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6/30/2008	TFSAs Gain Momentum with Passing of Legislation
6/30/2008	Adoption of Bill 68 in Quebec - Phased Retirement and the Legislator's Reaction to the Kelly Decision
6/30/2008	Code of Conduct for Members of a Pension Scheme Governing Body
6/30/2008	Burke v. Hudson's Bay Company: Transfer of Surplus and Plan Expenses - Interpretation of Plan Documents
6/30/2008	Wronko Wrongful Dismissal - Unilateral Change of Employment Contract
6/30/2008	British Columbia's Phased Retirement - Update
6/30/2008	Newfoundland and Labrador's Full Funding on Wind-up - Update
6/30/2008	Market Indices
6/30/2008	Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
6/30/2008	Impact on the Pension Expense
5/30/2008	British Columbia's Phased Retirement Changes
5/30/2008	New Brunswick Passes Same-Sex Pension Benefits Amendment
5/30/2008	Hydro One: Partial Wind-ups
5/30/2008	Newfoundland and Labrador is the Latest Province to Require Full Funding on Wind-up
5/30/2008	Ontario's Division of Pensions Consultation
5/30/2008	IASB's Proposed Amendments to IAS19 - Accounting for Employee Benefits
5/30/2008	Market Indices
5/30/2008	Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
5/30/2008	Impact on the Pension Expense
4/30/2008	The Kelly Decision: does it narrow the scope of the SPP Act?
4/30/2008	Proposed Changes to Canadian Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules
4/30/2008	2008 Ontario Budget
4/30/2008	Market Indices
4/30/2008	Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
4/30/2008	Impact on the Pension Expense
4/15/2008	2007 Survey on the Impact of Pension Funds on Corporate Financial Results
4/8/2008	Phased Retirement in Quebec: Bill 68 Tabled
3/31/2008	2008 Federal Budget - Update!
3/31/2008	FASB Wants You to Provide More Detail About the Risk Exposure of Your Pension Plan Assets
3/31/2008	Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions
3/31/2008	The Accounting Standards Board of Canada Confirms Transition to the International Accounting Standards
3/31/2008	The Lennon v. Ontario Decision
3/31/2008	Alberta Letter of Credit Regulations
3/31/2008	As of February 29, 2008 - Market Indices (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
3/31/2008	As of February 29, 2008 - Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
3/31/2008	As of February 29, 2008 - Impact on the Pension Expense
2/27/2008	2008 Federal Budget Introduces New Savings Vehicle
2/27/2008	As of January 31, 2008 - Market Indices (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
2/27/2008	As of January 31, 2008 - The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
2/27/2008	As of January 31, 2008 - Impact of the Pension Expense
1/31/2008	Legislation Permitting Phased Retirement Received Royal Assent
1/31/2008	OSFI Endorses Final Location Method for Benefit Calculations
1/31/2008	Asset Transfer on Plan Merger: the Lennon v. Ontario (Superintendent of Financial Services) Case
1/31/2008	New Brunswick Recognizes Same-Sex Pension Benefits
1/31/2008	Nova Scotia Funding Update
1/31/2008	As of December 31, 2007 - Market Indices (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
1/31/2008	As of December 31, 2007 - The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
1/31/2008	As of December 31, 2007 - Impact of the Pension Expense
12/17/2007	Nova Scotia Proposes Full Funding on Plan Wind-up
12/17/2007	Nova Scotia Court Rules Michelin's Contribution Holidays Were Valid
12/17/2007	As of November 30, 2007 - Market Indices (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
12/17/2007	As of November 30, 2007 - The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
12/17/2007	As of November 30, 2007 - Impact of the Pension Expense
11/30/2007	The Federal Government Introduces the Announced Draft Legislation to Facilitate Phased Retirement
11/30/2007	Financial Position of Pension Plans as at December 31, 2007: Good News Ahead?
