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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 32
32 The capitalized value of an annuity or annual allowance referred to in Part I of the Act shall be calculated using the mortality rates used in the preparation of the actuarial valuation report that was most recently laid before Parliament, in accordance with section 30 of the Act, before the day on which the contributor ceases to be a member of the Force or, if that report was laid before Parliament in the month in which that day falls or in the preceding month, of the report that was laid before Parliament immediately before that report and shall bear interest, compounded annually, at a rate equal to the projected rate of return of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund that was used in the preparation of the report. SOR/2012-124, s. 15
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 33
33 For the purposes of sections 34 to 51, election means an election under section 14.1 of the Act; ( choix ) level of reduction means, in respect of an immediate annuity or an annual allowance, one of the three amounts determined pursuant to section 42, where levels one, two and three correspond to a reduction that provides a surviving spouse with an immediate annual allowance that is equal to 30, 40 or 50 per cent, respectively, of an annuity referred to in clause 42(1)(b)(ii)(A), if paragraph 42(1)(b) were read without reference to supplementary benefits payable under Part III of the Act; ( niveau de réduction ) spouse means a spouse referred to in section 14.1 of the Act. ( conjoint ) SOR/94-347, s. 1
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election means an election under section 14.1 of the Act; ( choix )
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level of reduction means, in respect of an immediate annuity or an annual allowance, one of the three amounts determined pursuant to section 42, where levels one, two and three correspond to a reduction that provides a surviving spouse with an immediate annual allowance that is equal to 30, 40 or 50 per cent, respectively, of an annuity referred to in clause 42(1)(b)(ii)(A), if paragraph 42(1)(b) were read without reference to supplementary benefits payable under Part III of the Act; ( niveau de réduction )
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spouse means a spouse referred to in section 14.1 of the Act. ( conjoint )
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 34
34 For the purpose of section 14.1 of the Act, a contributor may make an election to reduce the amount of the contributor’s annuity or annual allowance not later than one year after (a) [Repealed, SOR/2013-125, s. 37] (b) the day on which the contributor and the spouse are married. (c) [Repealed, SOR/2013-125, s. 37] SOR/94-347, s. 1; SOR/2013-125, s. 37
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 35
35 (1) Despite section 34, a contributor may make an election after the end of the period set out in that section if the contributor received, from an authorized advisor who normally gives information about these matters, (a) erroneous or misleading information regarding the period during which the contributor could make an election; or (b) materially erroneous or misleading information regarding the amount of the reduction of the contributor’s annuity or annual allowance or the amount of the immediate annual allowance to which the spouse would be entitled. (2) An election may be made under subsection (1) not later than three months after the day on which a written notice containing the correct information is sent to the contributor. SOR/94-347, s. 1; SOR/2012-124, s. 16
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 36
36 An election shall be made in writing and shall (a) indicate the level of reduction in respect of the contributor’s annuity or annual allowance; (b) indicate the date of birth of the contributor’s spouse and the date of the spouse’s marriage to the contributor; and (c) be signed and dated by the contributor and signed by a witness other than the contributor’s spouse. SOR/94-347, s. 1
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 37
37 (1) An election is valid only if it is sent to the Minister, or to a person designated by the Minister, within the period set out in section 34 or subsection 35(2). (2) An election is made on the day on which it is sent. (3) The day of the sending of the election is the day on which it is delivered or, if it is sent by mail, the day on which it is mailed and the postmark is evidence of that day. SOR/94-347, s. 1; SOR/98-531, s. 5; SOR/2013-125, s. 38
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 38
38 The contributor, or a person acting on behalf of the contributor, shall, within one year after the day on which an election is made, send to the Minister or to a person designated by the Minister (a) a document that is evidence of the date of birth of the spouse; (b) a document that is evidence of the marriage of the contributor and the spouse; and (c) where the name of the spouse as indicated on a document referred to in paragraph (a) is not the same as the name of the spouse as indicated on a document referred to in paragraph (b), any other document that confirms that the evidence of the birth and the marriage relates to the spouse, or a statutory declaration by which the spouse declares that the documents are in respect of the spouse. SOR/94-347, s. 1; SOR/2013-125, s. 39(F)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 39
