R-12.1 - Act respecting the Pension Plan of Management Personnel

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196. The Government may, by regulation, after Retraite Québec has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(2.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 7.1, absences that constitute an absence without pay and for which, if applicable, the absent person is considered an employee;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan or the additional 60-month period of membership in the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1, 152.4, 152.6 and 152.8.1, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s or person’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(12.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 152.8.3, the conditions and terms of payment by the employer of the amount concerned;
(12.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 154, the terms and conditions relating to the return to work of a pensioner who does not resume membership in this plan, which may vary depending on the pensionable employment the pensioner holds or returns to;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of sections 163 and 163.1, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(14.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 163.1, the conditions and terms according to which the spouses may agree to partition the benefits accrued by the employee or former employee under this plan;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, for the purposes of section 174, the rate of contribution applicable to the plan each year, according to the rules, terms and conditions prescribed by the regulation;
(18.1)  (subparagraph repealed);
(19)  determine, for the purposes of section 188, the rules and procedure for computing the actuarial values and the applicable cases, conditions and procedure for the transfers of funds;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund;
(20.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 196.30, a percentage, a reference year for the sum of the salaries used for the purposes of the multiplication, and any condition applicable to the payment of the annual contributory amount into the employees’ contribution fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204, determine for a given period the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VII according to the rates of return on certain categories of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VIII according to an external index designated by the regulation;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section 73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10).
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26; 2011, c. 24, s. 43; 2012, c. 6, s. 20; 2013, c. 9, s. 59; 2015, c. 27, s. 42; 2015, c. 20, s. 61; 2017, c. 7, s. 19; 2018, c. 4, s. 68; 2017, c. 7, s. 19; 2018, c. 4, s. 68; 2019, c. 25, s. 8.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after Retraite Québec has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(2.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 7.1, absences that constitute an absence without pay and for which, if applicable, the absent person is considered an employee;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan or the additional 60-month period of membership in the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1, 152.4, 152.6 and 152.8.1, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s or person’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(12.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 152.8.3, the conditions and terms of payment by the employer of the amount concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of sections 163 and 163.1, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(14.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 163.1, the conditions and terms according to which the spouses may agree to partition the benefits accrued by the employee or former employee under this plan;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, for the purposes of section 174, the rate of contribution applicable to the plan each year, according to the rules, terms and conditions prescribed by the regulation;
(18.1)  (subparagraph repealed);
(19)  determine, for the purposes of section 188, the rules and procedure for computing the actuarial values and the applicable cases, conditions and procedure for the transfers of funds;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund;
(20.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 196.30, a percentage, a reference year for the sum of the salaries used for the purposes of the multiplication, and any condition applicable to the payment of the annual contributory amount into the employees’ contribution fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204, determine for a given period the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VII according to the rates of return on certain categories of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VIII according to an external index designated by the regulation;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section 73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10).
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26; 2011, c. 24, s. 43; 2012, c. 6, s. 20; 2013, c. 9, s. 59; 2015, c. 27, s. 42; 2015, c. 20, s. 61; 2017, c. 7, s. 19; 2018, c. 4, s. 68; 2017, c. 7, s. 19; 2018, c. 4, s. 68.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after Retraite Québec has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(2.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 7.1, absences that constitute an absence without pay and for which, if applicable, the absent person is considered an employee;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan or the additional 60-month period of membership in the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1, 152.4, 152.6 and 152.8.1, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s or person’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(12.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 152.8.3, the conditions and terms of payment by the employer of the amount concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, for the purposes of section 174, the rate of contribution applicable to the plan each year, according to the rules, terms and conditions prescribed by the regulation;
(18.1)  (subparagraph repealed);
(19)  determine, for the purposes of section 188, the rules and procedure for computing the actuarial values and the applicable cases, conditions and procedure for the transfers of funds;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund;
(20.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 196.30, a percentage, a reference year for the sum of the salaries used for the purposes of the multiplication, and any condition applicable to the payment of the annual contributory amount into the employees’ contribution fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204, determine for a given period the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VII according to the rates of return on certain categories of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VIII according to an external index designated by the regulation;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section 73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10).
