MEBCO AGM Presentations

MEBCO members, here are the two special presentations delivered at the MEBCO Annual General Meeting on Friday, May 8 at 12 pm ET. 

Session I - Alberta Pension Environment - Presented by Haripaul Pannu, Deputy Superintendent of Pensions of Alberta

Session 2 - 1:30 p.m. ET Legislative Update - Amendments to Ontario Premium Tax Legislation - Presented by Roberto Tomassini, Partner and Head of Koskie Minsky’s Pension & Employee Benefits Department & Tax Group. 

FIAP-WPA 2026 Annual Conference
“Pensions for the future”

San José – Costa Rica, Hotel Marriott Hacienda Belén
July 21-23, 2026

For the first time, the 2026 FIAP Seminar will take place in alliance with the World Pension Alliance (WPA), a global-reach organization that brings together the main associations that represent and defend the interests of pension plans and providers worldwide, with presence in Europe, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Latin America. For more information please check: https://seminariofiap.org/en/agenda-en/

About MEBCO

MEBCO was established in 1992 as a federal no-share capital corporation, operating on a not-for-profit basis. MEBCO represents the interests of Canadian multi-employer pension and benefits plans with provincial and federal governments regarding proposed or existing legislation and policies affecting these plans.

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MEBCO's Latest Submissions

MEBCO's Letter to Alberta's Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services addressing Alberta Bill 11 - Changes to the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act

"..On behalf of MEBCO’s Alberta members, we are reaching out to you to inform you of their great concern regarding certain elements of Bill 11, which proposes significant changes to the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act..."

MEBCO - Ontario 2026 Pre-Budget Submission January 2026

"..We are writing to submit our comments and recommendations with respect to the 2026 Pre-Budget Consultations. Our submissions concern the imposition of insurance premium tax ("Premium Tax") on group benefit funds under subsection 2(2.1) and section 74.2 of the Corporations Tax Act (Ontario) ("CTA")..."

FSRA Updates to TB Guidance September 2025

"..We wanted to thank FSRA for their continued collaboration with the Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada (MEBCO) on the updates to the Target Benefits Guidance. We have reviewed the Summary of Questions from April/May 2025 TAC Conversations document shared with stakeholders along with the revised version of the Guidance incorporating areas of initial feedback..."