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CAPSA 2020 Agreement Respecting Multi-Jurisdictional Pension Plans Adopted

August 13, 2020
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New CAPSA Agreement on Multi-Jurisdictional Pension Plans: The newly adopted Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) agreement expands the number of participating jurisdictions and ...

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Accounting for municipal sector pension plans: Tax relief measure to limit the effects of COVID-19

August 12, 2020
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In response to the potential impact of COVID-19 on the financial health of defined benefit pension plans and consequently on the tax burden related to ...

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Quebec government announces measures to assist supplemental pension plans due to COVID-19 crisis

April 20, 2020
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On April 16, 2020, Retraite Quebec published information in response to the COVID-19 crisis introducing temporary easing measures to assist supplemental pension plan administrators dealing ...

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Nova Scotia introduces regulations amending funding under
Pension Benefits Act

March 26, 2020
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The government of Nova Scotia has introduced regulations amending the funding framework for defined benefit (DB) pension plans to improve the flexibility and stability of ...

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2019 Novel Coronavirus update: A review of the current need-to-know issues

March 17, 2020
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In response to the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 13, 2020 the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic. Federal ...

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Actuarial Standards Board publishes revised final standards for the determination of pension plan commuted values

February 20, 2020
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On January 24, 2020, the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) released final amendments to section 3500 of the practice-specific standards for pension plans – pension commuted ...

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