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Superannuation Administration Manual (SAM) - Archives

Link to the current SAM Table of Contents

These documents have been modified

Section Name Date Posted
     
2-5-2 Contribution Rate -- Retirement Compensation Arrangement 2006 12 01
4-7-3 Pensionable Earnings  
4-8-3 Table of Percentage Increases  
     
3-6-2 Time Limit and Procedure for Medical Examinations 2006 11 22
     
3-4-4 Contribution Rates -- Elective Service 2006 11 21
3-4-5 Canada Pension Plan Contributions  
3-4-6 Canada Pension Plan Contributions from 1966 to 1999  
     
2-2-6 Effect of Days of Rest and Holidays on Cessation of Employment 2006 10 27
2-5-3 Completion of 35 Years Pensionable Service  
3-3-5 Pensionable Employment Outside the Public Service  
3-5-6 Revocation of an Election  
     
3-6-2 Time Limit and Procedure for Medical Examinations 2006 10 23
     
3-7-3 Transfer of Funds Into The Public Service Superannuation Account 2006 09 19
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements  
4-3-6 Voluntary Resignation Before Having Completed Two Years of Continuous Employment in the Public Service  
4-9-2 Re-Employment as a Contributor  
     
3-6-1 Medical Examinations 2006 07 13
3-6-3 Failure to Pass Medical Examination  
4-2-1 Ceases Employment - Any Age - Any Reason  
4-3-3 Ceases Employment Under Age 60 Because of Disability  
7-2-1 Acceptable Forms of Evidence  
     
4-2-3 Return of Contribution Interest Rates 2006 07 06
     
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements 2006 06 05
     
1-3 Responsibilities 2006 05 24
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements  
4-5-2 Annual Allowance Reductions  
6-4-3 Contributors Not Entitled to an Immediate Annuity or Immediate Annual Allowance  
     
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements 2006 03 30
     
2-6-4 Leave Without Pay Requiring Double Rate of Contribution 2006 03 27
3-5-4 Method of Payment  
     
2-2-1 Date Employment Ceases 2006 03 23
2-2-3 Cessation Date - While On Leave Without Pay  
2-6-2 Amount of Contributions for Leave Without Pay  
     
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements 2006 03 17
     
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements 2006 02 24
     
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements 2006 02 10
     
3-4-4 Contribution Rates -- Elective Service
2006 01 04
   
2-5-2 Contribution Rate -- Retirement Compensation Arrangement
2-5-1 Rate of Contribution -- Public Service Supperannuation Act (PSSA)
2005 12 23
   
   
4-8-3 Table of Percentage Increases
4-7-3 Pensionable Earnings
3-4-6 Canada Pension Plan Contributions Since 1966
2005 12 09
   
9-4-1 Death in Service or After Retirement
2005 10 14
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2005 09 27
   
3-3-18 Service not Eligible for Election
2005 08 16
   
1-6 Inquiries
2005 07 15
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
4-2-3 Return of Contribution Interest Rates
2005 07 08
   
1-6 Inquiries
2005 05 09
   
4-2-3 Return of Contribution Interest Rates
2005 03 22
   
2-8-4 Appendix IV -- Branches Deemed to be in the Public Service
2005 03 04
   
3-6-7 Tax Exemption on Elective Payments
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2005 02 15
   
2-8-5 Appendix V -- Allowances and Extra Pay Which Form Part of Salary
2005 02 04
   
2-4-2 Persons Required to Contribute
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
4-1-4 Revocation of Option
2005 01 07
   
2-5-1 Rate of Contribution -- Public Service Superannuation Account
2004 12 14
   
2-5-3 Completion of 35 Years Pensionable Service
2004 12 13
   
4-7-3 Pensionable Earnings
4-8-3 Table of Percentage Increases
2004 12 09
   
3-4-4 Contribution Rates -- Elective Service
3-4-6 Canada Pension Plan Contributions Since 1966
2004 12 08
   
2-4-5 Employees Appointed for a Specified Period of Six Months or Less
2-5-2 Contribution Rate -- Retirement Compensation Arrangement
2004 12 07
   
3-4-2 Formula for Calculating Cost of Elective Service
2004 11 26
   
3-4-4 Contribution Rates -- Elective Service
2004 11 19
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2004 11 08
   
4-8-2 Main Factors Which Determine Amount of Increase
2004 11 02
   
3-3-3 Service in the Public Service Before Becoming a Contributor
3-3-18 Service that is not Elective
3-6-1 Medical Examinations
2004 10 29
   
1-1 Purpose of the Manual
1-8 Pension Training Program - Public Service Superannuation Act
4-4-1 Average Salary for Computing Annuity or Allowance
2004 10 12
   
3-3-2 Types of Elective Service
3-5-1 How to Elect for Prior Service
2004 10 08
   
2-4-2 Persons Required to Contribute
4-5-2 Annual Allowances Reductions
2004 10 05
   
4-13-1 Introduction
4-13-2 Effects on Pension Benefits
2004 09 03
   
4-13-3 Request for Information
4-13-4 Application for Division of Pension Benefits
4-13-5 Amount of Division of Pension Benefits
4-13-6 Payment of Division of Pension Benefits Amount
4-13-7 Adjustment to Pension Benefit
4-13-8 Effect on Survivor Benefits
These sections have been deleted.
Some information has been transferred to sections 4-13-1 and 4-13-2.
 
