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C.C.S.M. c. P32
The Pension Benefits Act
| 1(1) | Definitions |
| (2) | |
| (3) | Surviving common-law partner |
| 2 | Province of employment |
| 3 | Conflict with other Acts |
| PART I | |
| PENSION COMMISSION | |
| 4(1) | Commission continued |
| (2) | Appointment of members |
| 5(1) | Chairman and vice-chairman |
| (2) | Absence of chairman and vice-chairman |
| 6 | Quorum |
| 7(1) | Staff |
| (2) | Chief administration officer |
| 8(1) | Inspection powers of superintendent |
| (2) | Grounds for order |
| (3) | Contents of order |
| (4) | Administration expenses |
| (5) | Service on affected person |
| (6) | Appeal to commission |
| (7) | Statement of appeal |
| (8) | Hearing by commission |
| (9) | Appellant may attend hearing |
| (10) | Powers of commission on appeal |
| (11) | Appeal from commission |
| 9 | Liability of commission and staff |
| 10(1) | Duties and functions of the commission |
| (2) | Delegation of powers and duties of commission |
| 11(1) | Reciprocal agreements re administration of pension plans |
| (2) | Existing agreements |
| (3) | Reciprocal agreements re application of laws |
| (4) | Effective date of laws |
| (5) | Public notice of reciprocal agreements re laws |
| 12 | Audit |
| 13(1) | Annual report |
| (2) | Tabling report |
| 14 | Actions for deducting amounts |
| 15 | Certain agreements void |
| 16 | Pension agency |
| 17(1) | Definitions |
| (2) | Effect of designation of successor to beneficiary |
| (3) | Alteration of designations |
| (4) | Where Insurance Act applies |
| PART II | |
| 18(1) | Registration of plans established before July 1, 1976 |
| (2) | Registration of plans established after July 1, 1976 |
| (2.1) | New plan established after June 24, 1992 |
| (3) | Filing of supplemental plans |
| (4) | Annual return |
| (5) | Where employer not involved with administering plan |
| 19 | Acceptance for registration |
| 20 | Procedure on refusal to register |
| 21(1) | Requirements respecting deferred life annuities |
| (1.1) | Amount of pension payable |
| (2) | Requirements respecting deferred life annuities for 1985 |
| (2.1) | Amount of pension payable |
| (2.2) | Entitlement on winding up of plan |
| (2.3) | Exemption from clauses (1)(b) and (2)(b) |
| (3) | No surrender or commutation |
| (4) | Exceptions to subsecs. (1), (2) and (3) |
| (5) | Partial commutation permitted |
| (6) | Alternative settlements |
| (7) | Normal retirement age |
| (8) | Vesting on retirement at normal retirement age |
| (9) | Continuing after retirement age |
| (10) | Early retirement provision |
| (11) | Employee's share of deferred life annuity |
| (12) | Effect of temporary suspension of employment |
| (13) | Right to transfer benefits |
| (13.1) | Life income fund |
| (14) | Integration with government plan |
| (15) | Prohibition against reductions in pension |
| (16) | Reduction for C.P.P. and O.A.S. |
| Formula | |
| (17) | Reduction for OAS prohibited |
| (18) | Discrimination based on sex prohibited |
| (19) | Compulsory eligibility and membership |
| (20) | Exemption |
| (21) | Winding up plan |
| (22) | Determination of benefits on winding up of plan |
| (23) | Reduction of additional benefits |
| (24) | Formula for contributions and benefits |
| (25) | Benefit not to be less than contributions |
| (26) | Death of member |
| (27) | Eligibility for benefits after resuming cohabitation |
| 21.1 to 21.3 | |
| 21.4(1) | "Registered retirement income fund" defined |
| (2) | One-time transfer to RRIF |
| (3) | Application for transfer |
| (4) | Maximum amount for transfer |
| (5) | Consent of cohabiting spouse or common-law partner |
| 21.5 | |
| 22 | Refunds |
| 23(1) | Joint pensions |
| (2) | Actuarial reduction for joint pension |
| (3) | Waiver of joint pension |
| (4) | Exemption for persons separated |
| (5) | "Member" includes former member |
| (6) | Benefit under division of assets |
| 24 | No termination of survivor benefits |
| 25(1) | Rate of interest on defined benefit pension plan |
| (2) | Consistent methods of calculating interest |
| (3) | Interest on other plans |
| 26(1) | Funding and solvency of plans |
| (2) | Restriction on payments out of plan |
| (2.1) | Conditions for payment of surplus to employer |
| (2.2) | Application to court |
| (2.3) | Maximum surplus payable |
| (3) | Liability on winding up of plan |
| (4) | Notification of termination of plan |
| (5) | No reduction of credits |
| 26.1(1) | Definitions |
| (2) | Designation of multi-unit pension plan |
| (3) | Opting out of multi-unit plan |
| (4) | Board of trustees |
| (5) | Transfer to another plan |
| (6) | Service credits |
| (7) | Vesting of contributions |
| (8) | Refund of contributions |
| (9) | Forfeiture of benefit credit |
| (10) | Liability of employer limited |
| (11) | Required provisions in multi-unit plans |
| 27 | Contents of plan |
| 28(1) | Trust for contributions |
| (2) | Payroll deductions |
| (3) | Employer's contributions in trust |
| (4) | Enforcement of trust |
| (5) | Payment of trust moneys |
| (6) | Notice to be given of any late payment by employer |
| (7) | Definitions |
| 28.1(1) | Meaning of "administrator" |
| (2) | Care, diligence and skill |
| (3) | Special knowledge and skill |
| (4) | Application of subsection (3) |
| (5) | Conflict of interest |
| (6) | Employment of agent |
| (7) | Responsibility for agent |
| (8) | Employee or agent |
| (9) | Benefit by administrator |
| (10) | Member of pension committee |
| (11) | Payment to agent |
| 29 | Information by employers |
| 30 | Inspection of plan by members |
| 31(1) | Protection of pension money |
| (1.1) | Exceptions |
| (2) | Division of pension benefits on breakup |
| (3) | Effective date of subsection (2) |
| (3.1) | |
| (4) | Transfer of family property portions |
| (5) | |
| (6) | Married and common-law — opting out |
| (7) | |
| (8) | Filing of agreement |
| 31.1 | Garnishment of pension benefit credits |
| 32(1) | Establishment of advisory committees |
| (2) | Purposes of committee |
| (3) | Limitation on committee's powers |
| 33(1) | Declaration by commission as to winding up of plan |
| (2) | Notice of declaration |
| (3) | Objection to winding up |
| 34(1) | Continuation of benefits with successor employer |
| (2) | Re-employment not termination of membership |
| (3) | Service deemed continuous |
| 35(1) | Objection to refusal to register, etc. |
| (2) | Service of notice of objection |
| (3) | Review on objection |
| 36(1) | Appeal to Court of Appeal |
| (2) | Filing appeal |
| (3) | Copies to superintendent |
| (4) | Relevant material to be sent to court |
| (5) | Disposal of appeal |
| (6) | Effect of decision |
| PART III | |
| 37 | Regulations |
| 38(1) | Penalty |
| (2) | Court to order restitution |
| (2.1) | Order of restitution may be filed in Q.B. |
| (3) | Liability of officers of corporation, etc. |
| (4) | Limitation period |
| 38.1 | Compliance with other Acts |
| 39 and 40 |