Pension and Benefits

We are deeply immersed in pension, benefits and compensation law and policy.

Our services include:

  • Assisting clients in effectively and strategically managing the financial, fiduciary, regulatory and reputational risks inherent in sponsoring and maintaining such plans
  • Assisting clients in developing and implementing legally sound strategies to contain costs associated with such plans
  • Providing legal expertise in various areas of law as they relate to pensions including taxation, mergers and acquisitions, financing, privacy, governance and insolvency

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Construction Grievance Dismissed as Untimely, Even in Absence of Specific Prejudice to Employer

Emond Harnden’s Neil Dzuba and Brett Hynes succeed in having a construction grievance dismissed as untimely before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
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Arbitrator Settles Flight Attendant Wages at Air Canada, as Labour Dispute Comes to an Official End

TOP STORY An arbitrator reviewing wages for flight attendants at Air Canada has finalized rates at the airline, bringing an end to the labour dispute that saw travel disrupted for thousands of people last summer. Arbitrator settles flight attendant wages at Air Canada, as labour dispute comes to official end | CBC News Decisions Class […]
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Probe on Unpaid Work in the Airline Sector: Phase I – What we heard report

TOP STORY The Canada Labour Code (Code) provides protections for federally regulated workers, including an established minimum wage. It expressly prohibits unpaid work. Probe on Unpaid Work in the Airline Sector: Phase I – What we heard report – Canada.ca Decisions Compensation, jurisdiction – Donick v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2026 BCCRT 196 Claim for compensation for accommodation […]
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Black Pilot History- ALPA Canada Recognizes Allan Selwyn Bundy, First Canadian-Born Black Pilot in the RCAP

TOP STORY Black Pilot History – Today, we recognize Allan Selwyn Bundy (1920–2001): A Nova Scotian who overcame initial rejection to become the first Canadian-born Black pilot in the RCAF, flying Beaufighters with the 404 Squadron. Decisions Appeal, unjust dismissal, sexual harassment – Westjet v. T.H., 2026 FCA 20 Appeal of Canada Industrial Relations Board (Board) […]
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Recent and Upcoming Changes to Ontario’s Employment Act

Although it may feel like the new year has just begun, we are now firmly into the month of February. Before the rest of the winter flies by, we thought we would take this opportunity to review the changes that have been made to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) and to related regulations […]
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