ASSUMPTIONS AND ACTUARIAL METHOD
Actuarial method
The actuarial method is the “projected benefit method pro rated on service”.
Actuarial assumptions
(1) Mortality rates:
The mortality rates are determined in accordance with the CIA Standard.
(2) Interest rates:
For fully-indexed and non-indexed benefits:
The interest rates are those determined in accordance with the CIA Standard.
For partially indexed benefits:
The interest rates are determined according to the following formula:
((1 + interest rate for a non-indexed benefit) / (1 + indexing rate for a partially-indexed benefit)) – 1
The result must be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.25%.
(3) Indexing rate:
(a) for a fully-indexed benefit according to the rate of increase in the pension index, the indexing rate is computed in the manner described in the CIA Standard;
(b) for a benefit indexed according to the excess of the rate of increase in the pension index (PI) over 3% or to half of the rate of increase in the pension index, the indexing rate corresponds respectively to the excess of the indexing rate computed in the manner provided in subparagraph a over 3% or to half the indexing rate computed in the manner provided in that subparagraph.
In order to take into account the inflation rate variations, the following additions are made to the results of effective indexing formulas for actuarial value computation purposes.
Inflation Addition to Adjusted Addition to Adjusted
level the result of indexing the result of indexing
the PI-3% rate the 50% PI, rate
formula min. PI-3%
formula
0.5 0.1 0.1 0.05 0.3
1.0 0.1 0.1 0.10 0.6
1.5 0.3 0.3 0.15 0.9
2.0 0.5 0.5 0.20 1.2
2.5 0.7 0.7 0.15 1.4
3.0 1.0 1.0 0.20 1.7
3.5 0.8 1.3 0.25 2.0
4.0 0.6 1.6 0.30 2.3
4.5 0.5 2.0 0.45 2.7
5.0 0.4 2.4 0.50 3.0
(4) Turnover rate: Nil
(5) Disability rate: Nil
(6) Rate of increase of the MPE:
The annual increase of the maximum pensionable earnings within the meaning of the Québec Pension Plan corresponds to the annual rate of inflation plus 1%.
(7) Rate of increase of salaries:
The annual increase in salaries corresponds to the annual increase of the MPE, increased by the annual rate of salary increase.
Age Annual rate of increase
18-35 years 5.75%
36-50 years 2.50%
51 years and over 0.88%
(8) Retirement rate:
For an employee whose age - 60% at criteria 85
and years of service add up
or would add up to 85 or more
(criteria 85) at age 55 or older
but before age 60
- 100% (of the remaining 40%)
at 35 years of service or at
age 65 if the employee attains
that age without attaining
35 years of service
For an employee who - 60% at age 60
has fewer than 25 years
of service at age 60 or older
- 100% (of the remaining 40%)
at age 65
For an employee who - 100% 6 months after the
has at least 35 years of transfer
service at the time of transfer
For an employee who is - 60% 6 months after the
60 years of age or older at transfer
the time of transfer
- 100% (of the remaining 40%)
at 35 years of service or age 65
if the employee attains that age
without attaining 35 years
of service
If the last 2 criteria apply, the assumption retained is that of the criteria of 35 years of service.
(9) Proportion of employees with a spouse at retirement:
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Age Male Female
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18 - 64 years old 85% 65%
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65 - 79 years old 80% 30%
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80 - 109 years old 60% 10%
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110 years old 0% 0%
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(10) Age difference between spouses at retirement:
— the male spouse of the member is assumed to be 1 year older;
— the female spouse of the member is assumed to be 4 years younger.
For the purposes of section 16 of the Act, the actuarial assumptions apply taking into account the rules in Part D of Section 3 of the Standard of Practice for Determining Pension Commuted Values confirmed by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries on 15 June 2004, hereafter called the “CIA Standard”.