5 (1) The Minister of Finance shall pay from the Consolidated Revenue Fund an amount equal to contributions under the pension plan payable by the Minister of Education.  R.S.O. 1990, c. T.1, s. 5 (1); 1993, c. 39, s. 3 (1); 2005, c. 31, Sched. 21, s. 2 (1). Matching contributions (1.1) The total amount of the contributions payable by the Minister of Education and the employers who contribute under the pension plan in respect of any year shall not exceed the amount of contributions payable by or on behalf of active plan members in respect of credited service for that year.  1991, c. 52, s. 3; 1993, c. 39, s. 3 (1); 2005, c. 31, Sched. 21, s. 2 (2). Idem (1.2) For the purpose of subsection (1.1), payments made under subsections (3) and (7) shall not be included in determining the total amount of contributions payable by the Minister of Education and the employers who contribute under the plan.  1991, c. 52, s. 3; 1993, c. 39, s. 3 (1); 1998, c. 34, s. 100 (1); 2005, c. 31, Sched. 21, s. 2 (3); 2009, c. 34, Sched. V, s. 1 (1). Payments for long term income protection (2) For the purposes of subsection (1.1), no additional payments made on or after January 1, 1992 by the Minister of Education or employers who contribute under the pension plan in respect of active plan members receiving payments under a long term income protection agreement shall be included in determining the total amount of contributions payable by the Minister of Education and the employers who contribute under the plan.  2006, c. 33, Sched. Z.8, s. 1 (1). Payments re foregone inflation adjustments (2.1) For the purposes of subsection (1.1), no additional payments made on or after January 1, 2010 by the Minister of Education or employers who contribute under the pension plan in connection with the foregone inflation adjustments described in subsection (2.2) shall be included in determining the total amount of contributions payable by the Minister of Education and the employers who contribute under the plan.  2009, c. 34, Sched. V, s. 1 (2). Same (2.2) Foregone inflation adjustments are the inflation adjustments foregone in accordance with subsections 80 (3a) and (3b) of Schedule 1, as it reads on January 1, 2010, and the contributions to be made by the Minister of Education and the employers in connection with those adjustments are the contributions required by subsections 25 (2d) and 26 (1d) of Schedule 1, as it reads on January 1, 2010.  2009, c. 34, Sched. V, s. 1 (2). Deficiency (3) If in a year the amount of cash and assets capable of sale in the pension fund is insufficient to meet the payments out of the fund in the year after the sale of the assets capable of sale, the Minister of Finance shall pay from the Consolidated Revenue Fund an amount sufficient to make up the deficiency.  R.S.O. 1990, c. T.1, s. 5 (3); 1993, c. 39, s. 3 (1). Limitation (4) Subsection (3) ceases to apply if an agreement mentioned in subsection 11 (1) is in force.  R.S.O. 1990, c. T.1, s. 5 (4). (5), (6) Repealed:  1993, c. 39, s. 3 (2). Solvency deficiency (7) If a solvency deficiency is disclosed by a solvency valuation under the Pension Benefits Act, the Minister of Education may, during the five years following the date of the valuation, make additional contributions to the pension plan.  1991, c. 52, s. 3; 1993, c. 39, s. 3 (1); 2005, c. 31, Sched. 21, s. 2 (4). Contributions for 2008 (8) Despite subsection (1.1), the total amount of contributions payable in respect of 2008 by the Minister of Education and the employers who contribute under the pension plan may exceed the amount of contributions payable by or on behalf of active plan members in respect of credited service for that year.  2006, c. 33, Sched. Z.8, s. 1 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1991, c. 52, s. 3 - 01/01/1992; 1993, c. 39, s. 3 (1, 2) - 31/12/1992; 1998, c. 34, s. 100 (1, 2) - 01/05/1999 2005, c. 31, Sched. 21, s. 2 (1-4) - 15/12/2005 2006, c. 33, Sched. Z.8, s. 1 (1) - 01/01/1992; 2006, c. 33, Sched. Z.8, s. 1 (2) - 20/12/2006 2009, c. 34, Sched. V, s. 1 (1, 2) - 01/01/2010 5.1 Repealed:  1998, c. 34, s. 101. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1998, c. 34, s. 101  - 01/05/1999