10/29/2007	Morneau Sobeco's Submission to the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions
10/29/2007	Ontario Court's Decision in the Hydro One Case
10/29/2007	Alberta and British Columbia to Review Pension Standards
10/29/2007	Market Indices
10/29/2007	The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
10/29/2007	Impact of the Pension Expense
10/22/2007	Pension Plan Amendments: Summary of the Sutherland v. Hudson's Bay Co. Case
10/22/2007	Changes to the Rules for Ontario Locked-In Accounts
10/22/2007	Solvency Funding Relief for Multi-Employer Pension Plans Registered in Ontario
10/22/2007	New-Brunswick Now Requires Full Funding on Plan Wind-Up
10/22/2007	The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is Backing Off Proposed Changes to Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements
8/21/2007	Employee Future Benefits Accounting: AcSB Not Going Ahead with Modifications Proposed in March 2007
8/21/2007	Baby Boomers Aren't Saving Enough
8/21/2007	Ailing Pension Plans - A 10-Point Prescription Program
8/21/2007	New Brunswick Now Requires Full Funding On Plan Wind-up
8/21/2007	Retiree Benefits in the Spotlight Again
8/21/2007	Supplementary Pensions vs Canada Revenue Agency
8/21/2007	FSCO - Pension Assessments Replace Annual Information Return Fees
8/21/2007	Mandatory Retirement Legislation
8/21/2007	Pension Income Splitting
8/21/2007	Market Indices
8/21/2007	The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
8/21/2007	Impact of the Pension Expense
7/10/2007	New Developments in Quebec Prescription Drug Insurance Plans
7/10/2007	Quebec's Drug Policy and Its Potential Impact on Private Group Benefit Plan Premiums
7/10/2007	Payment of Expenses and Cross-Subsidization - The Kerry Case
7/10/2007	As of June 30, 2007 - Market Indices
7/10/2007	As of June 30, 2007 - The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
6/18/2007	Provincial Budget Highlights
6/18/2007	RRSPs, RRIFs and DPSPs Will be Unseizable in Manitoba as of November 1, 2007
6/18/2007	As of May 31, 2007 - Market Indices (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
6/18/2007	As of May 31, 2007 - The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
6/14/2007	The Marine Atlantic Case: After Monsanto, Another Court Says That Surplus Must be Distributed Upon Partial Wind-Up
6/14/2007	New Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements
6/14/2007	Newfoundland and Labrador Amends Human Rights Code and Pension Benefits Act, 199
6/14/2007	As of April 30, 2007 - Market Indices (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
6/14/2007	As of April 30, 2007 - The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
5/18/2007	Employee Future Benefits Accounting... CICA Releases an Exposure Draft on Full Balance Sheet Recognition
5/18/2007	Bill 130 on Prescription Drug Insurance in Quebec
5/18/2007	As of March 31, 2007 - Market Indices (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
5/18/2007	As of March 31, 2007 - The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
5/16/2007	Manitoba's Employment Standards Code Amendment Act
5/16/2007	Legislation Allows Alberta Pharmacists to Prescribe Some Medications
5/16/2007	Quebec's New Regulation on Member-Funded Pension Plans
5/16/2007	Cancer Care Ontario - New Drug Funding Program
5/16/2007	Cancer in Canada and Long-Term Disability Programs
5/16/2007	The Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program
5/16/2007	As of February 28, 2007 - Market Indices (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
5/16/2007	As of February 28, 2007 - The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
2/28/2007	Vehicle Policies, Perquisites, and Other Working Conditions
2/28/2007	Important Amendments as a Result of Quebec's Bill 40
2/28/2007	RRSPs, RRIFs, and DPSPs Will be Unseizable in Manitoba
2/28/2007	As of January 31, 2007 - Market Indices (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
2/28/2007	As of January 31, 2007 - The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
2/16/2007	Federal Labour Standards Reviewed
2/16/2007	Nova Scotia Allows for Pension Unlocking in Hardship Cases
2/16/2007	Solvency Funding Changes for Nova Scotia Municipalities
2/16/2007	Morneau Sobeco Annual Survey of Economic and Financial Forecasts by Pension Fund Managers
2/16/2007	As of December 31, 2006 - Market Indices (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
2/16/2007	As of December 31, 2006 - The Evolution of the Financial Situation of Pension Plans
12/21/2006	Amendment to Act Regarding Prescription Drug Insurance Has Impact on Quebec Employers
12/21/2006	Retirement Income Splitting - Update
12/21/2006	U.S. Extends Compliance Deadlines for Deferred Compensation Plans
12/21/2006	Employee Benefits Accounting: FASB Makes Modifications... and CICA Could be Following in its Footsteps
12/21/2006	Eliminating Mandatory Retirement in Saskatchewan
12/21/2006	Quebec's Member-Funded Pension Plan
12/21/2006	Saskatchewan Court Rules on the Definition of Spouse
12/21/2006	Ontario's Bill 102 Comes Into Effect
12/21/2006	Market Indices - November 30, 2006 (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
