Category: Benefits
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Federal Budget 2021
The Federal government released its budget for 2021, which includes the following pension and benefit related announcements . . .
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Federal Regulations re Canada Labour Code & Canada Recovery Benefits
Further to an earlier announcement, the federal government has published regulations increasing COVID-19 benefits and federal leaves of absence . . .
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Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. Ontario (Government & Consumer Services), 2021 CanLII 19542 – Requiring Disabled Employees to Retire or Pay Pension Contributions Violates Code & Charter
During the last round of collective bargaining, a provision was added to the collective agreement between OPSEU and the Ontario government that would require OPSEU Pension Plan (Plan) members in receipt of or eligible for Long Term Income Protection (LTIP) to take certain actions with respect to their Plan entitlements . . .
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Federal Government Passes Bill C-24 re EI & Canada Recovery Benefits
The federal government passed Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (additional regular benefits), the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and another Act in response to COVID-19, on March 17, 2021. Bill C-24 includes amendments to the Employment Insurance Act (EI Act) and the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA . . .
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Federal Legislative Proposal re Employee Stock Options
The federal government published Legislative Proposals to Amend the Income Tax Act, which include previously announced changes to employee stock options . . .
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PEI Bill 6 re Beneficiary Designations
Prince Edward Island introduced Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Designation of Beneficiaries Under Benefit Plans, for first reading on February 26, 2021. Bill 6 amends the Designation of Beneficiaries Under Benefit Plans Act, which governs beneficiary designations under PEI pension and benefit plans . . .
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Federal Government Introduces Bill C-24 re EI & Canada Recovery Benefits
The federal government introduced Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (additional regular benefits), the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and another Act in response to COVID-19, for first reading on February 25, 2021. Bill C-24 includes amendments to the Employment Insurance Act (EI Act) and the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA . . .
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Federal Government Announces Increase to COVID-19 Benefits
The federal government announced that it will introduce amendments to Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA) and Employment Insurance (EI) legislation/regulation to increase the number of weeks available for the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and regular EI benefits . . .
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Federal Amendments to Employment Insurance Regulations
Further to its earlier announcement, the federal government amended the Employment Insurance (EI) Regulations to temporarily waive the waiting period . . .
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Federal Government Announces EI Waiting Period Waiver
The federal government announced that it will be temporarily waiving the waiting period for Employment Insurance claimants . . .
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