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Canadian Benefits Guide 2020

Privately-sponsored employee benefits may supplement and/or complement available government benefits. This year’s Canadian Benefits Guide spotlights key program elements, contribution requirements, or tax provisions of particular interest to group insurance plan sponsors.

For more information on how the material in this document applies to your employee benefit programs, please contact your Aon consultant or send a note to Aon’s Health and Benefits Practice.
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Executive Notes: TCFD 7 January 2022 Wealth Solutions English
Information Bulletin: COVID-19: Temporary Layoff Update 2 June 2020 Health Solutionstemporary layoff English French
Rapid Response: Disability 20 May 2020 Health and Benefitsrapid response, disability, survey English French
A Contractor’s Guide to Managing the COVID-19 Shutdown 2 April 2020 Commercial Risk Solutionscoronavirus, virus, pandemic, cyber English French
COVID-19: Cyber Risk Implications 1 April 2020 Commercial Risk Solutionscoronavirus, virus, pandemic, cyber English French
Layoffs, leaves and continuation of group benefits 30 March 2020 Health and Benefitscoronavirus, virus, pandemic English French
Carrier position on COVID-19 related STD claims 18 March 2020 Health and Benefitscoronavirus, virus, pandemic English French
COVID-19: effect on group, expatriate and specialty risk 6 March 2020 Health and Benefitscoronavirus, virus, pandemic English French
Agreement between pharmacists, insurers and third-party payers on pharmacy services in Quebec 31 January 2020 Health and Benefitsnormes valeur actualisée rentes English French
Information Bulletin: Final Pension Commuted Value Standards 28 January 2020 Retirement Solutionspension commuted value standards English French
Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Declares Termination of Employee Benefits at Age 65 to be Discriminatory 24 January 2020 Health and Benefitsnormes valeur actualisée rentes English French
2020 Terms and Conditions of the Quebec Drug Insurance Pooling Corporation 21 January 2020 Health and Benefitsnormes valeur actualisée rentes English French
Alberta Announces Seniors Program Coverage Changes and Provides New Emergency Out-of-Country Coverage Definition 14 January 2020 Health and Benefitsnormes valeur actualisée rentes English French
Information Bulletin: BC Early Holiday Gift of Contribution Stability 17 December 2019 Retirement Solutionsbritish columbia contribution stability English French
Information Bulletin: Funding of Quebec Pension Plans – New scale proposed for establishing the target level of the stabilization provision 21 November 2019 Retirement Solutionsfunding quebec pension plans English French
Rapid Response: Employee Benefits 20 November 2019 Health Solutionssurvey employee benefits English French
Responsible Investment 2 October 2019 Investment retirement investment securities English French
2020 Global Medical Trend Rates Report 12 September 2019 Health Solutions health benefit cost trend English French
Information Bulletin: New Federal Rules for Patented Drug Pricing Announced 3 September 2019 Health Solutions rules patented drug pricing English French
2019 Insurance Market Report - Canada 28 August 2019 Broking insurance market report English French
Supreme Court of Canada denies leave to appeal - Ontario still not a universal jurisdiction for statutory secondary market securities lawsuits 28 August 2019 Financial Services Group ontario, secondary market English French
Supreme Court of Canada examines employee vs. independent contractor distinction 21 August 2019 Financial Services Group quebec, qc, supreme court, employee distinction, contractor distinction, court decision English French
Information Bulletin: BC Proposes new DB Funding Rules – Consultation closes August 30, 2019 14 August 2019 Retirement Solutions db, defined benefit, pension, plan, bc, british columbia English French
Record fines levied by UK data protection authority under the GDPR 14 August 2019 Financial Services Group cyber, privacy English French
Supreme Court of Canada rules on attributing fraud to corporate entities 31 July 2019 Financial Services Group cyber, privacy English French
What’s next for PIPEDA: Canada’s “Strengthening Privacy for the Digital Age” Discussion Paper 24 July 2019 Financial Services Group cyber, privacy English French
Recent Ontario decision illustrates difficulty in certifying privacy class actions 17 July 2019 Financial Services Group cyber, privacy English French
