C-379
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,
55 Elizabeth II, 2006
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-379
An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for surviving spouse and children)
first reading, October 31, 2006
Mr. Stoffer
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SUMMARY
The purpose of this enactment is to increase the allowance given to surviving spouses and children of Canadian Forces or Royal Canadian Mounted Police contributors from 50% to 60% of the contributor’s annuity or allowance.
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1st Session, 39th Parliament,
55 Elizabeth II, 2006
house of commons of canada
BILL C-379
An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for surviving spouse and children)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. C-17
CANADIAN FORCES SUPERANNUATION ACT
1. The portion of subsection 25(1) of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Benefits payable on death
25. (1) On the death of a contributor who, at the time of the contributor's death, was entitled under this Act to an annuity, the survivor and children of the contributor are entitled to the following allowances, computed on the basis of the product obtained by multiplying the average annual pay received by the contributor during the period specified in subparagraph 15(1)(a)(ii), by the number of years of pensionable service to the contributor's credit, one eighty-third of the product so obtained being hereinafter referred to as the “basic allowance”:
R.S., c. R-11
ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SUPERANNUATION ACT
2. The portion of subsection 13(1) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Benefits payable on death
13. (1) On the death of a contributor who, at the time of the contributor's death, was entitled under this Part to an annuity or annual allowance, the survivor and children of the contributor are entitled to the following allowances, computed on the basis of the product obtained by multiplying the average annual pay received by the contributor during the period specified in subparagraph 10(1)(a)(ii), by the number of years of pensionable service to the contributor's credit, one eighty-third of the product so obtained being hereinafter referred to as the “basic allowance”:
COORDINATING AMENDMENT
2003, c. 26
3. On the later of the day on which section 15 of An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, chapter 26 of the Statutes of Canada, 2003, comes into force and the day on which section 1 of this Act comes into force — or, if those days are the same day, then on that day — the portion of subsection 25(1) of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Benefits payable on death of retired member
25. (1) On the death of a contributor who, at the time of their death, was entitled under this Part to an annuity or an annual allowance, the survivor and children of the contributor are entitled to the following allowances, computed on the basis of the product obtained by multiplying the average annual pay received by the contributor during the period specified in subparagraph 15(1)(a)(ii) by the number of years of pensionable service to the contributor's credit, one eighty-third of the product so obtained being referred to in this section as the “basic allowance”:
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