11/20/2006	Funding Relief for Federally Regulated Defined Pension Plans
11/20/2006	Potential Changes to Tax Status of Income Trusts
11/20/2006	Funds from Letter of Credit are Permissible Contributions
11/20/2006	New Regulation for Federally Regulated Life Income Funds
11/20/2006	U.S. Pension Legislation - Pension Protection Act of 2006
11/20/2006	Employment Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2005 Receives Royal Assent in Alberta
11/20/2006	2006 Economic Assumptions - CICA Section 3461
11/20/2006	Ontario to Review Pension Laws
11/20/2006	Market Indices - October 31, 2006 (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
7/31/2006	International Developments of Interest to Canadian Pension Plan Sponsors
7/31/2006	Employees Fail to Terminate Trust
7/31/2006	Market Indices�June 30, 2006 (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
7/13/2006	Draft Regulations Amending the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations Act
7/13/2006	Ontario Pension Update
7/13/2006	Saskatchewan Enacts Pension Benefits Amendment Regulations
7/13/2006	Arbitration, Not Class Action, Required to Resolve Plan Dispute
7/13/2006	Difficulty in Claiming Surpluses for Employers Continue
7/13/2006	Market Indices�May 31, 2006 (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
5/31/2006	The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Issues Policy Regarding Benefit Reducing Amendments
5/31/2006	Fiscal Agreement with Quebec Municipalities�Solvency Deficiency
5/31/2006	Hembruff�Supreme Court of Canada Denies Leave
5/31/2006	Market Indices�April 30, 2006 (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
5/3/2006	Federal Budget of May 2, 2006
4/28/2006	Employee Benefits Accounting�CFO's Should Prepare for a Roller Coaster Ride
4/28/2006	Bill 194�Quebec Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund
4/28/2006	Trust Language Limits Employer's Decisions
4/28/2006	Terminated Employee Wins Disability Benefits to Age 65
4/28/2006	Market Indices�March 31, 2006
3/31/2006	Provincial Budget Highlights
3/31/2006	Ontario Court Rules Against Class Action Lawsuit
3/31/2006	Plan Merger Upheld
3/31/2006	Post-Retirement Benefits - Commuted Pension Value Versus a Monthly Pension
3/31/2006	Bill 120 - Public Curator and Unclaimed Property
3/31/2006	Private Healthcare in Quebec - Government Response to the Chaoulli Ruling
3/31/2006	Market Indices - February 28, 2006
2/28/2006	Is the World Moving Towards Later Retirement Age?
2/28/2006	SEC's New Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules
2/28/2006	Employee Benefits Accounting...Changes Underway
2/28/2006	Recent Changes to The Regulations of The New Brunswick Pension Benefits Act
2/28/2006	Pension Surplus Transfer on Sale of Business
2/28/2006	Market Indices - January 31, 2006 (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
1/31/2006	Quebec's Bill 136
1/31/2006	Alberta Releases Discussion Paper on Proposed Regulations Related to Bill 35
1/31/2006	Market Indices � December 31, 2005 (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
12/15/2005	Discount Rate as of December 31, 2005: Should an Increase of 2006 Pension Costs be on the Radar Screen?
12/15/2005	Amendments to Bankruptcy Acts and how it Affects Pension Plans
12/15/2005	Civil Liability for Corporate Disclosure
12/15/2005	Ontario Mandatory Retirement
12/15/2005	Jointly-Sponsored Pension Plans
12/15/2005	Income Trusts
12/15/2005	Parental Leave in Quebec - Correction
12/15/2005	Market Indices - November 30, 2005
11/30/2005	The CRA is Re-engineering its RPP Review Process
11/30/2005	Administrator's Disclosure Duties
11/30/2005	Parental Leave in Quebec: Contributions to the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan
11/30/2005	Market Indices - October 31, 2005 (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
10/26/2005	Easing Measures for Pension Plan Funding in Quebec
10/26/2005	2005 Survey on the Impact of Pension Funds on Corporate Financial Results
10/26/2005	Significant Change in the Quebec Case Law Concerning Entitlement to a Surplus - Conclusion
10/26/2005	Market Indices - September 30, 2005 (Monthly Summary of Returns from Various Market Indices)
9/23/2005	Executive Pensions are Hotter Than Ever!
9/23/2005	Ontario Consulting Paper�Jointly-Sponsored Defined Benefit Pension Plans
9/23/2005	Compensation Trends and Projections for 2006
9/23/2005	Private Health Care in Quebec: Judgment Stayed for One Year
9/23/2005	Market Indices�August 31, 2005
8/23/2005	New Canadian Institute of Actuaries Standards of Practice for Valuations of Post-Employment Benefit Plans
8/23/2005	Quebec's Public Prescription Drug Insurance Plan Rates Increased
8/23/2005	Ontario Pension Legislation and Forms Recognize Same-Sex Spouses
8/23/2005	Ontario Proposes to Eliminate Mandatory Retirement
8/23/2005	Market Indices - July 31, 2005
7/29/2005	Federal Government to Prioritize Regular Contributions for Pension Plans
7/29/2005	FSCO Risk-Based Pension Investment Monitoring Model
7/29/2005	United Air Lines Ordered to Pay Into Canadian Pension Fund
7/29/2005	New Manitoba Legislation for Retirement Funds
7/29/2005	Saskatchewan's Pension Act Becomes Law
7/29/2005	OHIP: Re-listing of physiotherapy services!