   
3-6-1 Medical Examinations
2004 08 20
   
4-2-3 Return of Contribution Interest Rates
2004 08 09
   
3-3-21 Part-time Elective Service
2004 07 30
   
6-6-6 Recovery of Amounts Due to the Crown
2004 06 29
   
3-3-15 Service as a Locally-Engaged Employee
6-2-6 Basic Benefit and Rate of Contribution
2004 06 28
   
6-1-2 Public Service Death Benefit Account
2004 06 03
   
1-1 Purpose of the Manual
2-8-2 Appendix II -- Branches Which Are Part of the Executive Government
3-6-1 Medical Examinations
2004 05 28
   
6-2-7 Reduction of Basic Benefit After Age Sixty-Six
6-3-1 To Name a Valid Beneficiary
2004 05 27
   
6-2-2 Excluded Employees
6-6-12 Routine Cases for Employees Not Paid by a Regional Services Office
6-6-13 Problem Cases for Employees Not Paid by a Regional Services Office
9-2-5 Pension Indexing (formerly Supplementary Retirement Benefits Account [SRBA])
2004 05 26
   
2-6-4 Leave Without Pay Requiring Double Rate of Contribution
4-15-1 Transfer Value Payment
2004 05 25
   
2-5-1 Rate of Contribution -- Public Service Superannuation Account
2-5-2 Contribution Rate -- Retirement Compensation Arrangement
2-7-1 Rate of Salary for Contribution Purposes
4-5-2 Annual Allowances Reductions
4-7-2 Calculation of CPP or QPP Reduction
2004 05 21
   
3-3-19 Leave Without Pay (LWOP) as Elective Service
3-5-3 Offices Eligible to Receive Elections
4-3-4 Ceases Employment Under Age 60 Involuntarily -- Except Disability
4-3-5 Ceases Employment Involuntarily -- Dismissal from the Public Service
4-8-3 Table of Percentage Increases
4-13-7 Adjustment to Pension Benefit
2004 05 17
   
3-3-15 Service as a Locally-Engaged Employee
3-4-3 Cost of Elective Service -- Salary
3-4-4 Contribution Rates -- Elective Service
2004 05 12
   
3-4-6 Canada Pension Plan Contributions Since 1966
4-9-1 Re-Employment as a Non-Contributor
2004 05 11
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
4-7-3 Pensionable Earnings
2004 05 03
   
2-2-6 Effect of Days of Rest and Holidays on Cessation of Employment
2-6-11 Pensionable Leave Without Pay (LWOP) Limits Under the Public Service Superannuation Regulations
9-1-5 Contributions for Periods of Leave Without Pay
9-1-6 Movement to Non-Operational Service
2004 04 29
   
2-2-8 Effect of CPP/QPP Benefit on Employment Beyond Age 65
2004 04 27
   
6-2-9 Method of Contribution
2004 03 23
   
4-11-2 Involuntary Deductions -- Income Tax
9-1-2 Employment in Operational Service
9-1-3 Current Service
2004 03 05
   
5-1-1 Determination of Eligibility of Survivors
2004 02 05
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2003 12 23
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2003 12 12
   
3-8-2 Appendix II -- Reciprocal Transfer Agreements
3-8-3 Appendix III - Reciprocal Transfer Agreements Cancelled
2003 11 26
   
2-6-11 Pensionable Leave Without Pay (LWOP) Limits Under the Public Service Superannuation Regulations
2003 11 24
   
6-3-2 Effective Date and Cessation Date of Designation
2003 10 20
   
1-6 Inquiries
5-4-2 No Eligible Survivors
2003 10 17
   
1-8 Benekit Training Program - Public Service Superannuation Act (PSSA)
2-6-1 Current Service Without Pay
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2003 10 16
   
1-6 Inquiries
2003 10 07
   
3-3-5 Pensionable Employment Outside the Public Service
2003 09 19
   
6-4-6 Re-Employment in the Public Service or as a Member of the Forces
2003 09 17
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2003 09 15
   
3-7-3 Transfer of Funds into the Public Service Superannuation Account
2003 08 14
   
3-4-4 Contribution Rates -- Elective Service
2003 08 05
   
4-1-1 Types of Benefits Under the PSSA
2003 07 23
   
2-5-2 Contribution Rate -- Retirement Compensation Arrangement
2003 07 15
   
4-2-3 Return of Contribution Interest Rates
2003 07 09
   
3-4-6 Canada Pension Plan Contributions Since 1966
6-6-1 Amount of Payment
2003 06 25
   
3-3-2 Types of Elective Service
2003 06 17
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2003 04 08
   
2-8-5 Appendix V -- Allowances and Extra Pay Which Form Part of Salary
2003 03 28
   
The new version of the SAM, dated December 2002, has been updated and re-issued. 2003 03 14
   
Chapter 4 Pensionable Earnings
2003 02 26
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2002 11 06
   
4-2-3 Return of Contribution Interest Rates
2002 08 09
   
1-1 Purpose of the Manual
1-2 History of Superannuation Acts
1-3 Responsibilities
1-4 Structure of the Manual
1-5 Maintenance of the Manual
1-6 Inquiries
1-7 References
1-8 Benekit Training Program - Public Service Superannuation Act (PSSA)
2002 08 08
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2002 07 17
   
4-14-1 Statement of Qualifying Retroactive Lump Sum
 
   
4-2-3 Return of Contribution Interest Rates
2002 07 11
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2002 04 22
   
4-2-3 Return of Contribution Interest Rates
2002 04 19
   
3-8-4 Appendix IV -- Pension Transfer Agreements
2002 03 28
   
2-5-2 Rate of Contribution -- Retirement Compensation Arrangement
3-4-6 Canada Pension Plan Contributions since 1966
4-7-3 Pensionable Earnings
2002 02 28
   
4-8-3 Table of Percentage Increases
2002 02 25
   
4-2-3 Return of Contribution Interest Rates
 
   
2-4-8 Contributor to Another Pension Fund Outside the Public Service
2002 01 22