39 (1) Proof of age of the contributor’s spouse is established by a birth certificate issued by a civil authority. (2) Where a birth certificate referred to in subsection (1) cannot be obtained, proof of age of the spouse is established by (a) a statutory declaration of the spouse in which the spouse attests to the spouse’s date of birth and explains the reasons why the birth certificate cannot be obtained; and (b) a document that was created (i) within five years after the date of birth of the spouse and that indicates the name of the spouse and the date of birth or age of the spouse, or (ii) at least 20 years before the day on which the election is made and that indicates the name of the spouse and date of birth of the spouse, which document is accompanied by a statutory declaration by which a person, other than the contributor or the spouse, attests that the date stated in the document is the correct date of birth of the spouse. (3) Where a document or statutory declaration referred to in paragraph (2)(b) is to be submitted but cannot be obtained, the statutory declaration referred to in paragraph (2)(a) shall set out the reasons why the document or statutory declaration cannot be obtained. SOR/94-347, s. 1; SOR/2013-125, s. 40
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 40
40 (1) Subject to subsection (2), proof of the marriage between the contributor and the spouse is established by a marriage certificate issued by a civil authority. (2) Where a marriage certificate referred to in subsection (1) cannot be obtained, proof of the marriage between the contributor and the spouse is established by (a) a statutory declaration by which the contributor or the spouse attests to the date of the marriage and explains the reasons why the marriage certificate cannot be obtained; and (b) a document that is similar to a marriage certificate and is issued in relation to the marriage ceremony, or a statutory declaration by a person who attended the marriage ceremony, other than the contributor or the spouse, attesting to the person’s knowledge of the marriage. SOR/94-347, s. 1
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 41
41 An election is considered not to have been made where any document or statutory declaration that is required by any of sections 38 to 40 is not submitted within one year after the day on which the election is made. SOR/94-347, s. 1
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 43
43 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the amount of the reduction determined in accordance with section 42 is increased on January 1 of each year after the year in which the reduction is first in effect, by the amount that would be payable as a supplementary benefit under Part III of the Act if the amount of the reduction determined under section 42 were an immediate annuity that became payable under Part I of the Act on January 1 of the year in which the election was made. (2) Where the election is made in the year in which the contributor retires, the increase in the amount of the reduction pursuant to subsection (1) is determined in respect of the first year during which the increase is in effect from the first day of the month in which the contributor most recently ceased to be employed in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. SOR/94-347, s. 1
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 44
44 (1) For the purposes of section 42, the following are the only demographic assumptions on which the actuarial present values are to be based: (a) the rate of mortality for any contributor who is a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police not holding a rank in the Force is the average of the rates of mortality for contributors who receive benefits in relation to a disability and contributors who receive benefits not in relation to a disability, of the same age group as the contributor, as set out in the actuarial valuation report laid before Parliament in accordance with section 45 of the Public Service Superannuation Act , taking into account the mortality projection factors set out in the report, which average is weighted in accordance with the benefits paid to contributors in relation to a disability and to contributors other than in relation to a disability; (b) the rate of mortality for any contributor who is a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police holding a rank in the Force is set out in the actuarial valuation report laid before Parliament in accordance with section 30 of the Act; (c) the rates of mortality of survivors are the rates in respect of spouses used in the preparation of the actuarial valuation report laid before Parliament in accordance with section 45 of the Public Service Superannuation Act , taking into account the mortality projection factors set out in the report; and (d) the rates of divorce shall be those established by the Superintendent of Financial Institutions in accordance with the most recent statistics on divorce published by Statistics Canada. (2) The actuarial valuation reports referred to in subsection (1) are the most recent actuarial valuation reports laid before Parliament before the day of the election, or, if those reports were laid before Parliament in the month in which that day falls or in the preceding month, the reports that were laid before Parliament immediately before those reports, in each case with any terminological modifications that the circumstances require. SOR/94-347, s. 1; SOR/2013-125, s. 41
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 45
45 For the purposes of the determinations referred to in section 42, the rates of interest determined in accordance with the section entitled “Pension Commuted Values” of the Standards of Practice — Practice-Specific Standards for Pension Plans , published by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, as amended from time to time, are the rates for fully indexed pensions. SOR/94-347, s. 1; SOR/2012-124, s. 17; SOR/2013-125, s. 42
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 46
