Bill C-17
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Survivors |
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Pension of
survivor
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7. (1) If a contributor who has ceased to hold
office as the lieutenant governor of a province,
or who has ceased to contribute under
subsection 4.1(3), but who is entitled to be
paid an immediate pension or a deferred
pension under section 3 dies, his or her
survivor is to be paid a pension equal to one
half of the immediate pension or deferred
pension to which the contributor was entitled
under that section.
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Pension of
survivor
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(2) If a contributor who has ceased to be
required to contribute under subsection 4(1)
by reason of subsection 4(2) dies while
holding office as the lieutenant governor of a
province, his or her survivor is to be paid a
pension equal to one half of the immediate
pension or deferred pension to which the
contributor would have become entitled under
section 3 had he or she, immediately prior to
his or her death, ceased, for any reason other
than death, to hold office as the lieutenant
governor of the province.
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Apportion- ment when two survivors
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(3) If a pension is payable under subsection
(1) or (2) and there are two survivors of the
contributor, the total amount of the pension is
to be apportioned so that
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Inclusion
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(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), the
period during which a contributor contributed
under subsection 4.1(3) is to be included in
determining the number of years that he or she
was a lieutenant governor of a province.
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Years
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(5) In determining a number of years for the
purpose of paragraph (3)(b), a part of a year is
to be counted as a full year if the part is six or
more months and ignored if it is less.
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Commenceme
nt of pension
to survivor
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(6) A pension that is payable under this
section to a survivor of a contributor
commences to be payable immediately after
the death of the contributor.
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Return of
contributions
to survivor
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8. (1) If a contributor dies while holding
office as the lieutenant governor of a province
or while being required to contribute under
subsection 4.1(3) and his or her survivor is not
entitled to a pension under section 7, his or her
survivor is to be paid the total amount of the
contributions made by the contributor under
this Part, together with interest, if any,
calculated under subsection 3(5).
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Apportion- ment when two survivors
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(2) If a return of contributions is payable
under subsection (1) and there are two
survivors of the contributor, the total amount
of the return of contributions is to be
apportioned so that
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Inclusion
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(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), the
period during which a contributor contributed
under subsection 4.1(3) is to be included in
determining the number of years that he or she
was a lieutenant governor of a province.
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Years
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(4) In determining a number of years for the
purpose of paragraph (2)(b), a part of a year is
to be counted as a full year if the part is six or
more months and ignored if it is less.
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Death Benefit |
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9. If, on the death of a contributor, there is
no survivor to whom a pension or return of
contributions under this Act may be paid, or if
the contributor's survivor dies, any amount by
which the total amount of the contributions
made by the contributor under this Part,
together with interest, if any, calculated under
subsection 3(5), exceeds the total amount paid
to the contributor and his or her survivor under
this Part is to be paid, as a death benefit, to the
contributor's estate or succession or, if less
than $1,000, as the President of the Treasury
Board may direct.
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16. Paragraph 11(b) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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17. Section 13 of the Act is renumbered as
subsection 13(1) and is amended by adding
the following:
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Exception
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(2) Despite subsection (1), a person to
whom subsection 4.1(1) applies is required, in
respect of the period referred to in subsection
4.1(2), to contribute to the Supplementary
Retirement Benefits Account one per cent of
the salary that he or she would have been paid
during that period if the person had continued
to hold office as a lieutenant governor of a
province.
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Manner of
payment
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(3) The contributions that the contributor is
required to make under subsection (2) are to be
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2000, c. 12
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MODERNIZATION OF BENEFITS AND OBLIGATIONS ACT |
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18. Section 174 of the Modernization of
Benefits and Obligations Act is replaced by
the following:
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174. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 8:
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Election for
former
Lieutenant
Governor
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8.1 (1) If the person to whom a former
Lieutenant Governor is married or with whom
he or she is cohabiting in a relationship of a
conjugal nature, having so cohabited for a
period of at least one year, would not be
entitled to a pension under section 7 in the
event of the former Lieutenant Governor's
death, the former Lieutenant Governor may
make an election, in accordance with the
regulations, to reduce the amount of the
pension to which he or she is entitled in order
that the person could become entitled to a
pension under subsection (2).
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Payment
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(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) is
entitled to a pension in an amount determined
in accordance with the election and the
regulations if the former Lieutenant Governor
dies and the election is not revoked or deemed
to have been revoked, and the person was
married to the former Lieutenant Governor at
the time of his or her death, or was cohabiting
with the former Lieutenant Governor in a
relationship of a conjugal nature for a period
of at least one year immediately before his or
her death.
