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        (B) 0.02 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, on or after July 13, 1995 and before January 1, 2001, otherwise than pursuant to an election referred to in clause (A), and

        (C) 0.01 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, on or after January 1, 2001, otherwise than pursuant to an election referred to in clause (A) or (B),

      (iii) where the person has reached 71 years of age and contributed after that,

        (A) 0.05 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, in the period commencing on the later of the 71st birthday and January 1, 1992 and ending on July 12, 1995, and

        (B) 0.04 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, in the period commencing on the later of the 71st birthday and July 13, 1995 and ending on December 31, 2000, or in respect of which an election was made during that period, other than contributions made pursuant to an election referred to in clause (A), and

      (iv) where the person has reached 69 years of age and contributed after that, 0.03 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made on or after the later of the 69th birthday and January 1, 2001, or in respect of which an election was made on or after that date, other than contributions made pursuant to an election referred to in subparagraph (iii); and

1995, c. 30, s. 9(2)

(2) Subparagraph 36(1)(b)(iii) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      (iii) where the person has reached 69 years of age and contributed after that, 0.03 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made on or after the 69th birthday, otherwise than pursuant to an election made before that birthday.

1995, c. 30, s. 9(2)

(3) Subsection 36(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Special case

(2) For the purposes of calculating the compensation allowance payable under subsection (1) to a person who, on or after July 13, 1995 and before January 1, 2001, elected to contribute under this Part in respect of any session or part of a session before that date, the multipliers referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall, in lieu of the numbers set out in that paragraph, be

    (a) where the person has not reached 60 years of age, 0.04;

    (b) subject to paragraph (c), where the person has reached 60 years of age, 0.02; and

    (c) where the person has reached 71 years of age and contributed thereafter, 0.04 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made on or after the 71st birthday, otherwise than pursuant to an election made before that birthday.

Special case

(3) For the purposes of calculating the compensation allowance payable under subsection (1) to a person who, on or after January 1, 2001, elected to contribute under this Part in respect of any session or part of a session before that date, the multipliers referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall, in lieu of the numbers set out in that paragraph, be

    (a) where the person has not reached 60 years of age, 0.03;

    (b) subject to paragraph (c), where the person has reached 60 years of age, 0.01; and

    (c) where the person has reached 69 years of age and contributed after that, 0.03 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made on or after the 69th birthday, otherwise than pursuant to an election made before that birthday.

Exception

(4) Clauses (1)(a)(i)(B), (ii)(B) and (iii)(B) and subsection (2) shall apply instead of clauses (1)(a)(i)(C) and (ii)(C), subparagraph (1)(a)(iv) and subsection (3) in respect of a period of pensionable service to a member's credit pursuant to an election made under subsection 10(1) or 32(1) on or after November 27, 2000 and before November 27, 2001, or under subsection 10(1.1) or 32(1.1).

1995, c. 30, s. 10(1)

26. (1) Paragraphs 37(2)(a) and (b) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    (a) the average annual sessional indemnity of the person multiplied by the same number of years or portions of years of pensionable service to the credit of the person as is calculated for the purposes of paragraph 17(1)(b) in accordance with subsections 17(4) and (5), multiplied by

      (i) where the person has not reached 60 years of age,

        (A) 0.05 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, on or after January 1, 1992 and before July 13, 1995,

        (B) 0.04 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, on or after July 13, 1995 and before January 1, 2001, otherwise than pursuant to an election referred to in clause (A), and

        (C) 0.03 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, on or after January 1, 2001, otherwise than pursuant to an election referred to in clause (A) or (B),

      (ii) subject to subparagraphs (iii) and (iv), where the person has reached 60 years of age,

        (A) 0.03 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, on or after January 1, 1992 and before July 13, 1995,

        (B) 0.02 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, on or after July 13, 1995 and before January 1, 2001, otherwise than pursuant to an election referred to in clause (A), and

        (C) 0.01 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, on or after January 1, 2001, otherwise than pursuant to an election referred to in clause (A) or (B),

      (iii) where the person has reached 71 years of age and contributed after that,

        (A) 0.05 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, in the period commencing on the later of the 71st birthday and January 1, 1992 and ending on July 12, 1995, and

        (B) 0.04 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, in the period commencing on the later of the 71st birthday and July 13, 1995 and ending on December 31, 2000, or in respect of which an election was made during that period, other than contributions made pursuant to an election referred to in clause (A), and

      (iv) where the person has reached 69 years of age and contributed after that, 0.03 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made on or after the later of the 69th birthday and January 1, 2001, or in respect of which an election was made on or after that date, other than contributions made pursuant to an election referred to in subparagraph (iii); and

    (b) the average annual sessional indemnity of the person multiplied by the number of years of pensionable service calculated in accordance with subsections (3) and (4), multiplied by

      (i) 0.05 for the years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, on or after January 1, 1992 and before July 13, 1995,

      (ii) 0.04 for the years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, or in respect of which an election was made, on or after July 13, 1995 and before January 1, 2001, otherwise than pursuant to an election referred to in subparagraph (i), and

      (iii) 0.03 for the years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made, otherwise than pursuant to an election referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii), on or after January 1, 2001.

