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Canada’s New Government Provides Funding Relief for Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The following News Release or Speech has just been posted on the Finance Canada Site.

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released final regulations to provide temporary funding relief for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans.

The measures cover defined benefit pension plans established for employees working in areas that fall under federal jurisdiction—about 10 per cent of all plans in Canada.

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