R-15.1 - Supplemental Pension Plans Act

Section 195 Disposition versions

2020-12-11

195. Retraite Québec shall not authorize a division of the assets and liabilities of a pension plan other than a target benefit pension plan unless the value of the assets to be transferred is equal to the sum of

(1)  the market value of the assets which, assuming that the plan is terminated on the effective date of the proposed division, should be allocated, pursuant to sections 220 to 225, to the group of benefits to which the members or beneficiaries affected are entitled; and

(2)  the market value of the additional share of assets that would be allocated to that group of benefits if the surplus remaining after the distribution of assets were itself distributed between the groups of benefits constituted pursuant to subdivision 3 of Division II of Chapter XIII, in such manner that the assets of the plan were distributed among the groups proportionately to the value of the obligations arising from the plan from which the benefits in each of the groups derive.

The value of the obligations referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph must be determined as provided in Division II of Chapter X and be reduced by the value of the obligations arising from the plan with respect to any portion of a funding deficiency remaining to be paid at the date of division.

Any contribution which, at the date of division, an employer that is a party to a multi-employer pension plan has failed to pay into the pension fund or, as the case may be, to the insurer must be deducted from the share of the assets which is allocated to the group of benefits pertaining to that employer pursuant to the first paragraph. Moreover, the amount determined under the first paragraph must be adjusted to take into account the return on the investment of the plan assets, calculated according to the change in the market value of the assets from the effective date of the division to the date of the transfer, and the contributions paid in respect of and the pension benefits paid to the members and beneficiaries affected during that period.

Furthermore, Retraite Québec may not authorize such a division except where the plan into which a portion of the assets to be divided is to be transferred includes provisions which, in respect of the allocation of any surplus assets in case of termination and to their appropriation during the life of the plan, are identical as to their effects to the provisions of the plan from which such assets are to be transferred. In verifying whether the effects are identical as required by this paragraph, only the terms in force when the application for authorization is made shall be considered.

Moreover, where, in the hypothetical situation described in the first paragraph, the value of the allocated assets is not sufficient to pay all the benefits of the affected members or beneficiaries and where a new employer will be required, after the division, to assume responsibility for the obligations related to such benefits, the authorization of Retraite Québec may be made conditional to mandatory payment into the pension fund by the employer then responsible for those obligations of an amount to form part of the assets to be transferred, equal to the amount to be funded to ensure full payment of such benefits.

1989, c. 38, s. 195; 1992, c. 60, s. 14; 2000, c. 41, s. 110; 2006, c. 42, s. 31; 2015, c. 20, s. 61; 2015, c. 29, s. 42; 2020, c. 30, s. 66.

2016-01-01

195. Retraite Québec shall not authorize a division of the assets and liabilities of a pension plan unless the value of the assets to be transferred is equal to the sum of

(1)  the market value of the assets which, assuming that the plan is terminated on the effective date of the proposed division, should be allocated, pursuant to sections 220 to 225, to the group of benefits to which the members or beneficiaries affected are entitled; and

(2)  the market value of the additional share of assets that would be allocated to that group of benefits if the surplus remaining after the distribution of assets were itself distributed between the groups of benefits constituted pursuant to subdivision 3 of Division II of Chapter XIII, in such manner that the assets of the plan were distributed among the groups proportionately to the value of the obligations arising from the plan from which the benefits in each of the groups derive.

The value of the obligations referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph must be determined as provided in Division II of Chapter X and be reduced by the value of the obligations arising from the plan with respect to any portion of a funding deficiency remaining to be paid at the date of division.

Any contribution which, at the date of division, an employer that is a party to a multi-employer pension plan has failed to pay into the pension fund or, as the case may be, to the insurer must be deducted from the share of the assets which is allocated to the group of benefits pertaining to that employer pursuant to the first paragraph. Moreover, the amount determined under the first paragraph must be adjusted to take into account the return on the investment of the plan assets, calculated according to the change in the market value of the assets from the effective date of the division to the date of the transfer, and the contributions paid in respect of and the pension benefits paid to the members and beneficiaries affected during that period.

Furthermore, Retraite Québec may not authorize such a division except where the plan into which a portion of the assets to be divided is to be transferred includes provisions which, in respect of the allocation of any surplus assets in case of termination and to their appropriation during the life of the plan, are identical as to their effects to the provisions of the plan from which such assets are to be transferred. In verifying whether the effects are identical as required by this paragraph, only the terms in force when the application for authorization is made shall be considered.

