Author: Rita M. Richardson

Pension benefits and their legislative requirements provide important considerations when it comes to drafting prenuptial or cohabitation agreements and when dividing property or spousal support obligations on relationship breakdown. This comprehensive paper covers the essentials of defined benefit, defined contributions, and hybrid pension plans; registered and non-registered pension plans; federal and provincial public sector pensions; and more.

This paper was presented at LESA’s The Winds of Change: Developments in Pension Law webinar on January 12, 2022.