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This is the archived version of a program presented on May 15, 2012. This will not become available until 2 weeks after the orginal program date. To order this format please click on the "REGISTER NOW" button.
Can you believe that a decade has passed since the inaugural session of Hot Spots? Yet the practice of pension and benefits law continues to give rise to complex and unique issues. At this half-day program, experts will update pension and benefits practitioners on key developments in the law and regulatory policies. This program will help practitioners understand how recent legislative changes and court decisions have impacted pension plan sponsors and employees; learn about pension issues in the context of the employment relationship and cross-border arrangements; get a handle on the constantly evolving area of governance and find out what's new in the area of employee benefits.
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Program Chairs:
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Amanda Darrach, Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre & Cornish LLP
Tejash Modi, Morneau Shepell Inc.
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9:00 am
9:05 am
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Introductory Remarks
What's New
James Fera, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Eric Endicott, Financial Services Commission of Ontario
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9:15 am
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Case Law Developments
- Pensions in the courts: What’s new?
- Recent developments in case law and their impact on pension plan stakeholders
Lorraine Allard, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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9:30 am
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Pension Reform
- Where are we? What’s next?
- Discussion of recent and proposed changes to pension standards legislation across Canada
Ross Gascho, Fasken, Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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9:55 am
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ITA Year in Review
- Department of Finance, Canada Revenue Agency and the Income Tax Act (Canada): What’s New?
- Update on tax rules for pooled registered pension plans, employee profit sharing plans and individual pension plans as well as the implications of the harmonized sales tax on pension plans
Marcel Théroux, Mercer (Canada) Ltd.
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10:15 am
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10 Years of Pension Law – Do You Remember When?
- Where we started and where we are – the past decade in review
Mark Newton,Heenan Blaikie LLP
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10:35 am
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Cross-border Pension Issues
- Canadian employees, American pension plans – what is a foreign plan, and what laws apply?
Donna Walwyn, Baker & McKenzie LLP
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10:55 am
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Break
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11:10 am
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Pension and Employment Issues
- Pension issues in the employment relationship – before, during and after. What’s the effect of pension reform on hiring and firing?
Elizabeth Brown, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
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11:30 am
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Pension Governance
- A discussion of recent pension governance initiatives, including the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA), Guideline on Pension Plan Prudent Investment Practices, the CAPSA Guideline on Pension Plan Funding Policy, as well as relevant Financial Services Commission of Ontario policies
Bethune Whiston, Morneau Shepell Ltd.
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11:50 am
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Jointly Sponsored and Public Sector Pension Plans – Case Studies for Plan Governance
- What unique issues do these plans face? How may the issues facing these plans change in the next five years?
Freya Kristjanson, Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre & Cornish LLP
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12:10 pm
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Pension Plans and Insolvency Issues
- Indalex and Nortel made headlines in 2011 – a review of what happened, and what may be ahead for pension stakeholders and creditors
Andrew Hatnay, Koskie Minsky LLP
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12:30 pm
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Update on Employee Benefits
- Update on legal issues in design, delivery and administration of employee benefits
Karen Millard, Towers Watson
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12:50 pm
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Questions and Closing Remarks
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1:00 pm
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Program Concludes
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