Forward Regulatory Plan: 2019 to 2021: amending the Regulations Ending the Pension Benefits Division Regulations (Reserve Force Pension Plan)
Title or working title of regulatory initiative
Amending the Regulations Ending the Pension Benefits Division Regulations (Reserve Force Pension Plan)
Enabling act(s)
Description
Amendments to the Regulations Ending the Pension Benefits Division Regulations (PBDR) (Reserve Force Pension Plan) (RFPP) are required to equally apply to all participants. The Pension Benefits Division Act (PBDA) applies to all public sector pension plans, including the RFPP, and provides a mechanism for the division of pension benefits upon marriage or common-law relationship breakdown. The regulations under the PBDA provide operational details, including form and manner of division applications, the calculation of the maximum transferable amount, and the adjustment of the member’s pension benefit after a division has been made.
Key objective(s)
To ensure that the provisions of PBDR equally apply to participants under the RFPP.
This regulatory initiative is associated with the department’s Regulatory Stock Review Plan: 2019 to 2029.
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
Regulatory cooperation is not required as this initiative is internal to the management of the Reserve Force Pension Plan.
Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
There are no expected impacts on Canadians, including businesses, as they relate to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s role as an employer.
Consultations
Public consultations are not applicable as the regulations deal solely with issues internal to the government and would apply only to affected members of the RFPP whose particular circumstances would be described in the amendments.
Links to additional information
Departmental contact information
Deborah Elder
Senior Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector
Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer
613-907-7819
Deborah.Elder@tbs-sct.gc.ca
This regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan: 2015-2017
For more information
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