Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations

10.7 (1) An election under subsection 6.1(1) of the Act may be made during the period that begins three months after the period of leave of absence without pay commenced and ends three months after the day on which the contributor returns to duty in a position in respect of which they are required under section 5 of the Act to contribute to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund and in a capacity other than on leave without pay from another position in the Force.

(1.1) A contributor who makes an election referred to in subsection 6.1(1) of the Act must do so in writing and must date and sign the document evidencing that election.

(1.2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the day on which an election is made is the day on which the document evidencing it is signed.

(1.3) The contributor must send the document to the Commissioner within one month after the day on which it is signed.

(1.4) The day on which the document is sent is the day on which it is delivered or, if it is sent by mail, the day on which it is mailed, with the date of the postmark being evidence of that day.

(2) A contributor may revoke an election made under subsection 6.1(1) of the Act if the contributor received, from an authorized advisor who normally gives information about such matters, erroneous or misleading information regarding

• (a) the amount that would otherwise have been required to be contributed in respect of the period in relation to which the election was made;

• (b) the amount that would be required to be contributed, or any other conditions that would apply, if the contributor were to make an election under clause 6(b)(ii)(K) of the Act;

• (c) the resulting benefit that would have been provided by the addition to the contributor’s pensionable service credit of the period in respect of which the election was made; or

• (d) the deductibility, under the Income Tax Act, of contributions referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

(3) A revocation under subsection (2) applies to the entire period of service in respect of which the election was made.

(4) A revocation under subsection (2) must be made within three months after the date of the notice from an authorized advisor informing the contributor that erroneous or misleading information referred to in that subsection was given to them.