The Morneau Shepell Summary of Pension Legislation in Canada summarizes, with reference to the relevant sections of the appropriate Act and regulations, the essential provisions of pension standards legislation from all the provinces, as well as the federal PBSA. The Summary is a unique reference tool and an excellent starting point for any research, particularly for multi-jurisdictional plans, highlighting differences in pension standards legislation in force throughout Canada. Included in the materials are over 125 charts, covering various topics, such as:

• Eligibility and vesting
• Contributions and funding
• Accrual during leaves and notice period
• Locking-in and portability
• Death benefits and spousal rights
• Member statements and disclosure
• Governance, investments, and regulatory filings
• Plan changes and wind-ups
• New plan designs…and more

Updated quarterly, this publication also includes summaries of major discussion papers on pension related topics and changes in Canadian pension standards legislation.

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An essential resource for day-to-day payroll functions.

Canadian Master Payroll Guide, 2nd Edition puts all of the critical information you need for day-to-day payroll issues at your fingertips. This essential resource is the only guide on the market to include convenient charts and formulas. Plus, its comprehensive information is packaged in a portable format that’s up-to-date and easy to understand.

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide covers all standard payroll situations, and includes background and commentaries that provide helpful guidance on how to apply the information in each section. The Guide is organized in an intuitive way that mirrors the payroll workflow, and it also includes easy-to-understand interpretations and charts of national and provincial legislative requirements.

The 2nd Edition of the Guide includes key updates that all payroll professionals need to know for 2011.  Here is a sample of what’s new:

2011 Rates and Figures:s

• Provincial Tax Rates
• CPP/QPP Annual Maximums and Contribution Rates
• EI Premiums and Premium Reduction
• Workers’ Compensation Maximum Insurance Earnings
• Employer Taxes and Levies
• Employer Pension Plans Contribution Limits

Taxable Benefits
Changes have been made to the treatment of:

• Gifts and Awards
• Wage Loss Replacement Plans
• Employee Stock Options

Employment Standards

• New and revised Prince Edward Island Employment Standards Legislation
• New Organ Donor Leave for Manitoba and Quebec
• New Citizenship Ceremony Leave for Manitoba
• Minimum Wage rate changes for all provinces as appropriate 
• Record of Employment (ROE)
• The Employer Guide to completing the Record of Employment has been revised and expanded.

Year-End Reporting
The new CRA and Revenu Québec electronic filing requirements have been incorporated.

Reporting of Retiring Allowances
Changes in the reporting of eligible and non-eligible retiring allowances amounts, including those amounts paid to Status Indians, have been incorporated.

T4A Redesign
Recent changes to the T4A slip have been identified and explained.

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide, 2nd Edition simplifies payroll to ensure that:

• Payroll transactions are accurately reported and recorded
• Your organization meets all governing legislation and regulations
• Monies withheld from employees’ pays are held in trust and rem

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An essential resource for day-to-day payroll functions.

The new Canadian Master Payroll Guide puts all of the critical information you need for day-to-day payroll issues at your fingertips. This essential resource is the only Guide on the market to include convenient charts and formulas. Plus, its comprehensive information is packaged in a portable format that's up-to-date and easy to understand!

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide features current and accurate information in the following categories:

• Payroll Overview d
• Employment Standards
• Earnings, Allowances & Expense Reimbursement
• Employee Benefits
• Statutory Deductions: Employer Remittances
• Statutory Deductions: Tax
• Statutory Deductions: Employment Insurance
• Record of Employment
• Employer Taxes and Levies
• Employer Pension Plans
• Year-End Reporting
• Workers' Compensation (Rates Charts)

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide also includes background and commentaries that provide helpful guidance on how to apply the information in each section. The Guide is organized in an intuitive way that mirrors the payroll workflow and covers standard payroll situations.

It also includes an easy-to-understand interpretation of legislative requirements nationally as well as across the provinces. Here are just a few of the handy charts that are included:

• yearly payroll rates
• statutory deductions
• federal income tax
• CPP
• QPP
• EI

BETTER TOOLS = ACCURATE PAYROLL

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide simplifies payroll to help you ensure that:

• payroll transactions are accurately reported and recorded
• your organization meets all governing legislation and regulations
• monies withheld from employees' pays are held in trust and remitted on the appropriate due dates
• your organization is protected against payroll-related fraud
• your organization maintains the confidentiality of the information flowing through the payroll department

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Make sure you are up-to-date on recent changes to employment and labour law with this best seller.

The Canadian Master Labour Guide has made it easier for our customers to stay on top of changes in federal and provincial employment and labour law.

And -- we provide key commentaries to help ysou quickly understand what the changes mean so you can respond appropriately.

Here is a sample of some recent changes to employment and labour law included in this new edition:

• Major overhaul of employment standards in Prince Edward Island
• Addition of several new leaves of absence, including organ donor leave in Manitoba and Quebec, and citizenship ceremony leave in Manitoba
• Significant changes to human rights in Newfoundland and Labrador from new Human Rights Act
• New protections for foreign live-in caregivers in Ontario
• New workplace violence and harassment requirements in Ontario (Bill 168)
• Changes to construction industry labour relations in Saskatchewan
• Minimum wage increases in Manitoba, PEI, Quebec, and Nunavut
• Employment Insurance Regulations modified to include new plan for the self-employed, now in effect
• Changes to special Employment Insurance benefits relating to training and pilot projects

Employers and advisors trust the Canadian Master Labour Guide to be their definitive source for employment and labour law, including information on:

• Key changes in statutory requirements
• Critical court rulings
• New government policies
• Labour Jurisdictions
• Labour Standards
• Fair Employment Practices: Human Rights, Equal Pay/Pay Equity, and Employment Equity
• Special Issues: Occupational Health and Safety and Employment Insurance
• Organized Labour
• Collective Bargaining

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The essential publication for anyone dealing with CPP or OAS issues.

Dealing with CPP or OAS questions and concerns can be difficult because of the procedural, evidentiary and substantive issues that inevitably arise. But, when you have your copy of the Annotated Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Act, 10th Edition, 2011 handy, dealing with these issues becomes much faster and easier.

The section-by-section annotations provide you with expert commentary, opinions and explanations of the legislative provisions, regulations and court decisions concerning CPP and OAS issues. It also covers pending legislation and new scases, plus the decisions of the Pension Appeals Board and the Review Tribunal.

The Honourable Gordon Killeen, Q.C., of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, is an active member of the Pension Appeal Board. His conference lectures in recent years have been influential in the evolution of CPP disability law.

Andrew James is a legal writer. He is the co-author of Ontario Superior Court Practice (with Mr. Justice Todd Archibald, The Honorable Gordon Killeen, Q.C. and James Morton), and Ontario Family Law Practice (with Justice Craig Perkins and Esther Lenkinski).

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The essential publication for anyone dealing with CPP or OAS issues.

• Coming into force of amendments reducing the contributory requirements for disability benefits for contributors with at least 25 years of contributions
  
• Streamlining of standard of review rules by Supreme Court of Canada
  
  
• Ground-breaking new Federal Court of Appeal decisions on issues such as:
  - capacity to apply for benefits
  - right of Government to be heard on a motion to rescind a final and binding decision
  - admissibility of new medical evidence

• The latest Pension Appeal Board decisions on CPP claims and Review Tribunal decisions on OAS claims, as selected by the experts

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