Information Bulletin: Funding of Quebec Pension Plans – New scale proposed for establishing the target level of the stabilization provision 9 July 2019 Retirement Solutions funding, Québec, Quebec, pension, plans English French
Ransomware losses increasing 26 June 2019 Financial Services Group cyber, privacy English French
Private company directors and officers face new fines under CBCA amendments 19 June 2019 Financial Services Group D&O, executive risk English French
Directors’ and officers’ fiduciary duty modified in forthcoming CBCA amendments 12 June 2019 Financial Services Group D&O, executive risk English French
Information Bulletin: B.C. Pharmacare Expands Use of Biosimilars 28 May 2019 Health and Benefits announcement, provincial, insurance English French
Insurance implications of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Redwater decision 5 May 2019 Financial Services Group energy, directors and officers liability, D&O English French
The first cannabis product liability class action in Canada gets certified 5 May 2019 Financial Services Group marijuana English French
‘Triton’ malware targeting North American companies next? 5 May 2019 Financial Services Group cyber, cyber risk, virus English French
Aon 2018 Global DC and Financial Wellbeing Survey - Canada Findings 14 April 2019 Investment Consulting pension, survey English French
Information Bulletin: Ontario Budget 2019 12 April 2019 Health and Benefits, Investment Consulting legislation, provincial, politics English French
Information Bulletin: Federal Budget 2019 20 March 2019 Health and Benefits, Investment Consulting legislation, national, politics English French
OSFI releases new reporting guidelines for technological and cyber security incidents 18 March 2019 Financial Services Group privacy, internet, online English French
U.S. derivative lawsuit stemming from data breach settles for $29M 18 March 2019 Financial Services Group privacy, internet, online English French
Canadian Benefits Guide 18 March 2019 Health and Benefits overview, report English French
OHIP+ excludes Ontarians with private coverage beginning April 1, 2019 8 March 2019 Health and Benefits English French
Uber arbitration clause declared invalid by Ontario Court of Appeal 7 February 2019 Financial Services Group English French
D&O lawsuit results from social engineering losses 7 February 2019 Financial Services Group English French
Directors denied coverage in U.S. conflict of interest lawsuit due to capacity exclusion 7 February 2019 Financial Services Group English French
Investment Insights: Why Diversify Now? 31 January 2019 Investment Consulting English French
A series of severe windstorms in Canada drive majority of the economic cost of natural perils in 2018 22 January 2019 Risk Management English French
National Pharmacare: Federal strategy to be announced in 2019 17 December 2018 Health and Benefits English French
Cyber risk top of mind for executives in North America 5 December 2018 Financial Services Group English French
Could a national Canadian securities regulator be on the horizon? 5 December 2018 Financial Services Group English French
New consumer protection regime for banks one step closer 5 December 2018 Financial Services Group English French
Understanding the 2018 changes to O.Reg. 239/02 – Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways - Encroachments 19 November 2018 Public Sector English French
U.S. court rules "direct means direct" loss under commercial crime policy 8 November 2018 Financial Services Group English French
California passes first U.S. Internet of Things cybersecurity law 8 November 2018 Financial Services Group English French
Canadian cannabis company faces securities lawsuit in the U.S. 8 November 2018 Financial Services Group English French
EU’s GDPR quickly results in two D&O securities lawsuits 5 October 2018 Financial Services Group English French
California’s new privacy law has extra-territorial implications 5 October 2018 Financial Services Group English French
Ontario not a universal jurisdiction for statutory secondary market securities lawsuits 5 October 2018 Financial Services Group English French
Transmission of malware leads to CASL fine for two companies 7 September 2018 Financial Services Group English French
Property owner liable for $1.8M in damages for environmental contamination 7 September 2018 Financial Services Group English French
Alberta employee wins wrongful termination lawsuit 7 September 2018 Financial Services Group English French

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