Pension Benefits Division Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 In this Act,

agreement

  agreement means an agreement referred to in subparagraph 4(2)(b )(ii); (accord)

application

application means an application made under subsection 4(1);  (demande)

common-law partner

  common-law partner means a person who establishes that the person is cohabiting with a member of a pension plan in a relationship of a conjugal nature, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year; (conjoint de fait)

court order

court order means an order referred to in paragraph 4(2)(a) or subparagraph 4(2)(b)(i);  (ordonnance)

member

member, in relation to a pension plan, means a person who is or may become entitled to a pension benefit under that pension plan by reason of

• (a) the person ceasing or having ceased to be employed, to hold an office, to be a member of the Senate or House of Commons or to serve in the Canadian Forces or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or

• (b) any other prescribed circumstances; (participant)

Minister

Minister, for the purposes of applications and other matters pertaining to a particular pension plan under this Act, means such member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as is designated by the Governor in Council to act as the Minister for the purposes of those applications and matters;  (ministre)

pension benefit

pension benefit means any pension, allowance, annuity, return of contributions or other benefit or amount payable under a pension plan, and includes any benefit or amount payable under the Public Service Pension Adjustment Act, chapter P-33 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, or the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act in respect of a pension, allowance or annuity payable under that pension plan;  (prestation de retraite)

pension plan

pension plan means

• (a) a superannuation or pension plan provided by

  • (i) the Public Service Superannuation Act,

  • (ii) the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act,

  • (iii) the Defence Services Pension Continuation Act, chapter D-3 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970,

  • (iv) the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act,

  • (v) the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act, chapter R-10 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970,

  • (vi) the Diplomatic Service (Special) Superannuation Act,

  • (vii) the Lieutenant Governors Superannuation Act, or

  • (viii) the Governor General’s Act,

• (b) a pension plan or retirement compensation arrangement provided by the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act, or

• (c) a special pension plan or retirement compensation arrangement established under the Special Retirement Arrangements Act; (régime)

prescribed

prescribed means prescribed by regulation;  (Version anglaise seulement)

spousal agreement

spousal agreement[Repealed, 2000, c. 12, s. 243]

spouse

  spouse, in relation to a member of a pension plan, includes a person who is party to a void marriage with the member. (époux)