1 (1) In this Act, “Administration Corporation” means the corporation continued by subsection 32 (1); (“Société d’administration”) “annual benefit accrual rate” has the same meaning as under the Income Tax Act (Canada); (“taux annuel d’accumulation des prestations”) “associated employer” means an employer who participates in an OMERS pension plan under subsection 6 (1); (“employeur associé”) “benefits” means pension benefits and ancillary benefits, unless the context requires otherwise; (“prestations”) “local board” means local board as defined in section 1 of the Municipal Affairs Act and includes any person or entity that, under another Act, is deemed to be a local board for the purposes of this Act; (“conseil local”) “OMERS” means the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System; (“OMERS”) “OMERS pension plans” means the primary pension plan, any retirement compensation arrangements that provide benefits for members, former members and retired members of the OMERS pension plans and such other pension plans as may be established by the Sponsors Corporation; (“régimes de retraite d’OMERS”) “primary pension plan” means the pension plan continued by subsection 3 (1); (“régime de retraite principal”) “retirement compensation arrangement” means retirement compensation arrangement as defined in subsection 248 (1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada); (“convention de retraite”) “Sponsors Corporation” means the corporation established by subsection 22 (1); (“Société de promotion”) “supplemental plan” means a pension plan that is a supplemental plan as defined in the regulations under the Income Tax Act (Canada). (“régime complémentaire”)  2006, c. 2, s. 1 (1); 2012, c. 8, Sched. 42, s. 1. Interpretation, pension matters (2) Words and expressions used in this Act that relate to pension plans and pension funds have the same meaning as under the Pension Benefits Act, unless the context requires otherwise.  2006, c. 2, s. 1 (2). Same, municipal matters (3) Words and expressions used in this Act that relate to municipal matters have the same meaning as under the
Municipal Act, 2001, unless the context requires otherwise.  2006, c. 2, s. 1 (3). Police and fire sectors (4) A reference in this Act to persons who are employed in the police and fire sectors is a reference to OMERS pension plan members who are members of a police force as defined in section 2 of the Police Services Act or who are employed as firefighters as defined in subsection 1 (1) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 or as paramedics as defined in subsection 1 (1) of the Ambulance Act.  2006, c. 2, s. 1 (4). Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 1 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out “police force as defined in section 2 of the Police Services Act” and substituting “police service as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019”. (See: 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 40) Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2012, c. 8, Sched. 42, s. 1 - 01/07/2012 2018, c. 3, Sched. 5, s. 42 - no effect - see 2019, c. 1, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/03/2019 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 40 - not in force Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System