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Pension Act — P-6 87
Inquiries Act 87 (1) The Minister has all the powers of a commissioner appointed under Part I of the Inquiries Act for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the Minister under this Act. Taking oaths, etc. (2) Any officer or employee of the Department authorized by the Minister may, in the course of their employment and subject to any other Act of Parliament or any Act of the legislature of a province, administer oaths and take and receive affidavits, declarations and solemn affirmations for the purpose of the administration of this Act or the regulations, and every person so authorized has, with respect to any such oath, affidavit, declaration or affirmation, all the powers of a commissioner for taking affidavits. Acceptance of oaths, etc. (3) The Minister may accept, for the purpose of the administration of this Act or the regulations, any oath administered or any affidavit, declaration or solemn affirmation taken or received by any officer or employee of (a) a department in, or other portion of, the federal public administration specified in Schedule I, IV or V to the Financial Administration Act , or (b) a department of the government of a province who has all the powers of a commissioner for taking affidavits. R.S., 1985, c. P-6, s. 87; R.S., 1985, c. 16 (1st Supp.), s. 13, c. 37 (3rd Supp.), s. 15; 1990, c. 43, s. 25; 1995, c. 18, s. 73; 2000, c. 34, s. 39; 2003, c. 22, s. 188
Pension Act — P-6 88
Representation of applicant 88 In all proceedings under this Act, an applicant may be represented by a service bureau of a veterans’ organization or, at the applicant’s own expense, by any other representative of the applicant’s choice. R.S., 1985, c. P-6, s. 88; 1990, c. 43, s. 26; 1995, c. 18, s. 73
Pension Act — P-6 89
Medical examinations 89 (1) The Minister may at any time require an applicant or pensioner to undergo a medical examination by a person qualified to practise medicine. Non-compliance (2) Where an applicant or pensioner who is required by the Minister to undergo a medical examination unreasonably fails to do so, the Minister may suspend payment of a pension to the applicant or pensioner for the period during which the failure continues. R.S., 1985, c. P-6, s. 89; 1995, c. 18, s. 73
Pension Act — P-6 90
Expenses 90 (1) An applicant or pensioner who undergoes a medical examination required by the Minister is entitled to be paid a reasonable amount for travel and living expenses incurred by reason of the examination, in accordance with regulations made in relation to veterans health care under section 5 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act . Medical fees (2) A qualified medical practitioner who is not employed in the Department is entitled to be paid such attendance fee as may be fixed by the Treasury Board to give evidence or for conducting a medical examination required by the Minister. R.S., 1985, c. P-6, s. 90; 1995, c. 17, s. 73, c. 18, s. 73; 2000, c. 34, s. 95(F); 2015, c. 3, s. 140
Pension Act — P-6 91
Regulations 91 The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying the purposes and provisions of this Act into effect, including regulations prescribing (a) the manner of making an application or a statement or of giving notice under this Act, the information and evidence to be furnished and the procedure to be followed in dealing with applications; (b) the times at which and the manner in which awards are to be paid; (b.1) shipping companies for the purposes of subparagraph 21.1(4)(c)(iii); and (c) the procedure to be followed by the Minister in making decisions under section 82 or 83. R.S., 1985,, c. P-6, s. 91; R.S., 1985, c. 16 (1st Supp.), s. 14; 1995, c. 18, s. 73; 1999, c. 10, s. 17
Pension Act — P-6 91.1
Regulations — paragraph 75(1)(b) 91.1 The Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of paragraph 75(1)(b), including regulations respecting the determination of (a) the average annual gross composite wage of categories of unskilled members of the federal public administration designated by the Minister; and (b) income tax for a single person calculated in the province with the lowest combined provincial and federal income tax rate. 2000, c. 34, s. 40; 2003, c. 12, s. 3; 2005, c. 21, s. 108 2026, c. 3, s. 366
Pension Act — P-6 91.2
Amendments to Schedule IV 91.2 The Governor in Council may, by regulation, amend Schedule IV by (a) adding “January 1, 2026” to column 1 and the basic pension for that date in column 2; and (b) varying any basic pension set out in column 2. 2003, c. 12, s. 3; 2005, c. 21, s. 108 2026, c. 3, s. 366
Pension Act — P-6 91.3
Retroactive effect 91.3 Regulations made under section 91 for the purposes of section 75 and regulations made under section 91.1 or 91.2 may, if they so provide, have retroactive effect. 2003, c. 12, s. 3; 2005, c. 21, s. 108 2026, c. 3, s. 366
Pension Act — P-6 92
Forms 92 Every application, statement or notice required or permitted by this Act, or by any enactment incorporating this Act by reference, must be made or given in the form required by the Minister. R.S., 1985, c. P-6, s. 92; 1995, c. 18, s. 73; 2000, c. 34, s. 40
Pension Act — P-6 93
Combining information 93 The Minister may combine in any single document, and in any electronic form, the collection of personal information required for the purposes of this Act and other enactments administered by the Minister. R.S., 1985, c. P-6, s. 93; 1995, c. 18, s. 73; 2000, c. 34, s. 40
Pension Act — P-6 97 to 103
97 to 103 [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 20 (3rd Supp.), s. 23]
Pension Act — P-6 104
104 [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 20 (3rd Supp.), s. 24]
Pension Act — P-6 105 to 108
105 to 108 [Repealed, 1995, c. 18, s. 73]
