| ACRONYM |
DEFINITION |
| A |
 |
| A/D |
allowance and deduction |
| A/D code |
allowance/deduction code |
| ABCB |
Accounting, Banking and Compensation Branch
|
| ACM |
Association of Compensation Managers |
| AD&D |
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance |
| ADI |
Alternative Delivery Initiative |
| ADM |
assistant deputy minister |
| AMPE |
average maximum pensionable earnings |
| APS |
Application and Program Support |
| ATC |
air traffic controller |
| AWW |
assigned work week |
| B |
|
| BFT |
Bring Forward Text |
| BUD Code |
Bargaining Unit Designator Code |
| BUD Group |
Bargaining Unit Designator Group |
| C |
|
| C/A indicator |
current arrears indicator |
| CAS |
Corporate Administrative Systems |
| CBT |
computer-based training |
| CCRA |
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency |
| CCSDB |
Compensation Common Services Data Base |
| CFSA |
Canadian Forces Superannuation Account |
| CFSS |
Canadian Forces Superannuation System |
| CIS |
Central Index System |
| CLRB |
Canada Labour Relations Board |
| CON |
Contributions Fund |
| CoPSDP |
Centralization of Pension Services Delivery
Project |
| COTS |
commercial off-the shelf software |
| CPI |
Compensation Productivity Initiative |
| CPP |
Canada Pension Plan |
| CRA |
Canada Revenue Agency (used when not in legal
document, contract, etc.) |
| CRF |
Consolidated Revenue Fund |
| CSB |
Canada Savings Bonds |
| CSCD |
Consolidated Systems Control Division |
| CSO |
compensation services office |
| CSSA |
Civil Service Superannuation Act |
| CSSRA |
Civil Service Superannuation and Retirement
Act |
| D |
|
| D/E code |
deduction/entitlement code |
| DAR |
Deduction Arrears screen |
| DBM |
Data Base Master |
| DCP |
Dental Care Plan |
| DED |
deduction |
| DEDENT |
deduction/entitlement |
| DFMS |
Departmental Financial Management System |
| DFT |
direct funds transfer |
| DI |
Disability Insurance |
| DIP |
Disability Insurance Plan |
| DSPCA |
Defence Services Pension Continuation Act |
| E |
|
| EAR |
Error Analysis Report |
| EDA |
entitlement/deduction/adjustment |
| EDI |
Early Departure Incentive |
| EDP |
extra duty pay |
| EDR |
Employee Detail Record |
| EETP |
Executive Employment Transition Policy |
| EI |
employment insurance |
| EIP |
Employment Insurance Plan |
| EL |
educational leave |
| ELF |
Electronic Forms Application |
| ENA |
Entitlement - Amend |
| ENC |
Entitlement - Commence |
| ENR |
Entitlement - Recovery |
| ENT |
Entitlement |
| ERI |
Early Retirement Incentive |
| ESA |
Enterprise Security Administration |
| ESTEL |
Estimate and Election System |
| F |
|
| FAA |
Financial Administration Act |
| FFT |
free form text |
| FIS |
Financial Information Strategy |
| FSNA |
Federal Superannuates National Association |
| FTE |
full-time equivalent |
| G |
|
| GAPDA |
Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion
Act |
| GECA |
Government Employees Compensation Act |
| GEOLOC |
Geographic Location Code |
| GLC |
Geographic Location Code |
| GLCF |
Geographic Location Control File |
| GLCF |
Geographic Location Control File |
| GoC |
Government of Canada |
| GOS |
Government Operational Service |
| GOS ABCB |
Government Operational Service has been changed
to Accounting, Banking and Compensation Branch |
| GTIS |
Government Telecommunications and Informatics
Services |
| GTIS change to TIRM |
Government Telecommunications and Informatics
Services has been changed to Telecommunications and Informatics Resource
Management (TIRM) |
| H |
|
| H/D/W |
hours/days/weeks |
| HOC |
House of Commons |
| HQ |
Headquarter |
| HRDC |
Human Resources Development Canada |
| I |
|
| IAM |
Insurance Administration Manual |
| IAN |
Individual Agency Number |
| IOCF/ PECF |
Iintegrated On-line Control File/Pay Expenditure
Control File |
| ITA |
Income Tax Act |
| J |
|
| JAD |
Joint Application Design |
| JAD session |
Joint Application Design session |
| L |
|
| LIA |
leave with income averaging |
| LTD |
Long-term Disability Insurance |
| LTDIP |
Long-term Disability Insurance Plan |
| LWOP |
leave without pay |
| M |
|
| MER |
Master Employee Record |
| MFE |
Master File Expansion |
| MOU |
memorandum of understanding |
| MP |
Member of Parliament |
| MPRAA |
Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances
Act |
| MPRP |
Members of Parliament Retirement Plan |
| MRQ |
ministère du Revenu du Québec |
| N |
|
| N.L. |
Newfoundland and Labrador (for Canada Post
use NL) |
| National Life |
National Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| NCA |
National Capital Area |
| NCR |
National Capital Region |
| NSWW |
non-standard work week |
| Nun. |
Nunavut (NU for Canada Post only) |
| O |
|
| OAG |
Office of the Auditor General of Canada |
| OASP |
Old Age Security Program |
| OPO |
other pay office |
| P |
|
| PA |
pension adjustment, pension adjustment amount |
| PAC |
pay action code |
| PACF |
Paylist/Address Control File |
| PAD |
Payroll Accounting Division (was formerly
Payroll Accounting Office) |
| PAO |
Payroll Accounting Office (title of the manual)
|
| PAO |
Payroll Accounting Office |
| PAR |
pension adjustment reversal |
| PBDA |
Pension Benefits Division Act |
| PBDS |
Pension Benefits Division System |
| PCF |
Process Control File |
| PDR |
pension data repository |
| PDSP |
Pensioners' Dental Services Plan |
