Category: Benefits
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Toronto Hydro-electric System Limited v. Power Workers’ Union, 2020 CanLII 103922 – Deadline for Opting into Post-Retirement Benefits Not Age Discrimination
In 2000, Toronto Hydro announced that post-retirement benefit coverage would be reduced for employees retiring after December 31, 2010. In particular, only employees hired before July 1, 2000, with 25+ years’ service, at least 50 years old, and retiring with a pension on or before December 31, 2010 would be entitled to 100% reimbursement for medical and dental benefits. Toronto Hydro and the union subsequently agreed to extend the deadline to December 31, 2020 . . .
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Federal Announcement re Quarantine Benefits
The federal government announced that it will be introducing legislation to restrict access to the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB . . .
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The Trustees of the BC Transit Employees’ Health and Benefit Trust v. Enkelmann, 2021 BCSC 11 – Trustees Entitled to Suspend Disability Payments per Reimbursement Agreement
Enkelmann was an employee of the Coast Mountain Bus Company. As an employee, he was a member of the Transit Employees’ Health and Benefit Plan (the Plan), which is established and administered by the trustees of the Transit Employees’ Health and Benefit Trust. In 2004, Enkelmann was injured and unable to work. He applied for disability benefits from the Plan . . .
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CRA Announcements re Home Office Expenses & Employer Benefits
In response to COVID-19, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced changes to the process for claiming a deduction for home office expenses and the tax treatment of certain employer benefits . . .
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Federal Fall Economic Statement 2020
The federal government's Fall Economic Statement included a few announcements with potential implications for pensions, benefits and other compensation . . .
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Federal Draft Legislative Proposals re Employee Life & Health Trusts
The federal government published draft legislative proposals for Employee Life and Health Trusts (ELHT), which include revisions in response to comments on the first round of proposals . . .
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Federal Government Passes Bill C-9 re Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
The federal government passed Bill C-9 , An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy), on November 19, 2020. Bill C-9 includes amendments to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) provisions in the Income Tax Act . . .
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Federal Bill C-9 re Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
The federal government introduced Bill C-9 , An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy), for first reading on November 2, 2020. Bill C-9 includes amendments to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) provisions in the Income Tax Act . . .
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Federal Amendments re EI & Wage Subsidy
The federal government published an interim order amending the Employment Insurance Act and amendments to the Income Tax Regulations related to COVID-19 relief . . .
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Federal Government Passes Bill C-4 re Further COVID-19 Relief
Federal Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19, received Royal Assent on October 2, 2020. Bill C-4 enacts the Canada Recovery Benefits Act and amends the Canada Labour Code . . .
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