IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Pierlot Pension Law is not seeking new client engagements because the Firm’s principal (James Pierlot) is the full-time Chief Executive Officer of Blue Pier™, the registered trade name for Canada’s first fully-outsourced, user-customized workplace pension solution. Blue Pier’s unique “Pension-Plan-as-a-Service” enables employers of any size, anywhere in Canada to offer premium workplace pension programs for a lower cost and with less risk and work than any other group retirement solution.
Legal and Consulting Services
The Firm’s advisory expertise relates to design, documentation, administration, funding and compliance of types of deferred-income plans including defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans, and group RRSPs including legislation, governance guidelines and investment rules.
Member Education
Good communication and education are essential to ensure that members understand the value of a retirement plan, are realistic about what it can deliver and receive all information to which they are entitled. The Firm has expertise creating and delivering on-site educational seminars to unionized and non-unionized pension plan members in a broad range of industries and workplaces, including correctional services, brewing, manufacturing and professional services firms.
Board / Pension Committee Training
Boards, committees and human-resources professionals with responsibility for administering retirement plans have a continuing need for professional development programs to ensure they have the knowledge required for proper discharge of governance and fiduciary responsibilities under legislation, regulations and the common law. The Firm has expertise in developing and/or delivering such educational programming in a variety of settings, including college and certificate courses, and continuing professional development programs.