Pension Legislative Update—Federal
Bills
Bill C-228
An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985
Received Royal Assent April 27, 2023
Government Resources
- Regulations Amending the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Negotiated Contribution Plans), Department of Finance, June 24, 2023
- The Canada Pension Plan enhancement – Businesses, individuals, and self-employed: what it means for you, Canada Revenue Agency, May 8, 2023
- Strengthening Canadians' Retirement Security - Proposals to Support the Sustainability of and Strengthen the Framework for Federally Regulated Private Pension Plans, Department of Finance Canada, November 6, 2020
News/Analysis
- Canada Entered Last Phase of CPP Enhancements on January 1, 2024, Littler, January 29, 2024
- Changes to CPP, QPP deductions taking effect this month, Benefits Canada, January 2, 2024
- Changes coming to Canada Pension Plan in 2024, CTV News, December 11, 2023
- What is the CPP anyway? And why is Alberta leaving it different from Quebec?, CBC, November 2, 2023
- Bill C-228: Expanded pension protection receives royal assent, Borden Ladner Gervais, July 10, 2023
- Feds release draft changes to pension rules for “unlocatable” members, Investment Executive, June 27, 2023
- Business owners brace for second stage of CPP expansion, Investment Executive, April 11, 2023
- Governance Policies to be Required for All Federally Regulated Pension Plans, Bennett Jones, May 2, 2022
- Feds releasing consultation on pension solvency relief measures, VPLAs, Benefits Canada, November 10, 2020