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Bill C-441

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2nd Session, 40th Parliament,
57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009
house of commons of canada
BILL C-441
An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (disclosure of environmental, social and governance investment factors)
R.S., c. 32 (2nd Supp.)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 is amended by adding the following after section 13:
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13.1 (1) The administrator of a pension plan shall, within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, prepare a report stating whether the administrator took any environmental, social or governance factors into account during that fiscal year in making decisions respecting
(a) the selection, retention or liquidation of investments under the administrator’s responsibility; or
(b) the exercise of any rights relating to those investments.
(2) If the report states that the administrator did take environmental, social or governance factors into account in making any decisions referred to in subsection (1), the administrator shall include in the report a detailed explanation of how those factors affected each decision.
(3) The administrator shall provide a copy of the report without charge to any person who requests it.
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