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Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act — P-31.7 47
Statements to go to ministers 47 The Board shall send copies of the quarterly financial statements prepared in accordance with subsection 35(6) to the Minister, the Minister of National Defence and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness within 45 days after the end of the three-month period to which they relate. 1999, c. 34, s. 47; 2005, c. 10, s. 34
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Annual report required 48 (1) The Board shall as soon as possible, but in any case within 90 days after the end of each financial year, provide the Minister, the Minister of National Defence and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness with an annual report on the operations of the Board in that year. Report available to contributors (2) The Board shall make the report available to contributors under the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act , the Public Service Superannuation Act, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act as soon as is feasible after it is provided to the ministers under subsection (1). Tabling in Parliament (3) After receiving the annual report, the Minister shall cause it to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the next 15 days during which that House is sitting. Contents (4) The annual report shall contain (a) the financial statements for the financial year prepared as required under section 35; (b) the annual auditor’s report referred to in section 132 of the Financial Administration Act ; (c) a certificate, signed by a director on behalf of the board of directors, stating that the investments of the Board held during the financial year were in accordance with this Act and the Board’s investment policies, standards and procedures; (d) a statement of the Board’s objectives for the financial year and a statement of the extent to which the Board met those objectives; (e) a statement of the Board’s objectives for the next financial year and for the foreseeable future; (f) a statement of the corporate governance practices of the Board; (g) a summary of the Board’s investment policies, standards and procedures established under paragraph 7(2)(a) and a comparison of its most recent investment policies with investments actually held by it; (h) a summary of the code of conduct for officers and employees of the Board established under paragraph 7(2)(e); (i) a report of any special examination referred to in subsection 139(1) of the Financial Administration Act ; and (j) any prescribed information or other information that the Minister may require. 1999, c. 34, s. 48; 2005, c. 10, s. 34, c. 30, s. 49
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Meetings 49 The Board shall meet once a year with the members of the three advisory committees established respectively under section 49.1 of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act , section 41 of the Public Service Superannuation Act and section 25.1 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act in order to discuss the Board’s most recent annual report.
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Regulations 50 The Governor in Council may make regulations (a) respecting the application to the Board and its subsidiaries of provisions of the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 and regulations made under that Act; (b) adapting provisions of the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 and regulations made under that Act in the manner that the Governor in Council considers appropriate for the purpose of applying them to the Board and its subsidiaries; (c) respecting the limitations to which the Board is subject when it makes investments, so long as those limitations relate to (i) borrowing and the use of derivatives, (ii) the establishment of a percentage of the funds that must be held available for investment in Government of Canada bonds and the procedure used to determine that percentage, or (iii) the period during which the Board must, in acquiring securities other than debt obligations of Canadian corporations for investment, substantially replicate the composition of one or more widely-recognized broad market indexes of securities traded on a recognized stock exchange in Canada; and (d) prescribing anything that this Act provides may be prescribed or may be determined by regulation.
Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act — P-31.7 50.1
Non-application of regulations — investment management services 50.1 Regulations made under section 50 do not apply in respect of a subsidiary incorporated for the purpose of providing investment management services to the Canada Growth Fund Inc. 2023, c. 26, s. 513
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False statements 51 (1) Every director, officer, employee, agent, mandatary or auditor of the Board or of any of its subsidiaries who, in carrying out a duty under this Act or the by-laws, prepares, signs, approves or concurs in any statement, report or other document respecting the affairs of the Board or the subsidiary that contains any false or deceptive information is guilty of an offence. Punishment (2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction (a) in the case of a natural person, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both; or (b) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $500,000.
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Insolvency and winding-up 52 No Act relating to the insolvency or winding-up of any corporation applies to the Board and in no case shall the affairs of the Board be wound up unless Parliament so provides.