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26; 2011, c. 24, s. 43; 2012, c. 6, s. 20; 2013, c. 9, s. 59; 2015, c. 27, s. 42; 2015, c. 20, s. 61; 2017, c. 7, s. 19; 2018, c. 4, s. 68; 2017, c. 7, s. 19.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after Retraite Québec has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(2.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 7.1, absences that constitute an absence without pay and for which, if applicable, the absent person is considered an employee;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan or the additional 60-month period of membership in the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1, 152.4, 152.6 and 152.8.1, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s or person’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(12.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 152.8.3, the conditions and terms of payment by the employer of the amount concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, for the purposes of section 174, the rate of contribution applicable to the plan each year, according to the rules, terms and conditions prescribed by the regulation;
(18.1)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 177.1, the rules, terms and conditions for establishing and paying the compensatory amount in respect of the years determined under this regulation and the latest date on which that amount must be established;
(19)  determine, for the purposes of section 188, the rules and procedure for computing the actuarial values and the applicable cases, conditions and procedure for the transfers of funds;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund;
(20.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 196.30, a percentage, a reference year for the sum of the salaries used for the purposes of the multiplication, and any condition applicable to the payment of the annual contributory amount into the employees’ contribution fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204, determine for a given period the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VII according to the rates of return on certain categories of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VIII according to an external index designated by the regulation;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section 73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10).
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26; 2011, c. 24, s. 43; 2012, c. 6, s. 20; 2013, c. 9, s. 59; 2015, c. 27, s. 42; 2015, c. 20, s. 61; 2017, c. 7, s. 19; 2018, c. 4, s. 68.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after Retraite Québec has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan or the additional 60-month period of membership in the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1, 152.4 and 152.6, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, for the purposes of section 174, the rate of contribution applicable to the plan each year, according to the rules, terms and conditions prescribed by the regulation;
(18.1)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 177.1, the rules, terms and conditions for establishing and paying the compensatory amount in respect of the years determined under this regulation and the latest date on which that amount must be established;
(19)  determine, for the purposes of section 188, the rules and procedure for computing the actuarial values and the applicable cases, conditions and procedure for the transfers of funds;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund;
(20.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 196.30, a percentage, a reference year for the sum of the salaries used for the purposes of the multiplication, and any condition applicable to the payment of the annual contributory amount into the employees’ contribution fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204, determine for a given period the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VII according to the rates of return on certain categories of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VIII according to an external index designated by the regulation;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section 73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10).
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26; 2011, c. 24, s. 43; 2012, c. 6, s. 20; 2013, c. 9, s. 59; 2015, c. 27, s. 42; 2015, c. 20, s. 61; 2017, c. 7, s. 19.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after Retraite Québec has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan or the additional 60-month period of membership in the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1, 152.4 and 152.6, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, for the purposes of section 174, the rate of contribution applicable to the plan each year, according to the rules, terms and conditions prescribed by the regulation;
(18.1)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 177.1, the rules, terms and conditions for establishing and paying the compensatory amount in respect of the years determined under this regulation and the latest date on which that amount must be established;
(19)  determine, for the purposes of section 188, the rules and procedure for computing the actuarial values and the applicable cases, conditions and procedure for the transfers of funds;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204, determine for a given period the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VII according to the rates of return on certain categories of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VIII according to an external index designated by the regulation;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section 73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10).
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26; 2011, c. 24, s. 43; 2012, c. 6, s. 20; 2013, c. 9, s. 59; 2015, c. 27, s. 42; 2015, c. 20, s. 61.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan or the additional 60-month period of membership in the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1, 152.4 and 152.6, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, for the purposes of section 174, the rate of contribution applicable to the plan each year, according to the rules, terms and conditions prescribed by the regulation;
(18.1)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 177.1, the rules, terms and conditions for establishing and paying the compensatory amount in respect of the years determined under this regulation and the latest date on which that amount must be established;
(19)  determine, for the purposes of section 188, the rules and procedure for computing the actuarial values and the applicable cases, conditions and procedure for the transfers of funds;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204, determine for a given period the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VII according to the rates of return on certain categories of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VIII according to an external index designated by the regulation;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section 73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10).
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26; 2011, c. 24, s. 43; 2012, c. 6, s. 20; 2013, c. 9, s. 59; 2015, c. 27, s. 42.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan or the additional 60-month period of membership in the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, for the purposes of section 174, the rate of contribution applicable to the plan each year, according to the rules, terms and conditions prescribed by the regulation;
(18.1)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 177.1, the rules, terms and conditions for establishing and paying the compensatory amount in respect of the years determined under this regulation and the latest date on which that amount must be established;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204, determine for a given period the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VII according to the rates of return on certain categories of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rules and procedures for determining the rates of interest in Schedule VIII according to an external index designated by the regulation;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section 73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10).
