Expertise
Pension and Benefit Plans
Registered pension plan funds are one of the largest pools of capital in Canada. They have a collective value of approximately $1 trillion. Investing and administering registered pension plans has become increasingly complex due to their rising value, the growth of federal and provincial regulations and an increasingly litigious environment.
Ogilvy Renault is one of Canada's only law firms with extensive pension and benefits law expertise in Québec, Ontario and other common law jurisdictions. Clients benefit from advice, support in matters with pension and tax regulators, and litigation services. We provide all services in both of Canada's official languages, in both the civil and common law systems.
Clients include a broad range of:
- Corporations and their officers and directors
- Pension funds
- Boards of trustees
- Pension plan committees
- Investment managers
- Other pension service providers.
Our pensions and benefits professionals work closely with other practice groups to provide complete solutions, such as employment and labour law, corporate law, tax, insolvency and litigation.
We also have expertise in establishing, drafting and administering employee stock option and ownership plans, restricted share unit plans and other types of employment incentive, executive compensation and benefit plans.
Services
- Business insolvency and restructuring transactions
- Communication and disclosure of information
- Defence of pension and benefit-related actions, including class proceedings
- Drafting and review of plan documentation and employee communications
- Executive compensation and retirement arrangements
- Fiduciary liability
- Governance and administration of pension plans
- Mergers and acquisitions, including pension plan mergers
- Pension fund investment
Relations with government authorities - Supplemental retirement arrangements
- Surplus/deficit related issues
- Partial wind-ups
- Taxation, including taxation of pension and other deferred income plans
- Trust issues
- Use of pension surpluses in ongoing and terminated pension plans
Client Work
Basell Sells its Corunna Site to Shell Chemicals
Counsel to Basell Canada in connection with the sale of certain assets to Shell Chemicals Canada. 
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Domtar Enters Agreement to Sell its Forest Products Business for Approximately $285M
Counsel to Domtar Corporation in its agreement for the sale of its forest products business to the newly created Conifex Inc. for approximately $285 million including an estimated $50 million of working capital. More
Publications
Passport for Business - Summer 2008
Cross-border business and legal issues with a distinctly Canadian perspective. More
Internal By-laws: A "Must Have" for Good Governance by Pension Committees
Pension plan governance is an issue that has attracted a great deal of attention in the last few years. More
Media Highlights
Centre Stage
David Vincent provides his expertise in pensions and benefit plans in this article about the Canadian human resources environment and its significance in cross-border transactions. More
Pension Rulings Swing to Employers' Favor
David Vincent, Co-Chair of our Pension and Benefit Plans team, was quoted in Business Insurance magazine talking about the recent trend of court rulings favouring the rights of employers in pension disputes. More
Canadian Firm Wins Pensions Case
David Vincent, Co-Chair of our Pension and Benefit Plans team, was quoted in Business Insurance magazine addressing the Burke vs. Hudson's Bay Co. case before the Ontario Court of Appeal. More
Domtar to sell its forest products business for approximately CDN$285 million
Domtar Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of its forest products business to the newly created Conifex Inc. for approximately CDN$285 million including an estimated CDN$50 million of working capital. More
Ogilvy Renault represents Bowater Incorporated in merger with Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.
Ogilvy Renault, LLP acted as Canadian legal adviser to Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW) in connection with its merger of equals with Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. More
Ogilvy Renault LLP Represents Domtar in Largest Fine Paper Deal in North America
Ogilvy Renault acted as counsel to Domtar Inc. in their $3.3-billion (U.S.) combination with Weyerhaeuser Co. More
David Vincent To Join Ogilvy Renault
Ogilvy Renault LLP is pleased to announce that David Vincent will be joining the firm as a Partner on July 1, 2005. More
Contacts
J. David Vincent
416.216.1859
dvincent@ogilvyrenault.com
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Martin Rochette
514.847.4430
418.640.5011
mrochette@ogilvyrenault.com
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