Pension Act — P-6 109
Right to inspect records, etc. 109 (1) The persons described in subsection (2) may, for the purpose of preparing an application or deciding whether or not to prepare an application, inspect (a) the service and medical records of a member of the forces; (b) the records of the Department relating to an application made under this Act or under any enactment incorporating this Act by reference; and (c) all material relating to an application referred to in paragraph (b). Persons who have right to inspect records, etc. (2) The persons who have the right to inspect conferred by subsection (1) are (a) the applicant or a representative of the applicant; (b) any medical adviser or other person, including any representative of a veterans’ organization incorporated by or under an Act of Parliament, who is consulted by the applicant or by a representative of the applicant; (c) any member of the federal public administration whose duties require the inspection of those records or that material; (d) the member of the forces or a representative of the member; and (e) if the member of the forces is deceased, (i) the survivor or surviving child of the member, or a representative of that survivor or child, and (ii) any medical adviser or other person, including any representative of a veterans’ organization incorporated by or under an Act of Parliament, who is consulted by the survivor or surviving child of the member or by a representative of that survivor or child. R.S., 1985, c. P-6, s. 109; R.S., 1985, c. 37 (3rd Supp.), s. 16; 1995, c. 18, s. 74; 2000, c. 34, s. 41; 2003, c. 22, s. 224(E)
Pension Act — P-6 109.1
Information that shall be made available to Minister 109.1 The following personal information relating to a member of the forces shall, if requested by the Minister, be made available to the Minister for the purpose of determining or verifying the member’s service or medical history in order to determine eligibility for an award under this Act or a benefit under any enactment incorporating this Act by reference: (a) personal information collected or obtained by the Department of National Defence in the administration of the National Defence Act or the Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces, or any predecessor enactment relating to the same subject-matter; (b) personal information collected or obtained by the Department of Transport in the administration of the Aeronautics Act or the Canada Shipping Act, or any predecessor enactment relating to the same subject-matter; (c) personal information collected or obtained by the Department of Indigenous Services in the administration of the Indian Act , or any predecessor enactment relating to the same subject-matter; and (d) personal information collected or obtained by the Library and Archives of Canada in the administration of the Library and Archives of Canada Act , or any predecessor enactment relating to the same subject-matter. 2000, c. 34, s. 41; 2004, c. 11, s. 36 2019, c. 29, s. 372
Pension Act — P-6 109.2
Information that Minister may disclose 109.2 Personal information that has been collected or obtained by the Minister in the administration of this Act, or any enactment incorporating this Act by reference, may be disclosed by the Minister (a) to any person or body, to the extent that the disclosure is necessary in order for the Minister to obtain from that person or body information that the Minister requires for the administration of this Act or any other enactment administered by the Minister; (b) to any officer or employee of the Department, to the extent that the disclosure is required for the administration of this Act or any other enactment administered by the Minister; (c) to any person or body, to the extent that the disclosure is required for the purpose of obtaining a payment due to Canada by (i) the United Nations, or (ii) another international organization or another country, pursuant to an international agreement; (d) to the Department of Employment and Social Development, to the extent that the disclosure is required for the administration of the Old Age Security Act or the Canada Pension Plan ; (e) to the Correctional Service of Canada, to the extent that the disclosure is required for the administration of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act ; and (f) to the Department of Employment and Social Development or an official of the Canada Revenue Agency, to the extent that the disclosure is required for the administration of a program to provide a one-time payment to persons with disabilities for reasons related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).‍ 2000, c. 34, s. 41; 2005, c. 35, s. 66; 2012, c. 19, s. 695; 2013, c. 40, s. 237 2020, c. 11, s. 5
Pension Act — P-6 109.3
Disclosure in legal proceedings 109.3 Notwithstanding any other Act or law, no member of the federal public administration shall be required to disclose personal information that has been collected or obtained for the purpose of this Act, or any enactment incorporating this Act by reference, in any legal proceedings except (a) criminal proceedings; or (b) proceedings on a review, appeal, reconsideration or judicial review relating to an application made under this Act or any enactment incorporating this Act by reference. 2000, c. 34, s. 41; 2003, c. 22, s. 224(E)
Pension Act — P-6 109.4
Social Insurance Numbers 109.4 If a Social Insurance Number has been used to identify the service or medical records of a member of the forces, the minister or other authority having custody of those records and the Minister may use the Social Insurance Number for the purpose of making available those records. 2000, c. 34, s. 41
Pension Act — P-6 110
