The Osgoode Certificate in Pension Law

Osgoode Professional Development is the lifelong learning arm of Osgoode Hall Law School, one of Canada’s leading law schools.

We provide a uniquely broad and flexible range of interdisciplinary graduate-level legal education to professionals with and without law degrees.

What You’ll Learn

1. Overview of the Canadian retirement system

2. The anatomy of a pension plan

3. Pension plan funding and investment

4. Taxation of retirement plans

5. Defined contribution plans: the CAP guidelines and CAPSA DC plans guidelines

6. Taxation of pension plans and retirement savings plans

7. Multi-employer pension plans (MEPPs) – governance, plan design and funding challenges

8. Labour, employment, human rights and privacy issues in pensions

9. Pension plan restructuring – bankruptcy and insolvency

10. Pension plan governance – tools and strategies for managing Board risk

11. Impact of climate change on pension plan fiduciaries and policy makers

12. Cross country check-up – comprehensive updates and the latest trends from across Canada

Assessment Criteria

In order to obtain the Certificate, the learner must:

1. complete/attend all modules; and
2. successfully complete an online assessment, obtaining at least 80%.

Estimated learning effort

Approximately 35 hours of learning effort, spread over multiple weeks.

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