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OSPC: Information for Industry & Plan Sponsors
Policy Bulletins
Last Updated
1:
Locked-In Retirement Account (LIRA)
January 2, 2024
2:
Life Income Fund (LIF)
January 2, 2024
3:
One-time 50% Transfer (Unlocking) Transfer Requests for Written Notice Prescribed Registered Retirement Income Funds
October 1, 2021
4:
Withdrawal or Unlocking of LIRAs and LIFs
January 2, 2024
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Pension Benefit Division
October 5, 2022
Pension Benefit Division - pre October 1, 2021
November 15, 2017
6:
Payment of Surplus from Pension Plans
June 20, 2011
7:
Determination and Transfer of Commuted Values
November 9, 2020
8:
Conversion of a Defined Benefit Plan to a Defined Contribution Plan
June 20, 2011
9:
Termination and Winding Up of Plans
January 21, 2015
10:
Letters of Credit
December 12, 2011
11:
Maintenance Enforcement - Garnishment of Pension Benefit Credits
October 5, 2022
12:
Funding Requirements for Defined Benefit Provisions - Remitting Contributions
January 30, 2014
13:
Predecessor and Successor Plans and Employers
September 19, 2016
14:
Financial Hardship Withdrawals from Locked-In Retirement Accounts (LIRA) and Life Income Funds (LIFs)
January 2, 2024
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Updates
Last Updated
10-01
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The Pension Benefits Act and Pension Benefits Regulation Summary of Changes
February 23, 2012
10-02
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Notice to Financial Institutions Changes to Locked-In Vehicles effective May 31, 2010
June 13, 2012
10-03:
Changes to One-time Transfer effective May 31, 2010
November 22, 2012
11-01:
Pension Plan Amendment Guide
May 26, 2011
11-02:
Pension Committees
May 10, 2011
11-03:
Pension Committees - Composition, Election and Appointment Procedures
June 21, 2011
11-04:
Pension Committees - Rules of Procedure and Governance
June 21, 2011
11-05:
Cost Certificates and Interim Cost Certificates - Defined Benefit Provisions
June 30, 2011
11-06:
Enforcement of The Pension Benefits Act and Multi-jurisdictional Pension Matters
December 12, 2011
11-07:
Fee Increase
December 12, 2011
11-08:
Special Payments Relief Regulation 2011
December 12, 2011
13-01:
Simplified Money Purchase Pension Plan Filing Fee Increase
December 27, 2013
16-01:
Special Payments Relief Regulation 2016
December 19, 2016
18-01:
Annual Information Return
March 14, 2018
20-01:
Discontinuance of the Bank of Canada Series V122515
January 15, 2020
20-02:
Special Payments Moratorium Regulation
December 18, 2020
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Previous Updates
Last Updated
0
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Sader vs. Sader
August 2004
1
:
Vesting & Locking-in
January 2002
2
:
Report on Late Payments
November 2000
3
: Locked-In RRSPs *** VOID ***
January 2000
4
: Mandatory Credit Splitting Upon Marriage Breakup *** VOID ***
March 1990
5
: Huppe vs. Huppe *** VOID ***
August 2004
6
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New Ruling Issued on Common-Law Partner Declarations
August 2004
7
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Pension Benefits Spousal/Common-Law Partners Agreement
January 2002
8
: Life Income Fund *** VOID ***
January 2002
9
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Important Notice to Administrators of DBPP Preparing Plan Year Ends
August 2004
10
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Important Notice to All Plan Sponsors/Employers
February 2000
11
: Life Income Fund *** VOID ***
April 1993
12
:
Payment of Surplus Assets From Pension Plans
November 2000
13
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Transfer of Locked-In Pension Money to a Locked-In Retirement Account (LIRA)
August 2004
14
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Investment Regulations Adoption of "Prudent Person" Approach
November 2000
15
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LIRA/LIF/LRIF Administrative Requirements
August 2004
16
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Garnishment of Pension Assets for Purposes of Maintenance Enforcement
July 1995
16.1
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Garnishment of Pension Benefit Credits for Purposes of Maintenance Enforcement
August 2004
17
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Validity of a Pre-1992 Opting Out Agreement
January 2002
18
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Conversion of a Defined Benefit Plan to a Defined Contribution Plan
March 2005
19
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Administrative Issues
February 2009
20
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Administrative Issues
January 2002
21
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Locked-In Retirement Income Fund *** VOID ***
January 2002
22
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Commutation of Small Pension Benefit Credits
January 2010
23
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Registration Fees *** VOID ***
24
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Funding Defined Benefit Pension Plans Solvency Regulations
February 2009
25
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Administrative Issues
February 2009
26
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Funding of Solvency Deficiency on Plan Termination
March 2000
27
:
Common-Law Partners
August 2004
28
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Fee Increase
December 2001
29
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Life Income Fund
May 2005
30
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Locked-In Retirement Income Fund
May 2005
31
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Changes to Acts and Regulations due to The Common-Law Partner's Property and Related Amendments Act, effective June 30, 2004
July 2004
32
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One-time transfer of up to 50% of LIFs or LRIFs to a prescribed RRIF
May 2005
33
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Foster vs. Foster
March 2008
34
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Variable Benefits under a Defined Contribution Plan
June 2007
35
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Special Payments Relief Regulation
December 2008
36:
Determination and Transfer of Commuted Values
February 2009
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