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Pension plans, permitted differentiation re employee’s sex 
 2. (1) The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply in respect of a differentiation in the rates of contribution by an employer to a pension plan if the differentiation is made on an actuarial basis because of an employee’s sex and in order to provide equal benefits under the plan.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 2 (1). (2) The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply in respect of a differentiation made under a pension plan if, (a) the Pension Benefits Act applies to the pension plan; and (b) the differentiation is made, (i) because of an employee’s sex, and (ii) in respect of employment before January 1, 1987, other than employment that is described in clause 52 (3) (b) or (c) of the Pension Benefits Act. 
O. Reg. 286/01, s. 2 (2). (3) The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply in respect of a differentiation made under a pension plan if, (a) the Pension Benefits Act does not apply to the pension plan; and (b) the differentiation is made, (i) because of an employee’s sex, and (ii) in respect of employment before July 12, 1988.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 2 (3). (4) In subsections (2) and (3), “differentiation” means a type of differentiation to which the prohibition in the predecessor of subsection 33 (2) of the former Act did not apply on December 31, 1987.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 2 (4).
Pension plans, permitted differentiation re marital status
 3. (1) The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply to, (a) an increase in benefits payable to an employee under a pension plan that provides for the increased benefits because the employee has a dependent spouse; (b) a differentiation under a pension plan because of marital status, if the differentiation is made for the purpose of providing benefits that are payable periodically during the joint lives of an employee who is entitled to the pension and the employee’s spouse, and thereafter during the life of the survivor of them, as provided in the pension plan; and (c) a differentiation in the rates of contribution of an employer to a defined benefit or a unit-benefit pension plan that provides an increase in benefits to an employee because of marital status, if the rates of contribution of the employer differentiate between employees because of marital status.  O. Reg. 335/05, s. 2. (2) For the purposes of clause (1) (b), benefits are deemed to be payable periodically despite the fact that they are commuted, if the amount of the annual benefit payable to the employee at the normal pensionable date is not more than 2 per cent of the Year’s Maximum Pensionable Earnings, as defined in the Canada Pension Plan in the year that the employee terminated the employment.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 3 (2). (3) Clause (1) (b) does not apply if the Pension Benefits Act applies to the pension plan and the plan contravenes the provisions of that Act respecting joint and survivor pensions.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 3 (3).
Pension plans, permitted differentiation re employee’s age
 4. (1) The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply in respect of a differentiation that is made on an actuarial basis because of an employee’s age and that relates to, (a) the rates of voluntary additional contributions to a pension plan; (b) the rates of contributions that an employee is required to make to a money purchase or profit sharing pension plan; (c) the rates of contributions by an employer to a unit-benefit or defined benefit pension plan, unless the Pension Benefits Act applies to the plan and the plan contravenes the provisions of that Act respecting age differentiation; (d) the rates of contributions by an employer to a money purchase or profit sharing pension plan, (i) when the employer transfers the assets from a unit-benefit or defined benefit pension plan to the money purchase or profit sharing pension plan, and (ii) if the differentiation is made in order to protect employees’ pension benefits from being adversely affected by the transfer; or (e) benefits payable to employees, if the Pension Benefits Act, (i) permits the differentiation, or (ii) does not apply to the pension plan.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 4 (1). (2) Despite subsection (1), the requirement that a differentiation be determined on an actuarial basis does not apply to a differentiation described in clause (1) (a), (b) or (e) that is made in respect of the employment of a person before July 12, 1988.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 4 (2). (3) The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply with respect to a provision in a pension plan that makes a differentiation because of age in establishing a normal pensionable date for voluntary retirees or an early voluntary retirement date or age, unless, (a) the Pension Benefits Act applies to the plan; and (b) the plan contravenes the provisions of that Act respecting normal retirement dates and early retirement pensions.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 4 (3). (4) The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply with respect to a differentiation because of age in the following, provided that the differentiation is in accordance with the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act
(Canada), as it applies for the purposes of the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act, 2015: 1. In a provision of a pooled registered pension plan. 2. In the administration of a pooled registered pension plan. 3. In the administration of a retirement savings plan prescribed under the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act (Canada), as it applies for the purposes of the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act, 2015. O. Reg. 527/17, s. 2.
