PRESS RELEASE
22 April 2026

Key Topics And Developments In The Pensions And Benefits Sector: Spring 2026 Edition

BC
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is one of Canada's top business law firms, serving a diverse national and international client base. Our integrated office network provides clients with access to the Firm's full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law.
We invite you to join the Blakes Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation group for a timely discussion on key legal and regulatory developments shaping the pensions and benefits sector.
Canada

We invite you to join the Blakes Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation group for a timely discussion on key legal and regulatory developments shaping the pensions and benefits sector.

Schedule:

Time (PT)

Description

11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Livestream Begins

12 – 1:15 p.m.

Presentations and Q&A

  • Introduction
  • Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Ontario Operations Update
    • Faisal Siddiqi, Chief Actuary, Pensions, FSRA
    • Tim Thomson, Director, Pension Plan Operations, FSRA
    • Adam Ngan
  • Regulatory and Case Law Update
  • Navigating Pension Asset and Liability Transfers – Common Pitfalls and Multi-Jurisdictional Issues

1:15 – 1:20 p.m.

Break

1:20 – 2 p.m.

Presentations and Q&A

  • International Monetary Fund Report – Impact on Pension Plan Governance
  • Fiduciaries of the Future: Artificial Intelligence and Capital Accumulation Plans

Event Details

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

12 - 2 p.m. (ET)

Online

Mandatory Continuing Education

Ontario

This program contains up to 1 hour and 45 minutes of Substantive content.

British Columbia

This program has been accredited for up to 1.75 CPD Credit Hours with The Law Society of British Columbia.

Quebec

Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of "recognized provider" and the mandatory "recognition" of activities have been abolished.

Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.

Contributor

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is one of Canada's top business law firms, serving a diverse national and international client base. Our integrated office network provides clients with access to the Firm's full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law.

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