46 (1) A contributor who has made an election may revise the level of reduction where (a) the contributor, before making the election, received, from an authorized advisor who normally gives information about these matters, materially erroneous or misleading information regarding the amount of the reduction of the contributor’s annuity or annual allowance or the amount of the immediate annual allowance to which the spouse would be entitled; or (b) the amount of the annuity or annual allowance that is payable to the contributor is adjusted in accordance with the Pension Benefits Division Act after the day on which the election was made. (2) A contributor may revoke an election where (a) the contributor, prior to making the election, received materially erroneous or misleading information referred to in paragraph (1)(a); or (b) the amount of the annuity or annual allowance that is payable to the contributor is adjusted in accordance with the Pension Benefits Division Act after the day on which the election was made. (3) The revision of the level of reduction shall be in writing. (4) The revision is valid only if it is sent to the Minister, or to a person designated by the Minister, (a) within three months after the day on which a written notice containing the corrected information is sent to the contributor; or (b) within three months after the day on which the pension is adjusted in accordance with the Pension Benefits Division Act . (5) A revision of the level of reduction is effective on the day on which it is sent. (6) The day of the sending of the revision is the day on which it is delivered or, if it is sent by mail, the day on which it is mailed and the postmark is evidence of that day. SOR/94-347, s. 1; SOR/98-531, s. 6; SOR/2012-124, s. 18; SOR/2013-125, s. 43
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 47
47 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the amount of the reduction of a contributor’s immediate annuity or annual allowance, calculated in accordance with section 42, shall be subtracted from the monthly instalment of the immediate annuity or annual allowance payable to the contributor, effective on the first day of the second month after the month in which the election is made. (2) Where a contributor has revised the level of reduction pursuant to subsection 46(1), the revised amount of the reduction shall be subtracted from the monthly instalments of the annuity or annual allowance payable to the contributor, effective on the first day of the month after the month in which the revision was made. SOR/94-347, s. 1
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 48
48 An election ceases to have effect on the earliest of (a) the day on which the spouse dies, (b) the day on which the annulment of the marriage of the contributor and the spouse takes effect, and (c) the day on which the divorce between the contributor and the spouse takes effect. SOR/94-347, s. 1
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 49
49 For the purposes of subsection 14.1(2) of the Act, the day on which the election made by a contributor is deemed to have been revoked is the day on which the contributor is required to contribute to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund under section 5 of the Act. SOR/94-347, s. 1; SOR/2013-125, s. 44
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 50
50 Where an election is revoked pursuant to subsection 46(2), ceases to have effect pursuant to section 48, or is deemed to be revoked pursuant to section 49, the reduction ceases on the first day of the month in which the election is revoked or ceases to have effect. SOR/94-347, s. 1
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 51
51 The immediate annual allowance to which the spouse is entitled on the death of the contributor who made an election is equal to the amount determined in accordance with clause 42(1)(b)(ii)(B), if paragraph 42(1)(b) were read without reference to supplementary benefits payable under Part III of the Act. SOR/94-347, s. 1
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 52
52 Despite subparagraph 11(9)(b)(iii) of the Act, the amount of an annual allowance that becomes payable under that subparagraph to a contributor who ceases to be employed after February 7, 2002 shall not exceed the amount determined by the formula set out in paragraph 8503(3)(c) of the Income Tax Regulations . SOR/98-531, s. 7; SOR/2013-125, s. 45
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 53
53 (1) For the purposes of paragraphs 11(1)(a), (2)(a), (3)(a), (5)(a), (7)(a) and (8)(a), subsections 11(11), 12.1(1) and 13(3) and section 14 of the Act, the prescribed period is two years. (2) For the purposes of subparagraph 11(9)(b)(iii) of the Act, the prescribed number of years is 10 years. (3) For the purposes of paragraphs 11(3)(c) and (5)(c) of the Act, the prescribed period is 20 years. (4) For the purposes of paragraph 11(5)(d) of the Act, the prescribed period is 25 years. (5) For the purposes of subparagraph 11(9)(b)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed number of years of pensionable service is 25 years. (6) For the purposes of paragraph 11(9)(a) and clause 11(9)(b)(iii)(B) of the Act, the prescribed number of years of pensionable service is 30 years. (7) For the purposes of subsection 11(12) of the Act, the prescribed period is 35 years. SOR/2003-232, s. 2; SOR/2012-124, s. 19
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 54
54 (1) For the purposes of subparagraph 11(9)(b)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed age is 50 years. (2) For the purposes of paragraph 11(9)(a) and subparagraph 11(9)(b)(iii) of the Act, the prescribed age is 55 years. SOR/2003-232, s. 2
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 55
