Wednesday, April 28, 2021
12 – 1 p.m. (EDT)

Webcast

Please register by Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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Event Description

Please join members of our Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation group and Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, as they discuss and explore the pension issues relating to the Sears Canada insolvency, including the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) perspective.

We will also be joined by guest speakers from the FSRA, the Sears Canada Retiree Group and Morneau Shepell, as well as a U.K. trustee from BESTrustees Limited.

Schedule

Blakes Speakers

• Kathryn Bush

  Partner, Toronto

• Michael Barrack

  Partner, Toronto

Guest Speakers

• Ken Eady

  Vice President and Chair, Pension and Benefits Committee

  Sears Canada Retiree Group

• Andrew Fung

  Head, Relationship Management and Prudential Supervision (Pensions)

  FSRA

• Al Kiel

  Senior Partner

  Morneau Shepell

• Clive Gilchrist

  U.K. Trustee Executive

  BESTrustees Limited

Mandatory Continuing Education

Ontario

This program is eligible for up to 1 Substantive hour.

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.

British Columbia

This program has been accredited for 1 CPD Credit Hour with The Law Society of British Columbia.

New York

Blake, Cassels & Graydon (U.S.) LLP has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of continuing legal education (CLE) in the State of New York. This seminar is appropriate for newly admitted and/or experienced attorneys and has been accredited for 1 hour of CLE credits.