Life insurance plans, permitted differentiation re employee’s sex
 5. The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply to, (a) a differentiation in the contributions of an employee to a voluntary employee-pay-all life insurance plan that is made on an actuarial basis because of sex; and (b) a differentiation in the contributions of an employer to a life insurance plan that is made on an actuarial basis because of an employee’s sex and in order to provide equal benefits under the plan.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 5.
Life insurance plans, permitted differentiation re marital status
 6. (1) The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply to, (a) benefits under a life insurance plan that are payable periodically to the surviving spouse of a deceased employee for the life of the surviving spouse or until the surviving spouse becomes a spouse of another person; (b) a benefit under a life insurance plan that is payable to an employee on the death of his or her spouse; and (c) a differentiation in the contributions of an employee or an employer to a life insurance plan, if, (i) the differentiation is made because of marital status, and (ii) the life insurance plan provides benefits that are payable periodically to an employee’s surviving spouse.  O. Reg. 335/05, s. 3. (2) Clause (1) (a) also applies to benefits of less than $25 a month that have been commuted to a lump sum payment.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 6 (2).
Life insurance plans, permitted differentiation re age
 7. The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply to, (a) a differentiation, made on an actuarial basis because of an employee’s age, in benefits or contributions under a voluntary employee-pay-all life insurance plan; and (b) a differentiation, made on an actuarial basis because of an employee’s age and in order to provide equal benefits under the plan, in an employer’s contributions to a life insurance plan.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 7.
Disability benefit plans, permitted differentiation re age, sex or leave of absence
 8. The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply to, (a) a differentiation, made on an actuarial basis because of an employee’s age or sex, in the rate of contributions of an employee to a voluntary employee-pay-all short or long-term disability benefit plan; and (b) a differentiation, made on an actuarial basis because of an employee’s age or sex and in order to provide equal benefits under the plan, in the rate of contributions of an employer to a short or long-term disability benefit plan.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 8.
Health benefit plans, permitted differentiation re sex or marital status
 9. The prohibition in subsection 44 (1) of the Act does not apply to, (a) a differentiation, made on an actuarial basis because of sex, in the rate of contributions of an employee to a voluntary employee-pay-all health benefit plan; (b) a differentiation, made on an actuarial basis because of an employee’s sex and in order to provide equal benefits under the plan, in the rate of contributions of an employer to a health benefit plan; (c) a differentiation in an employee’s benefits or contributions under a health benefit plan because of marital status, if the differentiation is made in order to provide benefits for the employee’s spouse or dependent child; and (d) a differentiation in the rate of contributions of an employer to a health benefit plan, where there are specified premium rates and where that differentiation for employees having marital status and for employees without marital status is on the same proportional basis.  O. Reg. 335/05, s. 4.
Participation in benefit plan during leave of absence
 10. (1) A benefit plan to which Part XIII of the Act applies shall not disentitle an employee who is on a leave of absence described in subsection (2) from continuing to participate in the benefit plan during the leave of absence, if the benefit plan entitles an employee who is on a leave of absence other than one described in subsection (2) to continue to participate.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 10 (1). (2) This section applies to, (a) a leave of absence under Part XIV of the Act; and (b) any longer leave of absence that the employee has applied for under a provision in the contract of employment that prevails under subsection 5 (2) of the Act.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 10 (2).
Former exclusion from certain benefit plans
 11. If an employee was excluded from participating in a benefit plan or in a benefit under a benefit plan before November 1, 1975 and ceased to be so excluded on that date, the employee is entitled to participate as of that date.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 11.
Compliance not to be achieved by reductions
 12. No employer shall reduce the employer’s contributions to or the benefits under a health benefit plan in causing the plan to comply with Part XIII of the Act and this Regulation, or with Part X of the former Act or a predecessor of that Part and the related regulations.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 12.
Change to normal pensionable date under certain plans
 13. Despite the application of Part X of the former Act or a predecessor of that Part to a pension plan that was in existence on November 1, 1975, if the normal pensionable date of a class of employees was increased in order to have the plan comply with that Part, an employee who is a member of that class is entitled to pension benefits on the normal pensionable date as provided by the pension plan before it was increased.  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 13.
Change to normal pensionable date under certain plans
 14. Omitted (revokes other Regulations).  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 14.
Change to normal pensionable date under certain plans
 15. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).  O. Reg. 286/01, s. 15.
Change to normal pensionable date under certain plans
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