Pension Surplus Case
The Federal Superannuates National Association is among the 15 plaintiffs who have filed a claim under the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to challenge the federal government’s appropriation of the pension fund surplus.
The other plaintiffs are: The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, the Canadian Merchant Service Guild, the Federal Government Dockyard Trades & Labour Council (East), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Federal Government Dockyard Chargehands Association, the Research Council Employees’ Association, the Association of Public Service Financial Administrators, the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, the Federal Government Dockyard Trades & Labour Council (West), the Translator’s Group Canadian Union of Professional and Technical Employees, the Social Science Employees Association, the Canadian Association of Professional Radio Operators, the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association and the Canadian Military Colleges Faculty Association.
On June 26, 2000, Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Lalonde handed down his decision on the matter of jurisdiction in the Pension Surplus Case.
Justice Lalonde rejected all of the employer’s preliminary grounds relative to the employer’s position that the Ontario Superior Court did not have jurisdiction to hear the case.
Barring a successful appeal, this means the case will proceed. We will inform you of developments.
