Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act — R-11 11
Benefits payable on retirement 11 (1) A contributor who, having reached retirement age, ceases to be a member of the Force for any reason other than disability or misconduct is entitled to a benefit determined as follows: (a) if he or she has served in the Force for a period that is less than the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph, he or she is entitled to (i) a return of contributions, or (ii) a cash termination allowance, whichever is the greater; and (b) if he or she has served in the Force for a period equal to or greater than the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of paragraph (a), he or she is entitled to an immediate annuity. Retirement due to disability (2) A contributor who is compulsorily retired from the Force by reason of having become disabled is entitled to a benefit determined as follows: (a) if he or she has to his or her credit a period of pensionable service less than the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph, he or she is entitled to (i) a return of contributions, or (ii) a cash termination allowance, whichever is the greater; and (b) if he or she has to his or her credit a period of pensionable service equal to or greater than the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of paragraph (a), he or she is entitled to an immediate annuity. Retirement to promote economy or efficiency (3) A contributor who, not having reached retirement age, is compulsorily retired from the Force to promote economy or efficiency is entitled to a benefit determined as follows: (a) if he or she has served in the Force for a period that is less than the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph, he or she is entitled to a return of contributions; (b) if he or she has served in the Force for a period equal to or greater than the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of paragraph (a) but less than the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of paragraph (c), he or she is entitled to (i) [Repealed, 2003, c. 26, s. 45] (ii) a deferred annuity, or (iii) in the case of a contributor whose retirement is due to a reduction in the total number of members of the Force, and in any other case in the discretion of the Treasury Board, an immediate annuity, reduced, until the time that the contributor reaches sixty-five years of age but not after that, by five per cent for each full year not exceeding six by which the period of service in the Force is less than the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of paragraph (c), at his or her option; and (c) if he or she has served in the Force for a period equal to or greater than the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph, he or she is entitled to an immediate annuity. Dismissal for misconduct (4) A contributor who is compulsorily retired from the Force by reason of misconduct is entitled to (a) a return of contributions; or (b) in the discretion of the Treasury Board, the whole or any part specified by the Treasury Board of any benefit to which he or she would have been entitled under this section if (i) in the case of a contributor who at the time of his or her retirement had reached retirement age, he or she had ceased to be a member of the Force for any reason other than disability or misconduct, or (ii) in the case of a contributor who at the time of his or her retirement had not reached retirement age, he or she had been compulsorily retired from the Force to promote economy or efficiency due to a reduction in the total number of members of the Force, except that in no case shall the capitalized value of the benefit be less than the amount of the return of contributions referred to in paragraph (a). Retirement for other reasons (5) A contributor who, not having reached retirement age, ceases to be a member of the Force for any reason other than disability, misconduct or to promote economy or