Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations

10 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the contribution that a contributor who is absent from the Force on leave of absence without pay must pay to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund is

• (a) in respect of the first three months of the leave, the amount that the contributor would have been required to contribute under section 5 of the Act had they not been on leave of absence without pay; and

• (b) subject to subsection 6.1(2) of the Act, in respect of the remainder of the leave, two and one-half times that amount in respect of any portion of that remainder that is before January 1, 2016 and two times that amount in respect of any portion of that remainder that is after December 31, 2015.

(2) Subject to subsection 6.1(2) of the Act, if a contributor is absent from the Force on leave of absence without pay, the leave is one of the following and the Commissioner confirms in writing that the contributor is absent for such a leave, the contribution that the contributor must pay to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund for that period of leave is the amount that they would have been required to contribute under section 5 of the Act had they not been on leave of absence without pay:

• (a) a leave of absence without pay taken for the purpose of providing care or support to a person during a period for which unemployment benefits are payable to the contributor under section 23.1, 23.2 or 23.3 of the Employment Insurance Act;

• (b) a leave of absence without pay taken to undergo training or instruction to the advantage of the Force;

• (c) a leave of absence without pay taken because of a physical or mental impairment that prevents the contributor from performing the duties of the employment in which they were engaged before having the impairment; or

• (d) a leave of absence without pay taken because of the contributor’s pregnancy, including any leave without pay taken during a period for which unemployment benefits may be payable to the contributor under section 22 of the Employment Insurance Act.

(3) Subject to subsection 6.1(2) of the Act, if a contributor is absent from the Force on leave of absence without pay for one of the following reasons, the Commissioner confirms in writing that they are absent for one of those reasons and the leave is taken during a period for which unemployment benefits may be payable to the contributor under section 23 of the Employment Insurance Act or benefits may be payable to them under a provincial law for the same reasons as those for which unemployment benefits might be payable to them under that section, the contribution that the contributor must pay into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund, for any portion of the leave that falls within the 78-week period following the day of the birth of their child or the day on which a child is placed with the contributor for the purpose of adoption, as the case may be, is the amount that the contributor would have been required to contribute under section 5 of the Act had they not been on leave of absence without pay:

• (a) because of the birth of their child;

• (b) to carry out parental responsibilities to their newborn child or the child placed with them for the purpose of adoption; or

• (c) to provide care and nurturing to their newborn child or the child placed with them for the purpose of adoption.

the contribution that the contributor shall pay into the Superannuation Account or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund, in respect of any portion of the leave that falls within the 52-week period following the day of the birth of the child of the contributor or the day of adoption of the child by the contributor, is the amount referred to in subsection (4).

(4) [Repealed, SOR/2026-150, s. 9]