HR Vendors Guide 2014
149
Pensions
Department of Finance Canada
Ottawa, ON
(613) 992-1573 Fax: (613) 943-0938
TTY: (613) 995-1455
Email: finpub@fin.gc.ca
Website: www.fin.gc.ca
Provides the federal government
with analysis and advice on finan-
cial issues. Administers the Pension
Benefits Standards Act, Garnish-
ment Attachment and Pension
Division Act and others related to
pensions.
Employee Benefits Security Admin-
istration, U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC
(866) 487-2365
Website: www.dol.gov/ebsa
Educates and assists Americans
covered by private retirement plans
and private health and welfare
plans.
Financial Services Commission of
Ontario
Toronto, ON
(416) 250-7250 Fax: (416) 590-7070
(800) 668-0128
Email: contactcentre@fsco.gov.on.ca
Website: www.fsco.gov.on.ca
An arm's-length agency of the Min-
istry of Finance, which administers
the Pension Benefits Act of Ontario,
regulating more than 8,600 pension
plans.
Financial Services OmbudsNetwork
Toronto, ON
Website: www.fson.org
OmbudService for Life and Health
Insurance
(416) 777-9002
(888) 295-8112
Website: www.olhi.ca
General Insurance OmbudService
(877) 225-0446
Website: www.giocanada.org
Human Resources and Skills
Development Canada
(formerly Social Development
Canada)
Ottawa, ON
(800) 622-6232
TTY: (800) 926-9105
Website: www.hrsdc.gc.ca
Administers the Canada Pension
Plan and Old Age Security. Website
contains descriptions of the latest
legislative changes, FAQs and con-
tribution rates.
Joint Forum of Financial Market
Regulators
Toronto, ON
(416) 590-7526 Fax: (416) 590-7070
Email: jointforum@fsco.gov.on.ca
Website: www.jointforum.ca
Established as a mechanism
through which pension, securities
and insurance regulators co-ordi-
nate, harmonize and streamline the
regulation of financial products and
services in Canada.
Management Employees
Pension Plan
Edmonton, AB
(877) 391-3675 Fax: (780) 415-9598
Email: employerservices@apsc.ca
Website: www.mepp.ca
Plan for managers within the
Alberta provincial public service,
approved agencies, boards and
commissions.
New Brunwick – Office of the
Superintendent of Pensions
Fredericton, NB
(506) 462-5100 Fax: (506) 453-3651
Email: justice.comments@gnb.ca
Website: www.gnb.ca/0307/index-e.
asp
Responsible for the enforcement
of standards prescribed under the
Pension Benefits Act and for the
investigation of alleged violations.
Newfoundland and Labrador –
Service NL (Pensions)
St. John's, NL
Website: www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/pen-
sions/index.html
Regulates employer-sponsored pen-
sion plans, including review and
approval of all locked-in retirement
savings arrangement contracts of-
fered by financial institutions, and
assists in dispute resolution.
Northwest Territories – Education,
Culture and Employment (Income
Security)
Yellowknife, NT
(866) 973-7252
Website: www.ece.gov.nt.ca/income-
security
Includes information on the Senior
Supplementary Benefit Program
and Income Support Guide for
Seniors. Also includes information
on programs for adults, children,
seniors and students as well as
public housing information.
Nova Scotia Pension Services
Corporation
Halifax, NS
(902) 424-5070 Fax: (902) 424-0662
(800) 774-5070 (Nova Scotia)
Email: PensionsInfo@gov.ns.ca
Website: www.novascotiapension.ca
A new non-profit corporation
replacing the former Nova Scotia
Pension Agency. Jointly owned by
the Teachers' Pension Plan Trustee
Inc. (TPPTI) and the Public Service
Superannuation Plan Trustee Inc.
(PSSPTI).
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