R-10, r. 10 - Pension plan for federal employees transferred to employment with the Gouvernement du Québec

Section 1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

1. For the purposes of this plan, unless the context indicates otherwise:

“child” means a child who is a contributor’s stepchild or adopted child under age 18 or, if such child is age 18 or over but under age 25, who has attended a school or university on a full-time basis without significant interruption, as defined in section 80, since his 18th birthday or since the contributor’s death if subsequent to that date;

“contributor” means a person who is required to contribute to this plan and, unless the context requires a different interpretation, a person who, although no longer required to contribute to this plan, remains employed in the Québec civil service, or ceased to hold employment with his employer;

“disability” means a contributor’s incapacity within the meaning of section 45;

“employee” means a federal employee who participates in this plan pursuant to the provisions of Chapters II and III of Title I;

“federal Act” means Parts I and III of the Public Service Superannuation Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. P-36) and the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. S-24) as well as the Regulations made under those Acts, as they read when the employee joins this plan;

“federal employee” means a person who was employed in the public service of Canada and who is referred to in section 2;

“federal pension plan” means the pension plan provided for by the federal Act;

“full-time employee” means an employee who holds one or more positions requiring continuous service in employment where he is normally required to work an average of at least 30 hours per week;

“part-time employee” means an employee who is not a full-time employee;

“pensionable employment” means employment in respect of which there existed a retirement pension or pension fund or system established for the benefit of employees holding that employment;

“provincial Act” means the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10), as it reads when it is applied;

“provincial pension plan” means the pension plan provided for by the provincial Act;

“public service of Canada” means the public service within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. P-36);

“reciprocal transfer agreement” means the specific Reciprocal Agreement on the Transfer of Pension Plans and Terms and Conditions concerning the New Pension Plan, contained in Annex G to the transfer agreement entered into on 26 April 1991 between the Gouvernement du Québec and the Government of Canada with respect to the administration by Québec of Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-15) relating to the goods and services tax, also applicable to employees governed by the agreement relating to immigration and the temporary admission of aliens between the Gouvernement du Québec and the Government of Canada, as designated in paragraph 1 of section 2;

“retirement pension Act” means the Civil Service Superannuation Act (R.S.C. 1952, c. 50);

“Retraite Québec” means Retraite Québec, established under section 1 of the Act respecting Retraite Québec (chapter R-26.3);

“salary” means, for the purposes of pensionable service, remuneration recognized under the federal Act prior to the date on which the employee joins this plan, and remuneration recognized under sections 14 to 18.1 of the provincial Act from the date on which the employee joins this plan;

“transfer agreement” means a transfer agreement applicable to a federal employee and entered into between the Gouvernement du Québec and the Government of Canada to ensure that accrued benefits are transferrable between the federal pension plan and this plan;

“year” means a calendar year;

“year of pensionable service” means a year of service referred to in section 14 and for which no pension credit or paid-up annuity is payable.

O.C. 430-93, s. 1; T.B. 208552, s. 1.