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Peggy McCallum Toronto Lawyer

Peggy A. McCallum

Counsel Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 1985
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Peggy McCallum practices exclusively in the area of pensions and employee benefits.

Peggy provides advice on all aspects of pension plans, supplemental retirement arrangements, and other employee and post-retirement benefits plans for employers, administrators, service providers, regulators, and government. She also provides support in pension litigation before all levels of courts and tribunals.

Peggy has a broad range of experience in the pension sector, including several years as senior legal counsel to the former Pension Commission of Ontario.

Peggy was appointed by Colleges Ontario as a member of the Sponsors Committee of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) Plan from 2004 to 2016. She is a former chair of the Ontario Bar Association pension and benefits section, and is active in the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association, and the Association of Canadian Pension Management.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Intact Financial acquires Canadian Direct Insurance, [Deal - Intact Financial Corporation]
  • The Co-operators acquires Premier Group of Companies, [Case - Confidential Client]
  • Omega Protein acquires Bioriginal for US$70.5 million, [Deal - Omega Protein Corporation]
  • The Carlyle Group aquires DuPont Performance Coatings for US$4.9 billion, [Deal - DuPont Performance Coatings]
  • Intact Financial acquires JEVCO Insurance for US$530 million, [Deal - Intact Financial Corporation]
  • Desjardins Credit Union amalgamates with Meridian Credit Union, [Deal - Desjardins Credit Union]
  • Nolan v. Kerry (Canada) Inc., 2009 SCC 39 (CanLII), [Case - Kerry (Canada) Inc.]
  • Handleman sells its Canadian music operations to Anderson Merchandisers, [Deal - Handleman]

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of Western Ontario
  • BA (Honours), Journalism University of Western Ontario

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Pension Plan - Sponsors Committee (2004-2016)
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association - Pensions & Benefits
  • Member and Past Chair, Ontario Bar Association - Pensions & Benefits
  • Member, International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association
  • Member, Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute
  • Member, Association of Canadian Pension Management
  • Member, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Knowledge

  • New Administrative Penalties for Pension Plans in Ontario, 10/2/2017
  • Canada’s Pension Regulators Are Getting Serious About Good Governance of Pension Plans, 4/27/2016

Events

News

Publications

  • Sale of a Business - Who Gets the Surplus?, 1/31/2011
  • Hydro One: Ontario's Partial Wind-up Laws Continue to Evolve, 3/31/2010
  • Pension Deficits in Insolvencies, 9/15/2009

Speaking Engagements

  • The Workplace of Tomorrow, 4/16/2018
  • Do Your Employee Communication Strategies Meet the Mark?, 9/30/2015
  • The Challenges of an Aging Workforce, 6/4/2015
Do Your Employee Communication Strategies Meet the Mark? Canadian Institute: Canadian Workplace Pensions Forum location location Toronto
The Challenges of an Aging Workforce Toronto Fasken Martineau Symposium (5th Edition) location location Toronto

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