R-9 - Act respecting the Québec Pension Plan

Section 134 Disposition versions

2018-02-22

134. The basic monthly amount of the surviving spouse’s pension of a spouse who is 65 years of age or over to whom no retirement pension is payable under this Act or under a similar plan, is equal to the aggregate of the following three amounts:

(a)  60% of the amount established in accordance with section 137;

(b)  50% of the amount established in accordance with section 137.1; and

(c)  50% of the amount established in accordance with section 137.2.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 24, s. 145; 1974, c. 16, s. 24; 1993, c. 15, s. 51; 1997, c. 73, s. 52; 2018, c. 2, s. 74.

1998-01-01

134. The basic monthly amount of the surviving spouse’s pension of a spouse who is 65 years of age or over to whom no retirement pension is payable under this Act or under a similar plan, is equal to 60% of the amount established in accordance with section 137.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 24, s. 145; 1974, c. 16, s. 24; 1993, c. 15, s. 51; 1997, c. 73, s. 52.

1994-01-01

134. The basic monthly amount of the surviving spouse’s pension of a spouse who is 65 years of age or over to whom no retirement pension is payable under this Act or under a similar plan, is equal to 60 % of the retirement pension of the contributor.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 24, s. 145; 1974, c. 16, s. 24; 1993, c. 15, s. 51.

1977-12-31

134. Where a surviving spouse’s pension under this act and a retirement pension under this act or under a similar plan are payable to the surviving spouse of a contributor, the basic monthly amount of the surviving spouse’s pension payable to such surviving spouse is an amount that, when added to the monthly amount of the retirement pension payable to him, equals the lesser of the two following amounts;

(a)  the greater of

i.  60% of the total of the monthly amount of the retirement pension payable to such surviving spouse and the amount of the contributor’s retirement pension, calculated as provided in section 135, and

ii.  the monthly amount of the retirement pension payable to such surviving spouse, plus 37.5% of the amount of the contributor’s retirement pension, calculated as provided in section 135;

(b)  1/12 of 25% of the average of the Maximum Pensionable Earnings for the year in which the surviving spouse first became entitled to the surviving spouse’s or retirement pension, having become entitled to the other such pension, and for each of the two preceding years.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 24, s. 145; 1974, c. 16, s. 24.