Bills

Bill 13
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Amendment Act (James)
Received Royal Assent November 2, 2017

Bill 9
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act (de Jong)
Received Royal Assent May 29, 2014

Bill 10
Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 2014 (de Jong)
Received Royal Assent May 29, 2014 

 

Government Resources

• A Review of the Solvency Funding Framework under the Pension Benefits Standards Act: A Consultation Paper, British Columbia Ministry of Finance, October 2018 
• Canada Pension Plan — Results [engagement website], British Columbia Ministry of Finance, January 18, 2017

• Canada Pension Plan Engagement Project - Public Feedback Analysis Report, October 3, 2016
• British Columbia signs PRPP Agreement, Financial Institutions Commission, June 2016
• Frequently Asked Questions – Pension Benefits Standards Act, BC Financial Institutions Commission, October 22, 2015
• New pension standards provide greater flexibility, security, September 29, 2015
• New Pension Legislation Proclaimed, BC Financial Institutions Commission, May 2015
• More options for pension coverage - Pooled Registered Pension Plans introduced, Government of British Columbia, February 19, 2014
  

News/Analysis

• BC issues consultation paper on solvency funding reform, Morneau Shepell, November 14, 2018
• British Columbia releases consultation paper on solvency funding reform for defined benefit pension plans, Willis Towers Watson, November 5, 2018
• B.C. government doing little to solicit feedback on CPP enhancement, Benefits Canada, August 11, 2016
• Canada and four provinces sign PRPP agreement, Benefits Canada, June 27, 2016
• BC government enables smaller employers to give employees pension plans, McCarthy Tétrault, May 26, 2016
• Is your pension plan compliant with B.C.’s new PBSA? Benefits Canada, November 6, 2015
• B.C. introduces new pension standards, Benefits Canada, September 29, 2015
• Target Benefit Plans Go West, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, July 15, 2015
• Solvency Reserve Accounts (Part III) – “Oh and One More Thing…Payment of Benefits and Expenses” Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, June 22, 2015
• BC Pension Reform Effective on September 30, 2015, Towers Watson, June 2, 2015
• Solvency Reserve Accounts – Further Considerations for Alberta and BC Plans (Part II), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, April 28, 2015
• Solvency Reserve Accounts – Further Considerations for Alberta and BC Plans (Part I), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, April 23, 2015
• B.C. re-introducing PRPP legislation, Canadian HR Reporter, February 20, 2014