55 (1) Subject to subsection (3), a contributor described in subsection 12.1(1) of the Act who holds a rank in the Force is entitled to exercise an option for a transfer value determined in accordance with sections 61 to 65 if the annuity to which the contributor is entitled becomes payable after the day of exercising the option. (2) Subject to subsection (3), a contributor described in subsection 12.1(1) of the Act who does not hold a rank in the Force is entitled to exercise an option for a transfer value determined in accordance with sections 61 to 65 if the annuity to which the contributor is entitled becomes payable after the day of exercising the option and if (a) in the case of a contributor who ceases to be a member of the Force on or after the day on which this section comes into force, the contributor is less than the age referred to in subsection 54(1) on the day on which the contributor ceases to be a member of the Force; (b) in the case of a contributor who ceased to be a member of the Force on or after September 14, 1999 but before the day on which this section comes into force, the contributor was less than 50 years of age on the day on which the contributor ceased to be a member of the Force; and (c) in the case of a contributor who ceased to be a member of the Force before September 14, 1999, the contributor was less than 50 years of age on September 14, 1999. (3) A contributor described in subsection 12.1(1) of the Act who becomes entitled to a deferred annuity under subsection 12(2) of the Act is entitled to exercise an option for a transfer value determined in accordance with sections 61 to 65 if the contributor is less than 50 years of age on the day on which the contributor becomes entitled to the deferred annuity. SOR/2003-232, s. 2; SOR/2012-124, s. 31; SOR/2013-125, s. 54(E)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 56
56 Subject to section 58, a contributor who ceases to be a member of the Force on or after the day on which this section comes into force and who wishes to exercise an option for a transfer value must do so within one year after the day on which the contributor ceases to be a member of the Force. SOR/2003-232, s. 2; SOR/2012-124, s. 31
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 57
57 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 58, a contributor who ceased to be a member of the Force before the day on which this section comes into force and who wishes to exercise an option for a transfer value must do so on or before the later of (a) one year after the day on which this section comes into force, and (b) the day that is six months after the day on which the Minister sends a written notice to the contributor stating that the contributor is entitled to exercise an option for a transfer value. (2) A contributor described in subsection (1) may exercise an option for a  transfer value after the day provided for in that subsection, but within the period prescribed by subsection (4), if the contributor establishes that the notice referred to in paragraph (1)(b) was not received. (3) If a contributor establishes that the notice referred to in paragraph (1)(b) was not received, the Minister shall immediately send a written notice to the contributor stating that the contributor is entitled to exercise an option for a transfer value. (4) An option may be exercised within three months after the day on which the notice referred to in subsection (3) is sent, but in no case may an option be exercised after the contributor has commenced to receive an annuity or an annual allowance under the Act in respect of the contributor’s pensionable service. SOR/2003-232, s. 2; SOR/2012-124, ss. 31, 32(E)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 58
58 A contributor described in subsection 55(3) who wishes to exercise an option for a transfer value must do so on or before the later of (a) one year after the day on which this section comes into force, and (b) the day that is one year after the day on which the contributor becomes entitled to a deferred annuity under subsection 12(2) of the Act. SOR/2003-232, s. 2; SOR/2012-124, s. 31
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 59
59 (1) An option for a transfer value must be (a) exercised in writing; (b) dated and signed by the contributor; and (c) sent to the Minister, or to a person designated by the Minister, within the applicable period referred to in sections 56 to 58. (2) An option for a transfer value is deemed to be exercised on the day on which it is sent in accordance with paragraph (1)(c). SOR/2003-232, s. 2; SOR/2012-124, ss. 31, 32(E)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 60
60 (1) [Repealed, SOR/2012-124, s. 22] (2) If a contributor who has exercised an option for a transfer value is re-appointed to or re-enlists in the Force and is required to make contributions under section 5 of the Act before valuation day, the exercise of the option for the transfer value is void. SOR/2003-232, s. 2; SOR/2012-124, ss. 22, 31
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 61
61 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the transfer value to which a contributor is entitled is a lump sum amount equal to the actuarial present value on valuation day of the accrued pension benefits that would be payable to or in respect of the contributor under the Act. (2) In the case of a lump sum amount referred to in subsection (1) that is less than the amount of a return of contributions that would be payable on valuation day if the contributor were eligible to receive a return of contributions, the transfer value to which the contributor is entitled is a lump sum amount equal to the amount of that return of contributions. SOR/2003-232, s. 2; SOR/2012-124, s. 31
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations — 62
62 The determination of the actuarial present value of the accrued pension benefits referred to in subsection 61(1) is subject to the following rules: (a) supplementary benefits are to be increased to take into account the period beginning on the later of January 1 of the year in which valuation day occurs and the day on which the contributor ceased to be a member of the Force and ending on valuation day; and (b) the possibility that the contributor could receive an annual allowance is to be excluded. SOR/2003-232, s. 2