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118 (1) [Amendment] (2) [Repealed, 2003, c. 26, s. 38]
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120 (1) and (2) [Amendments] (3) [Repealed, 2003, c. 26, s. 39]
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128 to 132 [Repealed, 2003, c. 26, s. 40]
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172 (1) and (2) [Amendments] (3) [Repealed, 2009, c. 13, s. 15] (4) [Amendment]
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Transitional — application of certain provisions 229 (1) Subsections 64(5) and (6) and 65(4), section 75, subsection 76(3), sections 82, 133, 135, 136, 139, 141, 180, 181, 183 and 185, subsection 186(3) and section 188 apply only with respect to contributors who die on or after the day on which this subsection comes into force. Transitional — application of certain provisions (2) Sections 208, 209, 214, 215, 218, 219, 222 and 223 apply only with respect to officers and former officers who die on or after the day on which this subsection comes into force. Transitional — application of certain provisions (3) Sections 225 and 226 apply only with respect to members and former members who die on or after the day on which this subsection comes into force.
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Coming into force 230 (1) Subsection 65(5) comes into force on June 21, 1999. Coming into force (2) Section 103 comes into force on October 1, 1999. Coming into force * (3) The definition contributor in subsection 53(2), sections 55 to 60, subsections 62(1) and (3), section 63, subsection 64(4), sections 67, 69, 73, 74, 78, 79, 85 and 86, subsections 91(1), (2) and (6), 92(1) and 95(1), sections 96, 107 to 110 and 114, subsection 115(1), sections 117 to 120, 125 and sections 127 to 129, subsections 130(1) and (2), sections 131, 132 and 134, subsection 142(2), section 143, subsections 146(1), 147(1) and 151(1), sections 152, 154, 155, 157, 158 and 160, subsections 161(1) and (4) and 162(1), sections 163, 164 and 168, the definition contributor in subsection 169(1), sections 171 to 174, subsection 176(3), sections 177 to 179, 182, 190 and 191, subsections 193(1) and 194(1), section 195, subsection 198(1), section 199, subsection 201(1) and sections 202, 203 and 227 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: The definition contributor in subsection 3(1) of the Public Service Superannuation Act , as enacted by subsection 53(2), sections 55 to 60, subsections 62(1) and (3), section 63, subsection 64(4), sections 67, 69, 73, 74, 78, 79, 85 and 86, subsections 91(1), (2) and (6) and 92(1), sections 107 to 110, subsection 115(1), section 117, subsection 118(1), section 119, subsections 120(1) and (2), sections 127 and 134, subsection 142(2), section 143, subsections 146(1), 147(1) and 162(1), sections 163 and 164, the definition contributor in subsection 3(1) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act , as enacted by subsection 169(1), section 171, subsection 172(1), section 173, subsection 174(1), sections 177, 182 and 190, subsections 193(1) and 194(1), section 195, subsection 201(1) and sections 202 and 203 in force January 1, 2000, subsection 95(1), section 96, subsection 151(1), section 152, subsection 198(1) and section 199 in force April 1, 2000, sections 114 and 227 in force October 1, 2000, section 125 and subsection 176(3) in force January 1, 2001, see SI/99-138; sections 178 and 179 in force September 1, 2003, see SI/2003-145; clauses 6(b)(ii)(M) and (N) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act , as enacted by subsection 172(4) and subsection 174(2) in force October 26, 2006, see SI/2006-116; section 154 in force March 1, 2007, see SI/2007-21; subsection 172(2), clauses 6(b)(ii)(L), (O) and (P) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act , as enacted by subsection 172(4) and section 191 in force June 18, 2009, see 2009, c. 13, s. 17; sections 155, 157 and 158 and subsections 161(1) and (4) in force December 17, 2025, see SI/2025-112.]
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Authority to substitute actual date 231 On or after the day on which a provision of this Act, or a provision of an Act enacted by this Act, comes into force, the Governor in Council may, by order, amend that provision or any other provision that makes reference to that provision, by replacing references to the day on which that provision comes into force with references to the actual date on which that provision came into force.
Public Sector Pension Reform — P-31.8
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Schedule I 106 The Special Retirement Arrangements Act , as set out in Schedule I, is hereby enacted.
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Schedule II 107 The Pension Benefits Division Act , as set out in Schedule II, is hereby enacted.
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Transitional 108 Payments made to the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Account on or after April 1, 1991, pursuant to Part III of the Public Service Superannuation Act , Part III of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act , or Part III of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act , as those Parts read immediately prior to the day on which this Act is assented to, are deemed to have been made to the Superannuation Account, the Canadian Forces Superannuation Account or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Account, as the case may be.
