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Peggy McCallum Toronto Lawyer

Peggy A. McCallum

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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], Intact Financial Corporation announced that it has completed its acquisition of Canadian Direct Insurance Incorporated. CDI wrote approximately $140 million in home and auto premiums in 2014, and was the winner of the 2014 Consumer Choice award for Home and Auto Insurance in Vancouver and the sur...
  • The Co-operators acquires Premier Group of Companies, [Case - Confidential Client], The Co-operators Group Limited and the Premier Group of Companies today announced that The Co-operators has acquired Premier. Established in 1989, Premier is one of the leading managing underwriting agencies in Canada. Based in Vancouver, Premier has five office locations and more than 100 employ...
  • Omega Protein acquires Bioriginal for US$70.5 million, [Deal - Omega Protein Corporation], On September 8, 2014, Omega Protein Corporation (Omega Protein) announced the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Bioriginal Food & Science Corp. (Bioriginal), a Saskatchewan headquartered leading supplier of plant and marine based specialty oils and essential fatty acids to the food ...
  • The Carlyle Group aquires DuPont Performance Coatings for US$4.9 billion, [Deal - DuPont Performance Coatings], On February 1, 2013, The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”) completed the acquisition of DuPont Performance Coatings (“DPC”), a business unit of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (“DuPont”). The purchase price for DPC was $4.9 billion in cash (the “transaction”). Carlyle also assumed $250 million of DP...
  • Intact Financial acquires JEVCO Insurance for US$530 million, [Deal - Intact Financial Corporation], Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) announced that it has completed its acquisition of JEVCO Insurance Company for $530 million from The Westaim Corporation (TSX: WED). IFC is the largest provider of property and casualty insurance in the country with $6.5 billion in premiums. This acquisitio...
  • Desjardins Credit Union amalgamates with Meridian Credit Union, [Deal - Desjardins Credit Union], On June 1, 2011, Desjardins Credit Union and Meridian Credit Union completed their amalgamation, creating an Ontario credit union with 263,000 members and $8 billion in assets under management. The amalgamation includes all 19 Desjardins Credit Union branches, Central Loans Unit and Head Office. ...
  • Nolan v. Kerry (Canada) Inc., 2009 SCC 39 (CanLII), [Case - Kerry (Canada) Inc.], Nolan v. Kerry (Canada) Inc., 2009 SCC 39 (CanLII) On August 7, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Nolan v. Kerry (Canada) Inc., 2009 SCC 39. In its landmark ruling, the court dismissed the appeal of former employees of food maker Kerry Canada to overturn an Ontario Court...
  • Handleman sells its Canadian music operations to Anderson Merchandisers, [Deal - Handleman], On September 2, 2008, Handleman Company (Pink Sheets: HDLM) announced that it had successfully completed the sale of the assets of its Canadian music operations to a subsidiary of Anderson Merchandisers, L.P. of Amarillo, Texas. The sale included Handleman's music inventory and other selected ass...

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

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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