Moreover, where, in the hypothetical situation described in the first paragraph, the value of the allocated assets is not sufficient to pay all the benefits of the affected members or beneficiaries and where a new employer will be required, after the division, to assume responsibility for the obligations related to such benefits, the authorization of Retraite Québec may be made conditional to mandatory payment into the pension fund by the employer then responsible for those obligations of an amount to form part of the assets to be transferred, equal to the amount to be funded to ensure full payment of such benefits.

1989, c. 38, s. 195; 1992, c. 60, s. 14; 2000, c. 41, s. 110; 2006, c. 42, s. 31; 2015, c. 20, s. 61; 2015, c. 29, s. 42.

2010-01-01

195. The Régie shall not authorize a division of the assets and liabilities of a pension plan unless the value of the assets to be transferred is equal to the sum of

(1)  the market value of the assets which, assuming that the plan is terminated on the effective date of the proposed division, should be allocated, pursuant to sections 220 to 225, to the group of benefits to which the members or beneficiaries affected are entitled; and

(2)  the market value of the additional share of assets that would be allocated to that group of benefits if the surplus remaining after the distribution of assets were itself distributed between the groups of benefits constituted pursuant to subdivision 3 of Division II of Chapter XIII, in such manner that the assets of the plan were distributed among the groups proportionately to the value of the obligations arising from the plan from which the benefits in each of the groups derive.

The value of the obligations referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph must be determined as provided in Division III of Chapter X and be reduced by the value of the obligations arising from the plan with respect to any portion of a funding deficiency remaining to be paid at the date of division.

Any contribution which, at the date of division, an employer that is a party to a multi-employer pension plan has failed to pay into the pension fund or, as the case may be, to the insurer must be deducted from the share of the assets which is allocated to the group of benefits pertaining to that employer pursuant to the first paragraph. Moreover, the amount determined under the first paragraph must be adjusted to take into account the return on the investment of the plan assets, calculated according to the change in the market value of the assets from the effective date of the division to the date of the transfer, and the contributions paid in respect of and the pension benefits paid to the members and beneficiaries affected during that period.

Furthermore, the Régie may not authorize such a division except where the plan into which a portion of the assets to be divided is to be transferred includes provisions which, in respect of the allocation of any surplus assets in case of termination and the employer’s right to appropriate all or part of the surplus assets to the payment of the value of the additional obligations arising from any amendment to the plan or to the payment of employer contributions but, in the latter case, only if the plan from which the assets are to be transferred is a plan to which subparagraph 16.1 or 17 of the second paragraph of section 14 applies or which was amended in that respect under section 146.5, are identical as to their effects to the provisions of the plan from which such assets are to be transferred. In verifying whether the effects are identical as required by this paragraph, only the terms in force when the application for authorization is made shall be considered.

Moreover, where, in the hypothetical situation described in the first paragraph, the value of the allocated assets is not sufficient to pay all the benefits of the affected members or beneficiaries and where a new employer will be required, after the division, to assume responsibility for the obligations related to such benefits, the authorization of the Régie may be made conditional to mandatory payment into the pension fund by the employer then responsible for those obligations of an amount to form part of the assets to be transferred, equal to the amount to be funded to ensure full payment of such benefits.

1989, c. 38, s. 195; 1992, c. 60, s. 14; 2000, c. 41, s. 110; 2006, c. 42, s. 31.

2001-01-01

195. The Régie shall not authorize a division of the assets and liabilities of a pension plan unless the value of the assets to be transferred is equal to the sum of

(1)  the market value of the assets which, assuming that the plan is terminated on the effective date of the proposed division, should be allocated, pursuant to sections 220 to 225, to the group of benefits to which the members or beneficiaries affected are entitled; and

(2)  the market value of the additional share of assets that would be allocated to that group of benefits if the surplus remaining after the distribution of assets were itself distributed between the groups of benefits constituted pursuant to subdivision 3 of Division II of Chapter XIII, in such manner that the assets of the plan were distributed among the groups proportionately to the value of the obligations arising from the plan from which the benefits in each of the groups derive.