| PER |
Superannuation Procedures Manual for Personnel
Offices Serviced by the Regional Pay System |
| PKI |
Public Key Infrastructure |
| PL |
paylist |
| PMR |
Problem Management Report |
| PO |
pay office Note: If you are referring to
a particular pay office (e.g. Pay Office 35) you should use capitals. |
| POP |
Pay Office Procedures Manual |
| PP |
pay period |
| PPIM |
Personnel-Pay Input Manual |
| PRCF |
Pay Rates Control File |
| PRDB |
Payment Register Data Base |
| PRI |
Personal Record Identifier |
| PRL |
pre-retirement leave was changed to pre-retirement
transition leave but in the systems we still use the acronym for PRL |
| PRLIP |
Post-Retirement Life Insurance Plan for Public
Service Managers |
| PRTL |
pre-retirement transition leave |
| PSC |
Superannuation Procedures Manual - Public
Service Corporations |
| PSDBA |
Public Service Death Benefit Account |
| PSDCP |
Public Service Dental Care Plan |
| PSEA |
Public Service Employment Act |
| PSHCP |
Public Service Health Care Plan |
| PSLRA |
Public Service Labour Relations Act |
| PSLRB |
Public Service Labour Relations Board |
| PSMIP |
Public Service Management Insurance Plan |
| PSPA |
past service pension adjustment |
| PSPF |
Public Service Pension Fund |
| PSPIBA |
Public Service Pension Investment Board Act |
| PSPP |
Public Service Pension Plan |
| PSS |
Pension Support System |
| PSSA |
Public Service Superannuation Account |
| PSSA |
Public Service Superannuation Act |
| PSSP |
Public Service Superannuation Plan |
| PSSP (use PSPP) |
Public Service Superannuation Plan (use Public
Service Pension Plan) |
| PSSR |
Public Service Superannuation Regulations
|
| PSSRA |
Public Service Staff Relations Act |
| PSSRA (PSLRA) |
Public Service Staff Relations Act (replaced
by Public Service Labour Relations Act) |
| PSSS |
Public Service Superannuation System |
| PSTCE |
Public Service Terms and Conditions of Employment |
| PTA |
pension transfer agreement |
| PWGSC |
Public Works and Government Services Canada
|
| Q |
|
| QA |
quality assurance |
| QPIP |
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan |
| QPP |
Quebec Pension Plan |
| QRLSP |
qualifying retroactive lump sum payment |
| R |
|
| RCA |
retirement compensation arrangement |
| RCA |
Retirement Compensation Arrangement |
| RCAA |
Retirement Compensation Arrangements Account |
| RCMPPPS |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pay and Pension
Systems |
| RCMPSA |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation
Account |
| RCMPSA |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation
Act |
| REL 1 |
Revenu d'emploi et revenus divers (Relevé
1) |
| REL 2 |
Relevé 2 |
| RE-TOS |
retaken on strength |
| ROC |
return of contributions |
| ROE |
record of employment |
| RPIS |
Regional Pay Interface System |
| RPP |
registered pension plan |
| RPS |
Regional Pay System |
| RRSP |
registered retirement savings plan |
| RSO |
regional services office |
| RTA |
reciprocal transfer agreement |
| S |
|
| SACO |
security access control officer |
| SAM |
Superannuation Administration Manual |
| SDB |
Supplementary Death Benefit |
| SDBA |
Supplementary Death Benefit Account |
| SDBA |
Supplementary Death Benefit Act |
| SDBP |
Supplementary Death Benefit Plan |
| SFL |
self-funded leave |
| SIN |
social insurance number |
| SISIP |
Service Income Security Insurance Plan |
| SMIRS |
Superannuation Master Index Retrieval System |
| SOS |
struck off strength |
| SPS |
Standard Payment System |
| SPTCSS |
Superannuation Directorate changed to Superannuation,
Pension Transition and Client Services Sector in March 2004 |
| SRAA |
Special Retirement Arrangements Act |
| SRBA |
Supplementary Retirement Benefits Account |
| SRBA |
Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act |
| SS |
stand-alone systems (or standalone systems) |
| SSH |
salary/service history |
| SSP |
Salary/Service - Pay |
| SWW |
scheduled work week |
| SWW |
standard work week |
| T |
|
| T3-RCA |
Part XI.3 Tax Return - Retirement Compensation
Arrangement (RCA) (T3-RCA) |
| T4 |
Statement of Remuneration Paid (T4) |
| T4 - amend. |
Statement of Remuneration Paid (T4) - amendment
|
| T4A |
Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity
and Other Income (T4A) |
| T4A -amend. |
Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity
and Other Income (T4A) - amendment |
| T5 |
Statement of Investment Income (T5) |
| T5 - amend. |
Statement of Investment Income (T5) - amendment
|
| TBD |
to be determined |
| TBS |
Treasury Board Secretariat |
| TDB |
transaction data base |
| TIM |
Time Summary |
| TIN |
Transfer-in |
| TIRM |
Telecommunications and Informatics Resource
Management |
| TONI |
Tax on Income System |
| TOS |
taken on strength |
| TOU |
Transfer-out |
| T-SOS |
temporarily struck off strength |
| TV |
transfer value |
| U |
|
| UCS |
Universal Classification Standard |
| W |
|
| WCA |
Workers' Compensation Act (used to be Workmen's
Compensation Act) |
| WCB |
Workers' Compensation Board For Quebec: Commission
de la santé et de la sécurité du travail du Québec |
| WFAD |
Work Force Adjustment Directive |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| Y |
|
| YMPE |
yearly maximum pensionable earnings |
| YMPE |
Year's Maximum Pensionable Earnings |
| YTD |
year to date |
