FSRA/OSFI Defined Contribution (DC) Pension Plans Technical Advisory Committee
Meeting summary

Date: Friday, May 7, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Videoconference

This summary sets out the key points discussed at the May 7, 2021 meeting.

Presentation from the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA)

The Committee welcomed the Chair of the CAPSA Capital Accumulation Plans Guideline Committee tasked to review and update CAPSA Guideline No. 3 – Guidelines for Capital Accumulation Plans (CAP Guideline). The Chair presented CAPSA’s experience since the last full review of the CAP Guideline in 2009, and their latest initiative to review and update the CAP Guideline, which they expect to be completed in the spring of 2022. A key lesson learned from their experience was the importance of industry and public consultation to create a guideline that was well supported by stakeholders. Areas of focus in their current consultations include more effective communication to plan members, decumulation, fees, and bringing consistency across the industry involved in CAPs.

In the spirit of harmonization and improving regulatory effectiveness and efficiency, the Committee expressed a preference to put forward to CAPSA the opportunities identified during the Committee’s work as part of the review of the CAP Guidelines with the Industry Working Group.

Review of working group findings

The Committee reviewed the findings of the Filings and Metrics working group, who provided a summary of their work to the Committee for discussion. Key areas for consideration identified by the working group include streamlining requirements around certain forms and a review of the information required on annual filings for DC plans.

Next meeting

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for June 15, 2021.

Attendance record

Invited/Attended

Company Name

Attendance Status
(R)egrets; (S)ubstitute; (VC)Videoconference

Caroline Blouin

FSRA - EVP and TAC Chair

VC

Tamara DeMos

OSFI - Managing Director, Private Pension Plans Division and TAC Chair

VC

Alex McKinnon

United Steelworkers

VC

Brett Marchand

Manulife Financial Corporation

VC

Corienne Logan

Many Nations Co-operative Ltd.

VC

David Vincent

Canadian Benefits Law

VC

Jo-Ann Hannah

Retired

VC

Joe Nunes

Canadian Institute of Actuaries

VC

Lisa Jankov

Pension Investment Association of Canada

VC

Martin McInnis

Co-operative Superannuation Society Pension Plan

VC

Michael Dodd

Co-operators Group

VC

Michelle Loder

Morneau Shepell Ltd.

VC

Paul Webber

Cowan Insurance Group

VC

Roger Maguet

Canada Life

VC

Roman Kosarenko

George Weston Limited

VC

Susan Bird

Multi Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada

VC

Susie Taing

Sun Life Assurance Company

VC

Tim Mark

Royal Bank of Canada

VC

Todd Saulnier

Association of Canadian Pension Management

VC

Zaheed Jiwani

Eckler

VC

Angela Mazerolle

CAPSA, VP Regulatory Operations, Financial and Consumer Services Commission, New Brunswick

VC

Evelyn Rego, Lynn Barron, David Bartucci, James Hoffner, Jesse Heath-Rawlings, Karima Shajani, Andrew Fung, Paul Dempsey, Mark Eagles

FSRA

VC

Benoit Briere, Chuck Saab, Mike Ius, Nadine Atallah, Sydney Roy

OSFI

VC

Carolina Geronimo, Jenny Chau

British Columbia Financial Services Authority

VC

Matt Krzepkowski,
Neil McKinnon

Department of Finance

VC

Alex Killoch, Cole Mathews

Ministry of Finance

VC