The value of the obligations referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph must be determined as provided in subdivision 1 of Division II of Chapter X and be reduced by the value of the obligations arising from the plan with respect to any portion of an initial or improvement unfunded actuarial liability remaining to be paid at the date of division.

Any contribution which, at the date of division, an employer that is a party to a multi-employer pension plan has failed to pay into the pension fund or, as the case may be, to the insurer must be deducted from the share of the assets which is allocated to the group of benefits pertaining to that employer pursuant to the first paragraph. Moreover, the amount determined under the first paragraph must be adjusted to take into account the return on the investment of the plan assets, calculated according to the change in the market value of the assets from the effective date of the division to the date of the transfer, and the contributions paid in respect of and the pension benefits paid to the members and beneficiaries affected during that period.

Furthermore, the Régie may not authorize such a division except where the plan into which a portion of the assets to be divided is to be transferred includes provisions which, in respect of the allocation of any surplus assets in case of termination and, where the plan from which the assets are to be transferred is a plan to which subparagraph 17 of the second paragraph of section 14 applies and which was amended pursuant to section 146.5, in respect of the employer’s right to appropriate all or part of the surplus assets to the payment of employer contributions, are identical in their effects to the provisions of the plan from which such assets are transferred. In verifying whether the effects are identical as required by this paragraph, only the terms in force when the application for authorization is made shall be considered.

Moreover, where, in the hypothetical situation described in the first paragraph, the value of the allocated assets is not sufficient to pay all the benefits of the affected members or beneficiaries and where a new employer will be required, after the division, to assume responsibility for the obligations related to such benefits, the authorization of the Régie may be made conditional to mandatory payment into the pension fund by the employer then responsible for those obligations of an amount to form part of the assets to be transferred, equal to the amount to be funded to ensure full payment of such benefits.

1989, c. 38, s. 195; 1992, c. 60, s. 14; 2000, c. 41, s. 110.

1999-04-01

195. The Régie shall not authorize a division of the assets and liabilities of a pension plan unless the value of the assets to be transferred is equal to the value of the assets which, assuming that the plan were terminated in part on the effective date of the proposed division, would have been allocated, pursuant to subdivision 3 of Division II of Chapter XIII, to the group of benefits attributable to the members or beneficiaries affected by the termination.

The Régie may not authorize such a division except where the plan into which a portion of the assets to be divided is to be transferred includes provisions which, in respect of the allocation of any surplus assets in case of termination, are identical in their effects to the provisions of the plan from which such assets are transferred. In verifying whether the effects are identical as required by this paragraph, only the terms in force when the application for authorization is made shall be considered.

Moreover, where, in the hypothetical situation described in the first paragraph, the value of the allocated assets is not sufficient to pay all the benefits of the affected members or beneficiaries and where a new employer will be required, after the division, to assume responsibility for the obligations related to such benefits, the authorization of the Régie may be made conditional to mandatory payment into the pension fund by the employer then responsible for those obligations of an amount to form part of the assets to be transferred, equal to the amount to be funded to ensure full payment of such benefits.

1989, c. 38, s. 195; 1992, c. 60, s. 14.

1990-01-01

195. The Régie shall not authorize a division of the assets and liabilities of a pension plan unless the value of the assets to be transferred is equal to the value of the assets which, assuming that the plan were terminated in part on the effective date of the proposed division, would have been allocated, pursuant to subdivision 3 of Division II of Chapter XIII, to the group of benefits attributable to the members or beneficiaries affected by the termination. Such value may, however, be limited to the value of the assets which, in the hypothetical situation described above, would have been required to pay the benefits of the affected members or beneficiaries, where the following conditions are met:

(1)  the plan from which the assets are to be transferred provides for the allocation to the employer of any surplus assets determined upon termination;

(2)  a new employer will assume responsibility, after the division, for the obligations of the plan toward the affected members or beneficiaries.

Moreover, where, in the hypothetical situation described in the first paragraph, the value of the allocated assets is not sufficient to pay all the benefits of the affected members or beneficiaries and where a new employer will be required, after the division, to assume responsibility for the obligations related to such benefits, the authorization of the Régie may be made conditional to mandatory payment into the pension fund by the employer then responsible for those obligations of an amount to form part of the assets to be transferred, equal to the amount to be funded to ensure full payment of such benefits.

1989, c. 38, s. 195.