Foreword To the Third Edition

• Author: Ari Kaplan/Mitch Frazer
• Pages: 31-32

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FOREWORD

To the Third Edition

Pension law is a uniquely interesting and complex area of the law. It

has a direct impact on individuals, but is also of great importance to

corporations and other employers. Pension law in Canad a has matured

to a key area of the law and business — for example, pension plans can

be very signif‌icant and inf‌luential investors, and at ti mes pensions may

act as a catalyst for corporate restr ucturing. Over the years, what a pen-

sion plan may look like and what individual plan members may expect

to receive upon retirement has also evolved, as other plan designs have

been embraced.

In this third edition of Pension Law, Ari Kaplan and Mitch Frazer

have updated and compiled the legislative and jurisprudential pension

law into one comprehensive book. They have encapsulated the key

developments and changes in this dynamic area of the law, including

minimum standards, surplus, plan administration, and plan wind up.

When I practised in pension law, I always felt fortunate to work in

an area of the law that has a complex legislative framework in addition

to an intersection with many other areas of law, including constitu-

tional, labour and employment, trusts, corporate, insolvency, and tax-

ation. The multifaceted nature of pension law ensures that there are

always new challenges. In this book, Ari Kaplan and Mitch Frazer ably

dissect this complex web into a logical and understandable narrative.

I remember when the f‌irst edition of this book came out and I was

so grateful to be able to turn to a comprehensive pension law resource.

Throughout my years of practice, it was my go-to pension law book. It