#bill 3

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The Ontario government has passed Bill 3, Pay Transparency Act, 2018.  The Act is set to come into force on January 1, 2019.

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Quebec's Pension Reform Plan (Bill 3) Protested by Municipal Workers

"Montreal firefighters blocked entry to the Port of Montreal [on November 26, 2014], part of a one-day strike across Quebec by unionized municipal workers who oppose Bill 3 — the province's pension reform plan." "'We are one week from having this piece of legislation adopted, so we wanted to show we won't stop the battle,' said coalition spokesman Marc Ranger." "'They think that once the [bill to reform pensions] becomes law, everything will be OK and will be back to the way it was before,' said union president Yves Francoeur. 'Do you think we're going to be motivated? Do you think we're going to want to give our time to this police department and to this city administration? No.'" "Bill 3, introduced in June, would bring employer and employee contributions to a 50/50 split. It could make city employees pay more, and some retirees might also be on the hook for pension shortfalls in order to make up for a provincewide pension plan deficit of $4 billion." CBC News, November 26, 2014: "Quebec municipal workers in 1-day strike to protest pension reform plan: About 5,500 municipal employees across Quebec on strike today"

Government of Quebec, May 2014: "Bill No. 3: An Act to foster the financial health and sustainability of municipal defined benefit pension plans" (16 pages, PDF)

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, January 8, 2014: "Quebec’s New Pension Reform Proposals: Effective Solutions in the Works?" by Julien Ranger

Government of Quebec's Expert Committee on the Future of the Quebec Retirement System, April 2013: "Innovating for a Sustainable Retirement System: A Social Contract to Strengthen the Financial Security of All Quebec Workers" (231 pages, PDF)