator is overdue for a major overhaul that will bring it into the 21st century.
Ontario’s Fall 2016 Economic Statement
Read More →In November 2008, the Alberta/British Columbia Joint Expert Panel on Pension Standards (JEPPS) released its report on pension standards in the two provinces. The report, Getting Our Acts Together, encouraged the two provincial governments to take a leadership position in pension reform and forge harmonized pension standards legislation which would
Read More →In my last post to this blog I extolled the virtues of a benefit communications policy for HR professionals who communicate pensions and benefits to fellow employees. I pointed out that years of benefit miscommunication has an overwhelming impact on an organization’s potential legal liability. I also highlighted the
Read More →If your job description includes responsibility for communicating pensions and benefits to fellow employees, then you must already know that with each new communication comes increased potential legal liability for your organization. However, unlike the production of a defective widget, where each new sale increases potential liability by one, each
Read More →On September 30, 2015, British Columbia’s new Pension Benefits Standards Act (PBSA) and Regulation came into effect. The PBSA has wide-ranging implications for HR Professionals who oversee BC-registered pension plans and certain non-BC-registered p...
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Canadian National Occupational Classification
Pay Equity Commission
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