Higher contribution levels than RRSPs — The PPP relies on the same federal and
provincial pension legislation that governs conventional IPPs.
A LIRA (Locked - In Retirement Account) falls under
provincial pension legislation.
Not exact matches
The Canada
Pension Plan Act says that once a sufficient number of
provincial governments have indicated support, the federal government can move forward and lock in the reform with an Order in Council — no new Parliamentary debate or
legislation is required.
TORONTO — The Ontario government is introducing
legislation to create a
provincial pension plan, but says its preferred option is still to improve the Canada Pensio
pension plan, but says its preferred option is still to improve the Canada
PensionPension Plan.
The
provincial Liberals passed
legislation in April to create the
provincial pension plan, which would effectively mirror the CPP for about three million workers.
By 2017, all Ontario employees could have access to a secure defined benefit
pension plan, thanks to new
legislation being tabled by the
provincial Liberals.
In situations outside a formal bankruptcy proceeding, this could result in different treatment of
pension benefits in different provinces depending on the wording of the
provincial legislation, so long as it is not inconsistent with the interim financing provisions in the CCAA.
Aside from the inapplicability of federal paramountcy, an additional problem is that the
provincial PPSAs and
pension benefits
legislation are not identical in their treatment of deemed trusts in relation to security interests arising under the PPSAs.
There is also
provincial legislation that regulates employer
pension plans.
Benefits Canada has reported on a Quebec Superior Court decision that calls into question the effectiveness of
pension protections granted by
provincial legislation in situations where an insolvent employer is being liquidated under the federal Companies» Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).