Category: Benefits
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Federal Government Passes Bill C-30
The federal government passed Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021 and other measures on June 29, 2021. The Bill includes amendments to the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, Old Age Security Act, Canada Recovery Benefits Act, Employment Insurance Act and Canada Labour Code, as well as pension and benefit related amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Bank of Canada Act . . .
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PEI Passes Bill 6 re Beneficiary Designations
Prince Edward Island passed Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Designation of Beneficiaries Under Benefit Plans, on May 13, 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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Chisholm v. Ontario (CEO of FSRA), 2021 ONFST 5 – Tribunal Has No Jurisdiction re Health Benefits
Ms Chisholm was denied a spousal survivor pension and group benefit coverage, because the plan administrator determined that she was not the plan member's spouse at the time of his death . . .
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Status Update: Paid Sick Leave
Recently, several provinces have implemented paid sick days and/or government programs. Below is a quick recap of developments to date . . .
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Quebec Introduces Bill 96 re French Language
Québec introduced Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec on May 13, 2021. Bill 96, which is aimed at strengthening the use of French in Québec, includes numerous changes for workplaces . . .
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Federal Government Introduces Bill C-30 re Budget
The federal government introduced Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021 and other measures, for first reading on April 30, 2021. Bill C-30 includes amendments to the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (PBSA), Old Age Security Act (OAS Act), Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA), Employment Insurance Act (EI Act) and Canada Labour Code (Code), as well as pension and benefit related amendments to the Income Tax Act (ITA) and the Bank of Canada Act (BCA . . .
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York University v. York University Faculty Association, 2021 CanLII 31520 – University Must Provide Life Insurance for Professors Aged 71+
Professor Laxer worked until 2018, when he died at age 76. His surviving spouse contacted York University regarding Laxer's life insurance benefits. She was advised that Laxer’s coverage had ceased when he commenced mandatory receipt of pension benefits at age 71 . . .
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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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