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Private Pensions – A Legislative Repsonse-Nova Scotia's Pension Benefits Act, Anne Macl. Malick Jul 1976

Private Pensions – A Legislative Repsonse-Nova Scotia's Pension Benefits Act, Anne Macl. Malick

Dalhousie Law Journal

At the 1975 spring sitting of the Nova Scotia legislature an Act Respecting Pension Benefits was introduced and passed.' The Act, though not proclaimed in force as yet, is expected to become operative sometime during 1976. When it does, it will be administered by the Minister of Finance. This article is essentially a specific review of the direction of the Act and an examination of its main areas in the context of the situation which now exists in relation to private pensions - the situation to which presumably the Act is a response. As far as possible, the peculiarities of …


Unemployment Insurance: Policies And Principles Of Disqualification And Disentitlement For Benefits, Daniel F. Potter May 1976

Unemployment Insurance: Policies And Principles Of Disqualification And Disentitlement For Benefits, Daniel F. Potter

Dalhousie Law Journal

Ever since the 1940 amendment to the BNA Act' which gave exclusive jurisdiction in relation to unemployment insurance to Parliament, the thrust of Canada's unemployment compensation system and the basis for its eligibility conditions has been that the claimant must be unemployed through no fault of his own.2 The primary purpose of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 19713 was put succinctly in a recent decision of the Umpire: ... it is not the function of the Unemployment Insurance Act to provide public welfare, but rather to provide aid of a temporary nature to a claimant who is actively seeking work and …


Unemployment Insurance: Policies And Principles Of Disqualification And Disentitlement For Benefits, Daniel F. Potter May 1976

Unemployment Insurance: Policies And Principles Of Disqualification And Disentitlement For Benefits, Daniel F. Potter

Dalhousie Law Journal

Ever since the 1940 amendment to the BNA Act' which gave exclusive jurisdiction in relation to unemployment insurance to Parliament, the thrust of Canada's unemployment compensation system and the basis for its eligibility conditions has been that the claimant must be unemployed through no fault of his own.2 The primary purpose of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 19713 was put succinctly in a recent decision of the Umpire: ... it is not the function of the Unemployment Insurance Act to provide public welfare, but rather to provide aid of a temporary nature to a claimant who is actively seeking work and …


Unemployment Insurance: Policies And Principles Of Disqualification And Disentitlement For Benefits, Daniel F. Potter May 1976

Unemployment Insurance: Policies And Principles Of Disqualification And Disentitlement For Benefits, Daniel F. Potter

Dalhousie Law Journal

Ever since the 1940 amendment to the BNA Act' which gave exclusive jurisdiction in relation to unemployment insurance to Parliament, the thrust of Canada's unemployment compensation system and the basis for its eligibility conditions has been that the claimant must be unemployed through no fault of his own.2 The primary purpose of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 19713 was put succinctly in a recent decision of the Umpire: ... it is not the function of the Unemployment Insurance Act to provide public welfare, but rather to provide aid of a temporary nature to a claimant who is actively seeking work and …


Unemployment Insurance: Policies And Principles Of Disqualification And Disentitlement For Benefits, Daniel F. Potter May 1976

Unemployment Insurance: Policies And Principles Of Disqualification And Disentitlement For Benefits, Daniel F. Potter

Dalhousie Law Journal

Ever since the 1940 amendment to the BNA Act' which gave exclusive jurisdiction in relation to unemployment insurance to Parliament, the thrust of Canada's unemployment compensation system and the basis for its eligibility conditions has been that the claimant must be unemployed through no fault of his own.2 The primary purpose of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 19713 was put succinctly in a recent decision of the Umpire: ... it is not the function of the Unemployment Insurance Act to provide public welfare, but rather to provide aid of a temporary nature to a claimant who is actively seeking work and …


Unemployment Insurance: Policies And Principles Of Disqualification And Disentitlement For Benefits, Daniel F. Potter May 1976

Unemployment Insurance: Policies And Principles Of Disqualification And Disentitlement For Benefits, Daniel F. Potter

Dalhousie Law Journal

Ever since the 1940 amendment to the BNA Act' which gave exclusive jurisdiction in relation to unemployment insurance to Parliament, the thrust of Canada's unemployment compensation system and the basis for its eligibility conditions has been that the claimant must be unemployed through no fault of his own.2 The primary purpose of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 19713 was put succinctly in a recent decision of the Umpire: ... it is not the function of the Unemployment Insurance Act to provide public welfare, but rather to provide aid of a temporary nature to a claimant who is actively seeking work and …