Public Sector Pension Reform — P-31.8 184
Retroactive coming into force 184 Despite subsection 109(1) of An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to pensions and to enact the Special Retirement Arrangements Act and the Pension Benefits Division Act , chapter 46 of the Statutes of Canada, 1992, (in this section referred to as the “amending Act”) and Order in Council P.C. 1994-2097, made on December 14, 1994 and registered as SI/94-146, (a) subsections 2(4) and 6(2), sections 8, 11 and 18, subsection 33(2), sections 40 and 41, subsection 48(1) and sections 61, 68 and 70 of the amending Act are deemed to have come into force on December 15, 1994; (b) paragraph 42.1(1)(a) of the Public Service Superannuation Act , as enacted by section 22 of the amending Act, is deemed to have come into force on December 15, 1994; (c) paragraph 50.1(1)(a) of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act , as enacted by section 49 of the amending Act, is deemed to have come into force on December 15, 1994; (d) paragraph 26.1(1)(a) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act , as enacted by section 77 of the amending Act, is deemed to have come into force on December 15, 1994; and (e) section 106 of the amending Act is deemed to have come into force on December 14, 1994.
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act — P-31.9
the federal public administration is an important national institution and is part of the essential framework of Canadian parliamentary democracy;
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it is in the public interest to maintain and enhance public confidence in the integrity of public servants;
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confidence in public institutions can be enhanced by establishing effective procedures for the disclosure of wrongdoings and for protecting public servants who disclose wrongdoings, and by establishing a code of conduct for the public sector;
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public servants owe a duty of loyalty to their employer and enjoy the right to freedom of expression as guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and that this Act strives to achieve an appropriate balance between those two important principles;
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the Government of Canada commits to establishing a Charter of Values of Public Service setting out the values that should guide public servants in their work and professional conduct;
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act — P-31.9
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act — P-31.9 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act .
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Definitions 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act. Agency [Repealed, 2010, c. 12, s. 1678] chief executive means the deputy head or chief executive officer of any portion of the public sector, or the person who occupies any other similar position, however called, in the public sector. ( administrateur général ) Commissioner means the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner appointed under subsection 39(1). ( commissaire ) investigation means, for the purposes of sections 24, 25, 26 to 31, 33, 34, 36 and 37, an investigation into a disclosure and an investigation commenced under section 33. ( enquête ) member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police means a person who is a member or a special constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or who is employed by that force under terms and conditions substantially the same as those of one of its members. ( membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada ) Minister [Repealed, 2010, c. 12, s. 1678] protected disclosure means a disclosure that is made in good faith and that is made by a public servant (a) in accordance with this Act; (b) in the course of a parliamentary proceeding; (c) in the course of a procedure established under any other Act of Parliament; or (d) when lawfully required to do so. ( divulgation protégée ) public sector means (a) the departments named in Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act and the other portions of the federal public administration named in Schedules I.1 to V to that Act; and (b) the Crown corporations and the other public bodies set out in Schedule 1. However, subject to sections 52 and 53 , public sector does not include the Canadian Forces, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service or the Communications Security Establishment. ( secteur public ) public servant means every person employed in the public sector, every member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and every chief executive. ( fonctionnaire ) reprisal means any of the following measures taken against a public servant because the public servant has made a protected disclosure or has, in good faith, cooperated in an investigation into a disclosure or an investigation commenced under section 33: (a) a disciplinary measure; (b) the demotion of the public servant; (c) the termination of employment of the public servant, including, in the case of a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a discharge or dismissal; (d) any measure that adversely affects the employment or working conditions of the public servant; and (e) a threat to take any of the measures referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (d). ( représailles ) senior officer means a senior officer designated under subsection 10 (2). ( agent supérieur ) Tribunal means the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal established under subsection 20.7(1). ( Tribunal ) wrongdoing means a wrongdoing referred to in section 8 . ( acte répréhensible ) Taking a reprisal (2) Every reference in this Act to a person who has taken a reprisal includes a person who has directed the reprisal to be taken. 2005, c. 46, ss. 2, 59; 2006, c. 9, s. 194; 2010, c. 12, s. 1678
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chief executive means the deputy head or chief executive officer of any portion of the public sector, or the person who occupies any other similar position, however called, in the public sector. ( administrateur général )