Immunity 110 No action or other proceeding lies against any person by reason of anything done or said in good faith in any proceedings before the Minister or in any report of any examination made for the purposes of this Act by any person employed in the Department or by any other person at the request of the Minister. R.S., 1985, c. P-6, s. 110; R.S., 1985, c. 20 (3rd Supp.), s. 27; 1995, c. 18, s. 74
Pension Act — P-6 111
Definition of action 111 (1) In this section, action means any action or other proceeding brought by or on behalf of (a) a member of the forces, (b) a person to whom this Act applies by virtue of any enactment incorporating this Act by reference, or (c) a survivor or a surviving child, parent, brother or sister of a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) who is deceased against Her Majesty, or against any officer, servant or agent of Her Majesty, in which damages are claimed in respect of an injury or disease or aggravation thereof resulting in disability or death. Stay of action against Crown until pension refused (2) An action that is not barred by virtue of section 9 of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act shall, on application, be stayed until (a) an application for a pension in respect of the same disability or death has been made and pursued in good faith by or on behalf of the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the action was brought; and (b) a decision to the effect that no pension may be paid to or in respect of that person in respect of the same disability or death has been confirmed by an appeal panel of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board in accordance with the Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act . R.S., 1985, c. P-6, s. 111; 2000, c. 34, s. 42
Pension Act — P-6
Class 21 — Disability less than 5 per cent — A final payment not exceeding $1,670.85.
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Pension pursuant to subsection 52(1) (50% of Basic Pension * )
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Additional amount pursuant to subsection 52(4)
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Two Children (22.5% of Basic Pension * )
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Each Additional Child (7.5% of Basic Pension * )
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Each Additional Child (15% of Basic Pension * )
Pension Act — P-6 5
Continuation of existing order 5 (1) The Special Duty Area Pension Order made under subsection 91.1(1) of the Pension Act , as that subsection read immediately before the coming into force of this Act, continues in force subject to being repealed under section 91.2 of the Pension Act , as enacted by section 3 of this Act. Re-enactment of provisions of existing order (2) Under section 91.2 of the Pension Act , as enacted by section 3 of this Act, the Minister of National Defence is deemed to have the authority, after consulting the Minister of Veterans Affairs, to make an order that re-enacts the provisions of the order referred to in subsection (1) of this section.
Pension Act — P-6 6
Reference to special duty areas 6 (1) In the definition special duty service in subsection 3(1) of the Pension Act , as enacted by subsection 1(3) of this Act, the expression “special duty area designated under section 91.2” shall be read as including a special duty area designated by the Special Duty Area Pension Order made under subsection 91.1(1) of the Pension Act , as that subsection read immediately before the coming into force of this Act, until that order is repealed.
Pension Act — P-6 96
Effect of Special Duty Area Pension Order 96 The Special Duty Area Pension Order continued by subsection 5(1) of An Act to amend the Pension Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act , chapter 12 of the Statutes of Canada, 2003, has effect as if it were made under section 69 .
Pension Act — P-6 97
Effect of designations under Pension Act 97 The designations made under section 91.2 or 91.3 of the Pension Act , as those sections read immediately before the coming into force of sections 69 and 70 of this Act, have effect as if they were made under section 69 or 70 of this Act, respectively.
Pension Act — P-6 20.1
Review 20.1 Within two years after the day on which this section comes into force, a comprehensive review of the provisions and operations of this Act must be undertaken by any committees of the Senate and of the House of Commons that are designated or established by the Senate and the House of Commons for that purpose.
Pension Act — P-6 159
Retroactive pension 159 If, on the day on which this Division comes into force, a person is or has been in receipt of war veterans allowance referred to in subsection 32(2) of the Pension Act as it read immediately before that day and, on or after that day, is awarded a retroactive pension or a retroactive increase of pension under that Act, then any pension payments made under that Act in respect of a month the whole of which is before that day are subject to that subsection 32(2) and to section 13 of the War Veterans Allowance Act as they read immediately before that day.
Pension Act — P-6 9.1
Mature minors, advance requests and mental illness 9.1 (1) The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health must, no later than 180 days after the day on which this Act receives royal assent, initiate one or more independent reviews of issues relating to requests by mature minors for medical assistance in dying, to advance requests and to requests where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition. (2) The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health must, no later than two years after the day on which a review is initiated, cause one or more reports on the review, including any findings or recommendations resulting from it, to be laid before each House of Parliament.