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No
entitlement
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(3) A person who is entitled to receive a
pension under section 7 after the former
Lieutenant Governor's death is not entitled to
a pension under subsection (2) in respect of
that former Lieutenant Governor.
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1993, c. 31
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NATIONAL ROUND TABLE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY ACT |
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19. (1) The definition ``Executive
Director'' in section 2 of the National Round
Table on the Environment and the Economy
Act is repealed.
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(2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by
adding the following in alphabetical order:
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``President'' « président-di recteur général »
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``President'' means the President of the Round
Table appointed under section 10;
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20. Subsections 9(1) and (2) of the Act are
replaced by the following:
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Executive
committee
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9. (1) There shall be an executive
committee of the Round Table consisting of
the Chairperson and the President and not
fewer than five or more than seven other
members of the Round Table to be appointed
by the members for any term of office that they
consider appropriate.
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Functions of
executive
committee
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(2) The executive committee shall assist the
President in supervising the work of the
Round Table and shall perform the duties and
functions that are imposed, or exercise the
powers that are conferred, on the executive
committee by or under the by-laws or
resolutions of the Round Table.
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21. Section 10 of the Act and the heading
before it are replaced by the following:
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PRESIDENT |
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President
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10. (1) There shall be a President of the
Round Table, who shall be appointed by the
Governor in Council, on the recommendation
of the Minister, to hold office during pleasure
for a term of not more than five years.
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Chief
executive
officer
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(2) The President is the chief executive
officer of the Round Table and has supervision
over and direction of the work and staff of the
Round Table and shall perform the duties and
functions that are imposed, or exercise the
powers that are conferred, on the President by
or under the by-laws or resolutions of the
Round Table.
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Reappointmen
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(3) The President is eligible for
reappointment.
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Absence or
incapacity
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(4) If the President is absent or unable to act
or the office of President is vacant, the
executive committee may authorize an
employee of the Round Table to act as
President.
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22. Subsection 12(2) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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President's
salary
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(2) The President is to be paid the salary or
other remuneration that the Governor in
Council may fix.
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23. Subsection 13(2) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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President's
expenses
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(2) The President is entitled to be paid
reasonable travel and living expenses incurred
by him or her in performing duties under this
Act.
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24. Section 21 of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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Compensation
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21. The President and employees of the
Round Table are deemed to be employees for
the purposes of the Government Employees
Compensation Act and to be employed in the
public service of Canada for the purposes of
any regulations made under section 9 of the
Aeronautics Act.
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R.S., c. P-1
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PARLIAMENT OF CANADA ACT |
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Retroactive
coming into
force
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24.1 Despite Order in Council P.C.
2003-1118 of July 24, 2003 and registered as
SI/2003-142, paragraphs 60(g) and (h) of
the Parliament of Canada Act, as enacted by
subsection 10(2) of An Act to amend the
Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances
Act and the Parliament of Canada Act, being
chapter 16 of the Statutes of Canada, 2003,
are deemed to have come into force on
January 1, 2001.
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R.S., c. S-3
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SALARIES ACT |
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25. The Salaries Act is amended by
adding the following after section 4:
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DISABILITY ALLOWANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS |
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Entitlement to
disability
allowance
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5. (1) A lieutenant governor who resigns by
reason of disability, and who has not
contributed under the Lieutenant Governors
Superannuation Act in respect of five years of
service, may elect to receive an annual
disability allowance equal to 70% of his or her
annual salary on the date of resignation if, at
the time of resignation, he or she is
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Entitlement to
disability
allowance
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(2) A former lieutenant governor who is in
receipt of long-term disability insurance
benefits under the Public Service
Management Insurance Plan immediately
before reaching the age of 65 years, and who
has not contributed under the Lieutenant
Governors Superannuation Act in respect of
five years of service, is entitled, on becoming
65 years of age, to receive an annual disability
allowance equal to 70% of his or her annual
salary at the time he or she resigned as
lieutenant governor.
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Adjustments
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(3) The disability allowance is to be
adjusted to take into account changes in the
annual salary on which it was based.
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Duration of
allowance
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(4) The disability allowance is to be paid
until the earlier of
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Exception
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(5) This section does not apply to a
lieutenant governor who has elected under
section 5 of the Lieutenant Governors
Superannuation Act not to contribute pursuant
to section 4 of that Act.
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Regulations
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6. (1) The Governor in Council may make
regulations respecting disability allowances,
including regulations respecting
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Retroactive
regulations
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(2) Regulations made under subsection (1)
may, if they so provide, be retroactive.
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