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Weighing Your Options
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Public Sector Pension Investment Board
Web site of the Board responsible for investing employer and employee pension contributions.

Group Benefit Plans Page of the TBS Web site regarding the Public Service Health Care Plan, Public Service Dental Care Plan, Disability Insurance Plan and Public Service Management Insurance Plan.

Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS)
Web site with information regarding CPP and OAS.

Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) Web site.

Canada Revenue Agency
Web site concerning income tax on pensions and other useful information such as the publication: When You Retire .

Your Pension Plan
Electronic version of the brochure Your Pension Plan describing the main elements of the Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) governed by the Public Service Superannuation Act .

Superannuation Manual (SAM)
Electronic version of the SAM describing compensation advisors’ roles and responsibilities with respect to the administration of the Public Service Superannuation Act .

The main provisions of the Public Service Pension Plan are included in the following:
Public Service Superannuation Act
Public Service Superannuation Regulations

Other legislation provides for supplementary retirement benefits for eligible employees:
Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act
Special Retirement Arrangements Act
Retirement Compensation Arrangements Act, No. 1
Retirement Compensation Arrangements Act, No. 2

In the event of a separation or divorce, legislation provides for the division of pension benefits:
Pension Benefits Division Act
Pension Benefits Division Regulations

For practical explanations of the process and eligibility requirements of the pension benefits division, consult the Pension Benefits Division Act Kit.

To learn more about pension regulations and acts, visit the Justice Canada site, Consolidated Statutes and Regulations, and search using the word "pension" to find all of the legislation dealing with pensions.

Resource person and other links

Your compensation advisor
Your financial advisor

There are numerous useful information on retirement within the links of the Social Development Canada Web site.  Look for instance at the document: Choosing a financial advisor (PDF Format)

 

 
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