Submissions and Legislative Updates

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) is pleased to provide this submission to the Law Society of Upper Canada Task Force on Compliance-Based Entity Regulation in response to its Consultation Paper: “Promoting Better Legal Practices” (“the Consultation Paper”).

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Regulatory Reform for Target Benefit Multi-Employer Pension Plans consultation paper (the “Consultation Paper”).

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Expert Advisory Panel (“the Expert Panel”) appointed by the Minister of Finance to review the mandates of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (“FSCO”), the Financial Services Tribunal (“FST”) and the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario

The Ontario Bar Association (the “OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Ministry of the Attorney General’s consultation paper “Exploring an online Administrative Monetary Penalty System for infractions of provincial statutes and municipal by-laws in Ontario” (“the Consultation Paper”).

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Pension and Benefits Section appreciates the opportunity to provide advice on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) and congratulates the government on its consultative approach and thoughtful discussion paper.

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) is pleased to provide this update on our consideration of the issues raised by the Law Society of Upper Canada in “Alternative Business Structures and the Legal Profession in Ontario: A Discussion Paper” (the “Discussion Paper”)

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Ministry of Finance (“the Ministry”) on its discussion paper Securing our Future: Strengthening Retirement Income in Ontario through Pooled Registered Pension Plans (“the Discussion Paper”), which lays out a framework for implementing pooled registered pension plans (“PRPPs”) in Ontario.

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the draft regulation concerning asset transfers between pension plans (the “Draft Regulation”) in the context of corporate and public reorganizations, including the sale of a business

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed Financial Hardship unlocking regulatory amendments (the “proposal”).

On behalf of the Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”), we are pleased to provide you with comments on the draft regulations (collectively, the “Draft Regulations”) that propose changes to the general Regulation 909 under the Ontario Pension Benefits Act (the “PBA Regulations”).