In October 2012, the Court of Appeal’s decision in Carrigan v. Carrigan turned the priority scheme for pre-retirement death benefits on its head. Ontario has recently passed amendments to the Pension Benefits Act to ameliorate the decision following significant advocacy efforts by the OBA Pensions, Family, and Trusts & Estates sections. The amendments came into force on July 24, 2014. Join us to get up-to-speed on what is new, what has changed and where we now stand on issues including:

• Has the order of entitlement to pre-retirement death benefits been restored?
• When is a discharge available for pension plan administrators?
• What are the implications for family lawyers, pension and benefits lawyers, trusts and estates lawyers, and others?

SPEAKERS

Steven Benmor, Benmor Family Law Group
Gareth Gibbins, OMERS Administration Corporation
Ameena Sultan, Whaley Estate Litigation

PROGRAM CHAIR

Gareth Gibbins, OMERS Administration Corporation