Pension Act — P-6 10
Review by committee 10 (1) At the start of the fifth year after the day on which this Act receives royal assent, the provisions enacted by this Act are to be referred to the committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that may be designated or established for the purpose of reviewing the provisions. Report (2) The committee to which the provisions are referred is to review them and the state of palliative care in Canada and submit a report to the House or Houses of Parliament of which it is a committee, including a statement setting out any changes to the provisions that the committee recommends.
Pension Act — P-6 10
Payment out of Consolidated Revenue Fund 10 Any amount payable by the Minister of Employment and Social Development in relation to the administration of a program to provide a one-time payment to persons with disabilities for reasons related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including any administrative cost, is to be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 .
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01 2
n immediate pension benefit, whether or not contributions by the employer in respect of that member had ceased previously; or (c) in any other prescribed circumstance. For greater certainty (2.1) For greater certainty, a member of a pension plan ceases membership in the plan when the whole or part of that plan is terminated. Meaning of retire (3) For the purposes of this Act, a member of a pension plan shall be deemed to retire on commencing to receive an immediate pension benefit, whether the member’s employment has terminated or not. How “spouse or common-law partner” to be read (4) Except in section 25, where a member or former member has a spouse from whom they are separated and a common-law partner with whom they are cohabiting, a reference to a “spouse or common-law partner” in respect of that member or former member means the common-law partner. Negotiated contribution plan (5) Even though a pension plan — established as a negotiated contribution plan — is no longer a negotiated contribution plan because it has only one participating employer or more than 95% of its members are employed by participating employers who are incorporated and are affiliates within the meaning of the Canada Business Corporations Act , that pension plan is deemed to be a negotiated contribution plan for a period of one year after the day it is no longer a negotiated contribution plan, or for any longer period that may be specified by the Superintendent. R.S., 1985, c. 32 (2nd Supp.), s. 2, c. 18 (3rd Supp.), s. 38; 1994, c. 24, s. 34(F); 1998, c. 12, s. 1; 2000, c. 12, s. 254; 2001, c. 34, s. 66; 2010, c. 12, ss. 1786, 1824(F), 1825(E), c. 25, s. 179; 2016, c. 7, s. 201 2019, c. 29, s. 145 2023, c. 26, s. 148(F)
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
actuary means a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries; ( actuaire )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
additional voluntary contribution under a pension plan means an optional contribution by a member that does not give rise to an obligation on the employer to make additional contributions; ( cotisation facultative )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
administrator , in relation to a pension plan, means the administrator referred to in section 7, and includes the replacement administrator appointed under subsection 7.6 (1); ( administrateur )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
cessation of membership in a pension plan has the meaning assigned by subsections (2) and (2.1); ( fin de participation )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
collective agreement means an agreement in writing entered into between an employer and a bargaining agent containing provisions respecting terms and conditions of employment and related matters; ( convention collective )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
common-law partner , in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year; ( conjoint de fait )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
common-law partnership means the relationship between two persons who are common-law partners of each other; ( union de fait )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
continuous , in relation to membership in a pension plan or to employment, means without regard to periods of temporary interruption of the membership or employment; ( continu )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
deferred pension benefit means a pension benefit other than an immediate pension benefit; ( prestation de pension différée )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
defined benefit plan means a pension plan that is not a defined contribution plan; ( régime à prestations déterminées )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
defined benefit provision means a provision of a pension plan under which pension benefits for a member are determined in any way other than that described in the definition defined contribution provision ; ( disposition à prestations déterminées )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01 (a)
defined contribution plan means a pension plan that consists of defined contribution provisions and does not contain defined benefit provisions, other than (a) a defined benefit provision relating to pension benefits accrued in respect of employment before the effective date of the pension plan, or (b) a defined benefit provision that provides for a minimum pension benefit whose additional value is not significant in the Superintendent’s opinion; ( régime à cotisations déterminées )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01 (a)
defined contribution provision means a provision of a pension plan under which pension benefits for a member are determined solely as a function of the amount of pension benefit that can be provided by (a) contributions made by and on behalf of that member, and (b) interest earnings and other gains and losses allocated to that member; ( disposition à cotisations déterminées )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
designated province means a province prescribed as a province in which there is in force pension legislation applicable to private superannuation plans; ( province désignée )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
electronic document means any form of representation of information or of concepts fixed in any medium by electronic, optical or other similar means that can be read or perceived by a person or by any means; ( document électronique )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
employee includes an officer; ( salariés )
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 — P-7.01
employer , in relation to an employee, means the person or organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in respect of employment with which the employee receives his remuneration, and includes the successors or assigns of that person or organization; ( employeur )