Defined Benefit Pension Plans

• Nova Scotia proposes measures to bolster defined-benefit pension plans

  Finance Minister Karen Casey said the goal is to help defined-benefit plans remain solvent by providing more flexibility and stability for employers, and transparency and protection of existing benefits for employees.

  Politics

  Mar 12, 2019
  
• Just like Sears Canada: 30% of similar pension plans in Ont., Que. underfunded

  The struggling retailer can't keep up with its pension payments. It's a scenario that will 'absolutely' happen again, experts say.

  Money

  Aug 2, 2017
  
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• What Sears Canada’s case says about how safe your retirement benefits are

  Insolvency risks may be the big downside to having a defined-benefit pension plan

  Money

  Jul 6, 2017
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• Ontario government changing rules on defined benefit pensions, solvency requirements

  Ontario is changing rules on workplace defined benefit pensions, including considering them to be solvent when they are 85 per cent funded.

  Politics

  May 19, 2017