Public Sector Pension Reform

An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to pensions and to enact the Special Retirement Arrangements Act and the Pension Benefits Division Act Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: [Amendments] [Amendment] Schedule I The Special Retirement Arrangements Act, as set out in Schedule I, is hereby enacted. Schedule II The Pension Benefits Division Act, as set out in Schedule II, is hereby enacted. Transitional Payments made to the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Account on or after April 1, 1991, pursuant to Part III of the Public Service Superannuation Act, Part III of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, or Part III of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, as those Parts read immediately prior to the day on which this Act is assented to, are deemed to have been made to the Superannuation Account, the Canadian Forces Superannuation Account or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Account, as the case may be. Coming into force Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act or any provision thereof, or any provision of an Act amended or enacted by this Act, shall come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. Idem Sections 23, 50 and 78, subsection 98(2), section 99, subsection 100(2) and sections 102 to 104 are deemed to have come into force on April 1, 1991. Part III of the Public Service Superannuation Act, as enacted by section 30 of this Act, Part III of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, as enacted by section 58 of this Act, and Part III of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, as enacted by section 80 of this Act, are deemed to have come into force on April 1, 1991. [Note: Sections 25 to 29, 31, 52 to 57 and 59 in force October 5, 1992, see SI/92-195; sections 2 to 22, 24 to 42 and 44 to 67, as enacted by section 81, in force December 31, 1992, see SI/93-3; subsections 1(1) and 6(4), sections 7, 9, 13, 17 and 19 to 21, paragraph 42.1(1)(v) (as enacted by section 22), section 24, Part IV (as enacted by section 30), section 32, subsection 33(1), sections 38, 39, 43, 45 and 47, subsections 48(2) to (4), paragraph 50.1(1)(i) (as enacted by section 49), section 51, Part IV (as enacted by section 58), sections 60 and 67, subsections 69(1) and (2), sections 72, 74 and 75, subsections 76(2) to (4), paragraph 26.1(1)(h) (as enacted by section 77), section 79, Part IV (as enacted by section 80), sections 82, 83, 85, 86, 90, 91 and 93 to 97, subsections 98(1) and (3) and 100(1) and (3) and sections 101 and 108 in force April 20, 1993, see SI/93-66; subsections 2(1), (3), subsections 5.1(2) and (3) and sections 5.3 to 5.5 (as enacted by section 3), subsections 4(2) and 5(2), and paragraphs 42.1(1)(d) to (h) (as enacted by section 22) in force September 9, 1993, see SI/93-186; section 13.1, as enacted by section 10, subsection 26(1), as enacted by section 14, and paragraphs 42.1(1)(j) to (l), as enacted by section 22, in force February 10, 1994, see SI/94-23; sections 12, 15 and 16, and paragraphs 42.1(1)(m) to (s) (as enacted by section 22) in force March 18, 1994, see SI/94-32; section 25.1, as enacted by section 42, subsection 31(1), as enacted by section 44, paragraphs 50.1(1)(e), (f) and (g), as enacted by section 49, and section 26.1, as enacted by section 84, in force March 24, 1994, see SI/94-38; sections 71 and 73, subsection 76(1), paragraphs 26.1(1)(e) to (g) and (i) (as enacted by section 77) and section 92 in force May 6, 1994, see SI/94-67; subsections 1(2) and 2(2), subsection 5.1(1) and section 5.2 (as enacted by section 3), subsections 4(1), 5(1) and (3) and 6(1) and (3), paragraphs 42.1(1)(b), (c), (i) and (u) and subsection 42.1(2) (as enacted by section 22) in force July 4, 1994, see SI/94-84; section 107 in force September 30, 1994, see SI/94-121; despite SI/94-146, subsections 2(4) and 6(2), sections 8, 11 and 18, paragraph 42.1(1)(a), as enacted by section 22, subsection 33(2), sections 40 and 41, subsection 48(1), paragraph 50.1(1)(a), as enacted by section 49, sections 61, 68 and 70 and paragraph 26.1(1)(a), as enacted by section 77, are deemed to have come into force on December 15, 1994, section 106 is deemed to have come into force on December 14, 1994, see S.C. 2011, c. 24, s. 184 (in force December 15, 2011); paragraphs 42.1(1)(t) and (w), as enacted by section 22, sections 34 to 37 and 46, paragraphs 50.1(1)(b) to (d), (h) and (j) and subsection 50.1(2) (as enacted by section 49), sections 62 to 66, paragraphs 26.1(1)(b) to (d) and subsection 26.1(2) (as enacted by section 77), sections 87 to 89 and 105 and any other provision of this Act or enacted by this Act that is not yet in force, other than subsection 69(3), and sections 23 and 43 (as enacted by section 81) in force December 1, 1995, see SI/95-128; sections 23 and 43, as enacted by section 81, in force July 1, 1996, see SI/96-60.] Retroactive coming into force Despite subsection 109(1) of An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to pensions and to enact the Special Retirement Arrangements Act and the Pension Benefits Division Act, chapter 46 of the Statutes of Canada, 1992, (in this section referred to as the “amending Act”) and Order in Council P.C. 1994-2097, made on December 14, 1994 and registered as SI/94-146, subsections 2(4) and 6(2), sections 8, 11 and 18, subsection 33(2), sections 40 and 41, subsection 48(1) and sections 61, 68 and 70 of the amending Act are deemed to have come into force on December 15, 1994; paragraph 42.1(1)(a) of the Public Service Superannuation Act, as enacted by section 22 of the amending Act, is deemed to have come into force on December 15, 1994; paragraph 50.1(1)(a) of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, as enacted by section 49 of the amending Act, is deemed to have come into force on December 15, 1994; paragraph 26.1(1)(a) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, as enacted by section 77 of the amending Act, is deemed to have come into force on December 15, 1994; and section 106 of the amending Act is deemed to have come into force on December 14, 1994.