1995, c. 30, s. 10(2)

(2) Subsection 37(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Years of pensionable service

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), a person, on ceasing to be a member, is deemed to have one year of pensionable service to the credit of that person for

    (a) each amount, equal to eleven per cent of the sessional indemnity payable to a member of the House of Commons during any calendar year, that the person has, during that calendar year, contributed or elected to contribute before July 13, 1995 pursuant to paragraph 31(2)(b) or subsection 31(3) or 33(2) as those provisions read before the coming into force of this paragraph or, if the person had reached 71 years of age at the time of making the election, pursuant to subparagraph 33(1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii);

    (b) each amount, equal to nine per cent of the sessional indemnity payable to a member of the House of Commons during any calendar year, that the person has, during that calendar year, contributed or elected to contribute on or after July 13, 1995 and before January 1, 2001 pursuant to a provision referred to in paragraph (a); and

    (c) each amount, equal to seven per cent of the sessional indemnity payable to the person as a member of the Senate or the House of Commons, as the case may be, during any calendar year, that the person has, on or after January 1, 2001, contributed or elected to contribute under subsection 31(3) or (4) or 33(4), other than amounts paid under subsection 33(4) in respect of sessional indemnity or as interest.

1995, c. 30, s. 10(3)

(3) Subsection 37(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Special case

(5) For the purposes of calculating the additional compensation allowance payable under subsection (2) to a person who, on or after July 13, 1995 and before January 1, 2001, elected to contribute under this Part in respect of any session or part of a session before January 1, 2001,

    (a) the multipliers referred to in paragraph (2)(a) shall, in lieu of the numbers set out therein, be

      (i) where the person has not reached 60 years of age, 0.04,

      (ii) subject to subparagraph (iii), where the person has reached 60 years of age, 0.02, and

      (iii) where the person has reached 71 years of age and contributed thereafter, 0.04 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made on or after the 71st birthday, otherwise than pursuant to an election made before that birthday; and

    (b) the multipliers referred to in paragraph (2)(b) shall, in lieu of the numbers set out in that paragraph, be 0.04.

Special case

(6) For the purposes of calculating the additional compensation allowance payable under subsection (2) to a person who, on or after January 1, 2001, elected to contribute under this Part in respect of any session or part of a session before that date, the multipliers referred to in subsection (2) shall, in lieu of the numbers set out in that subsection, be

    (a) where the person has not reached 60 years of age, 0.03;

    (b) subject to paragraph (c), where the person has reached 60 years of age, 0.01; and

    (c) where the person has reached 69 years of age and contributed after that, 0.03 for the years or portions of years of pensionable service calculated by reference to those contributions made on or after the 69th birthday, otherwise than pursuant to an election made before that birthday.

Exception

(7) Clauses (2)(a)(i)(B), (ii)(B) and (iii)(B), subparagraph (2)(b)(ii), paragraph (3)(b) and subsection (4) shall apply instead of clauses (2)(a)(i)(C) and (ii)(C), subparagraphs (2)(a)(iv) and (b)(iii), paragraph (3)(c) and subsection (5) in respect of a period of pensionable service to a member's credit pursuant to an election made under subsection 10(1) or 32(1) on or after November 27, 2000 and before November 27, 2001, or under subsection 10(1.1) or 32(1.1).

27. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 60:

Persons in receipt of disability allowance

60.1 (1) For the purposes of this Act, a person who is entitled to and elects to receive a disability allowance under section 71.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act is deemed to remain a member until the person's entitlement to that allowance ceases.

Contributions

(2) The contributions that the member is required to make under this Act shall be made by reservation from the member's disability allowance, commencing on the day that the allowance becomes payable, and shall be calculated in respect of the salaries and allowances on which the disability allowance is based.

1992, c. 46, s. 81

28. Paragraph 64(1)(l) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    (l) prescribing, for the purposes of sections 9, 11, 12, 31, 33 and 34, the manner of determining a portion of the earnings limit of a member for a calendar year;

    (l.1) respecting the determination of the amounts of contributions and interest to be paid by members under subsection 33(4);

R.S., c. S-3

SALARIES ACT

1998, c. 23, ss. 15 and 16

29. Sections 4 and 5 of the Salaries Act are replaced by the following:

Prime Minister's annual salary

4. (1) Commencing on January 1, 2001, the Prime Minister's annual salary is equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act, multiplied by 50 per cent.

Salaries of ministers

(2) Commencing on January 1, 2001, the annual salary of the following ministers, being members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, is equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act, multiplied by 24 per cent:

    (a) the Minister of Justice and Attorney General;

    (b) the Minister of National Defence;

    (c) the Minister of National Revenue;

    (d) the Minister of Finance;

    (e) the Minister of Transport;

    (f) the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada;

    (g) the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food;

    (h) the Minister of Labour;

    (i) the Minister of Veterans Affairs;

    (j) the Associate Minister of National Defence;

    (k) the Solicitor General of Canada;

    (l) the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development;

    (m) the President of the Treasury Board;

    (n) the Minister of the Environment;

    (o) the Leader of the Government in the Senate;

    (p) the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans;

    (q) the Minister for International Trade;

    (r) the Minister for International Cooperation;

    (s) the Minister of Western Economic Diversification;

    (t) the Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada appointed by Commission under the Great Seal to be the Minister for the purposes of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act;

    (u) the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration;

    (v) the Minister of Natural Resources;

    (w) the Minister of Industry;

    (x) the Minister of Foreign Affairs;

    (y) the Minister of Public Works and Government Services;

    (z) the Minister of Canadian Heritage;

    (z.1) the Minister of Health; and

    (z.2) the Minister of Human Resources Development.