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Commissioner means the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner appointed under subsection 39(1). ( commissaire )
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investigation means, for the purposes of sections 24, 25, 26 to 31, 33, 34, 36 and 37, an investigation into a disclosure and an investigation commenced under section 33. ( enquête )
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member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police means a person who is a member or a special constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or who is employed by that force under terms and conditions substantially the same as those of one of its members. ( membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada )
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act — P-31.9
Minister [Repealed, 2010, c. 12, s. 1678]
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act — P-31.9 (a)
protected disclosure means a disclosure that is made in good faith and that is made by a public servant (a) in accordance with this Act; (b) in the course of a parliamentary proceeding; (c) in the course of a procedure established under any other Act of Parliament; or (d) when lawfully required to do so. ( divulgation protégée )
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act — P-31.9 (a)
public sector means (a) the departments named in Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act and the other portions of the federal public administration named in Schedules I.1 to V to that Act; and (b) the Crown corporations and the other public bodies set out in Schedule 1. However, subject to sections 52 and 53 , public sector does not include the Canadian Forces, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service or the Communications Security Establishment. ( secteur public )
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act — P-31.9
public servant means every person employed in the public sector, every member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and every chief executive. ( fonctionnaire )
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act — P-31.9 (a)
reprisal means any of the following measures taken against a public servant because the public servant has made a protected disclosure or has, in good faith, cooperated in an investigation into a disclosure or an investigation commenced under section 33: (a) a disciplinary measure; (b) the demotion of the public servant; (c) the termination of employment of the public servant, including, in the case of a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a discharge or dismissal; (d) any measure that adversely affects the employment or working conditions of the public servant; and (e) a threat to take any of the measures referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (d). ( représailles )
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senior officer means a senior officer designated under subsection 10 (2). ( agent supérieur )
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Tribunal means the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal established under subsection 20.7(1). ( Tribunal )
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wrongdoing means a wrongdoing referred to in section 8 . ( acte répréhensible )
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2.1 [Repealed before coming into force, 2006, c. 9, s. 195]
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Amending the schedules 3 The Governor in Council may, by order, amend (a) Schedule 1 by adding the name of any Crown corporation or other public body; (b) Schedule 2 by adding or deleting the name of any portion of the public sector that has a statutory mandate to investigate other portions of the public sector; and (c) Schedule 3 by adding or deleting any provision of any Act of Parliament. 2005, c. 46, s. 3; 2006, c. 9, s. 196
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Promotion of ethical practices and dissemination of information 4 The President of the Treasury Board must promote ethical practices in the public sector and a positive environment for disclosing wrongdoings by disseminating knowledge of this Act and information about its purposes and processes and by any other means that he or she considers appropriate. 2005, c. 46, s. 4; 2010, c. 12, s. 1682
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Obligation to establish — Treasury Board 5 (1) The Treasury Board must establish a code of conduct applicable to the public sector. Other provisions do not apply (2) The Treasury Board’s obligation under subsection (1) applies despite the provisions of the Financial Administration Act and of any other Act of Parliament that otherwise restrict the powers of the Treasury Board. Consultation with organizations (3) Before the code of conduct is established, the President of the Treasury Board must consult with the employee organizations certified as bargaining agents in the public sector. Code to be tabled (4) The President of the Treasury Board must cause the code of conduct established by the Treasury Board to be tabled before each House of Parliament at least 30 days before it comes into force. 2005, c. 46, s. 5; 2010, c. 12, s. 1682
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Chief executives shall establish codes of conduct 6 (1) Every chief executive shall establish a code of conduct applicable to the portion of the public sector for which he or she is responsible. Consistency (2) The codes of conduct established by chief executives must be consistent with the code of conduct established by the Treasury Board.
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Application 7 (1) The codes of conduct applicable to a portion of the public sector apply to every public servant employed in that portion of the public sector. Conflict — RCMP (2) In the event of a conflict between the code of conduct established under subsection 5(1) or 6(1) and the code of conduct established under section 38 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act , the code of conduct established under that section prevails to the extent of the conflict.