7/29/2005	Market Indices�June 30, 2005
6/10/2005	Healthcare Insurance in Quebec: the Supreme Court of Canada Opens the Door to Private Insurance
6/10/2005	Federal Consultation on Pension Plan Funding
6/10/2005	Quebec Proposes Major Changes to Pension Plan Funding
6/10/2005	OECD Guidelines for Pension Fund Governance
6/10/2005	Market Indices � May 31, 2005
5/20/2005	Quebec Pension Update
5/20/2005	Significant Change in the Quebec Case Law Concerning Entitlement to a Surplus
5/20/2005	Bill 195�Retirees' Right to Express Their Opinion Regarding a Proposal by the Employer
5/20/2005	Bill 102�Quebec to Relax Pension Plan Funding Rules
5/20/2005	Parental Leave�Quebec and Ottawa Agree
5/20/2005	Market Indices�April 30, 2005
4/12/2005	Additional Benefit and the New CIA Standard: Adoption of a New Regulation in Quebec
4/12/2005	Proposed Changes to The Pension Benefits Act of Manitoba
4/12/2005	FSCO Policy B100-110
4/12/2005	Partition of Supplemental Pension Plan Benefits in Quebec: Forms That Make it Easier!
4/12/2005	Intersan Inc. v. R�gie des rentes du Qu�bec
4/12/2005	Morneau Sobeco's Annual Survey of Economic and Financial Forecasts by Pension Fund Managers
4/12/2005	Market Indices - March 31, 2005
3/15/2005	Income Trusts in Ontario
3/15/2005	Inclusion of Income Trusts in the S&P/TXS Composite Index
3/15/2005	Nova Scotia Removes Requirement to Fund Grow-in Benefits
3/15/2005	Quebec's Drug Policy
3/15/2005	Ontario Pension Update
3/15/2005	Market Indices - February 28, 2005
3/11/2005	Market Indices � December 31, 2004
2/24/2005	Federal Budget of February 23, 2005
1/21/2005	Reminder: New CIA Standard for Pension Commuted Values Effective February 1, 2005
1/21/2005	Pension Plan Funding - Development of New Actuarial Practice Standards
1/21/2005	Same-Sex Marriages Might Become Legal in Canada
1/21/2005	New Guidance for Disclosure of Executive Retirement Benefits
1/21/2005	Market Indices - December 31, 2004
12/17/2004	New US tax measures could severely affect your supplemental pension plans
12/17/2004	Quebec � Certain draft regulations affecting pension plans have been published lately and the R�gie des rentes du Qu�bec is making forms available on its Internet site
12/17/2004	Market Indices � November 30, 2004
12/17/2004	Proposed Change to the Filing Deadline for Past Service Pension Adjustments
11/26/2004	VIOXX Drug Reimbursement
11/4/2004	CAPSA's Governance Guidelines
11/4/2004	Additional Pension Benefit and New Standard for Transfert Values in Qu�bec
11/4/2004	Removing "Grow-in Benefits" from the Nova Scotia Pension Benefits Act
11/4/2004	Increase in the CPP Pensionable Earnings Ceiling for 2005
11/4/2004	Market Indices - October 31, 2004
10/18/2004	Federal/Provincial Agreement on Health Care
10/18/2004	Ontario Provincial Plan (OHIP) � Benefit De-listings
10/18/2004	New in Quebec: Member-Funded Pension Plan
10/18/2004	Same-sex spouses can also divorce!
9/21/2004	Morneau Sobeco's Compensation Trends and Projections for 2005
9/21/2004	2004 Economic Assumptions � CICA Section 3461
9/21/2004	Market Indices � August 31, 2004
9/14/2004	2004 Economic Assumptions CICA Section 3461 - Highlights of our annual survey results
8/20/2004	A.I.R. fee increase in Ontario
8/20/2004	A proposed risk-based investment monitoring model for supervising defined benefit pension plans
8/20/2004	Pension Plans � Air Canada is provided with funding relief!
8/20/2004	Market Indices � July 31, 2004
8/3/2004	Supreme Court of Canada decides the Monsanto case: surplus distribution on partial wind up
7/15/2004	Modifications to the parameters of the Quebec Basic Prescription Drug Insurance Plan
7/15/2004	CIA Board decision on the standard of practice for determining pension commuted values