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26; 2011, c. 24, s. 43; 2012, c. 6, s. 20; 2013, c. 9, s. 59.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan or the additional 60-month period of membership in the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, for the purposes of section 174, the rate of contribution applicable to the plan each year, according to the rules, terms and conditions prescribed by the regulation;
(18.1)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 177.1, the rules, terms and conditions for establishing and paying the compensatory amount in respect of the years determined under this regulation and the latest date on which that amount must be established;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section 73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26; 2011, c. 24, s. 43; 2012, c. 6, s. 20.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, for the purposes of section 174, the rate of contribution applicable to the plan each year, according to the rules, terms and conditions prescribed by the regulation;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section 73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26; 2011, c. 24, s. 43.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4, the tariff applicable to the payment of the redemption cost, which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section  73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146 and 152.1, the tariff applicable to the payment of redemption costs which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe, in addition to a minimum cost for the purposes of section 39, the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in sections 39, 146, 152.1 and 152.4;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section  73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12; 2010, c. 29, s. 26.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39, 146 and 152.1, the tariff applicable to the payment of redemption costs which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in those sections;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section  73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22; 2010, c. 11, s. 12.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39 and 146, the tariff applicable to the payment of redemption costs which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in those sections;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  establish, for the purposes of section 206, the other conditions for computing the interest on contributions within the meaning of section  73;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(2.2)  identify, for the purposes of section 7, the classes of employees who hold pensionable employment for which the basis of remuneration is 200 days;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39 and 146, the tariff applicable to the payment of redemption costs which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in those sections;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of sections 53.4 and 53.17, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.7, the daily factor, which may vary with the class of employees and the terms of payment of the salary that apply;
(6.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.8, the method of establishing the annual basic salary of certain employees whose conditions of employment offer a mode of remuneration that is not established with reference to such a salary;
(6.3)  determine, for the purposes of section 53.18, the method of establishing the contributory period of an employee who simultaneously holds more than one pensionable employment in a year;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the annualized pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  determine, for the purposes of section 206, the manner of computing the interest on contributions;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159; 2008, c. 25, s. 95; 2009, c. 56, s. 22.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39 and 146, the tariff applicable to the payment of redemption costs which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in those sections;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of section 52, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(7.2)  determine, for the purposes of section 79.1, the information the waiver or revocation notice must contain;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  determine, for the purposes of section 206, the manner of computing the interest on contributions;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119; 2007, c. 43, s. 159.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the pension committee referred to in section 196.2,
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39 and 146, the tariff applicable to the payment of redemption costs which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in those sections;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of section 52, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  determine, for the purposes of section 206, the manner of computing the interest on contributions;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the pension committee referred to in section 196.2 at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54; 2006, c. 49, s. 119.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the Comité de retraite referred to in section 173.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10),
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39 and 146, the tariff applicable to the payment of redemption costs which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in those sections;
(5.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  determine, for the purposes of section 52, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund;
(21)  (subparagraph repealed);
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  determine, for the purposes of section 206, the manner of computing the interest on contributions;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the Comité de retraite referred to in section 173.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263; 2006, c. 55, s. 54.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the Comité de retraite referred to in section 173.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10),
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39 and 146, the tariff applicable to the payment of redemption costs which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in those sections;
(5.2)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 40, the rules and the terms and conditions of the establishment of the rate of interest provided for in Schedule VIII applicable to the redemption costs paid by instalments;
(6)  determine, for the purposes of section 52, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(7.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 75, the actuarial assumptions and methods;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 138.1 and 138.7, which may vary with the pension plans and benefits concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund;
(21)  establish, based on the rate of return of certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by regulation, the rules and procedure governing the computation of interest;
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, the rules and procedures for computing the pension, and the conditions governing the application of those limits, rules and procedures;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(23.1)  for the purposes of section 204 and for each period indicated, determine the rates of interest in Schedule VII, according to the rules and procedures established and the rates of return on certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by the regulation, and the rate of interest in Schedule VIII according to a designated external index and the rules and procedures established;
(24)  determine, for the purposes of section 206, the manner of computing the interest on contributions;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the Comité de retraite referred to in section 173.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149; 2004, c. 39, s. 263.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the Comité de retraite referred to in section 173.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10),
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan;
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  define, for the purposes of subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph of section 3, the fact of holding temporarily non-unionizable employment, with the corresponding classification;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25;
(4.1)  determine, for the purposes of section 28.1, the circumstances in which another salary may be established and the terms and conditions relating to the application of such salary;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5.1)  establish, for the purposes of sections 39 and 146, the tariff applicable to the payment of redemption costs which may vary according to the employee’s age, the reason for the absence, the year of service covered by the redemption and the date of receipt of the application, and prescribe the terms and conditions governing the application of the tariff and the rules for determining the pensionable salary for the purposes provided for in those sections;
(5.2)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 40, the rules and the terms and conditions of the establishment of the rate of interest provided for in Schedule VIII applicable to the redemption costs paid by instalments;
(6)  determine, for the purposes of section 52, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes and subclasses of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in section 149, which may vary according to the pension plans concerned;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund;
(21)  establish, based on the rate of return of certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by regulation, the rules and procedure governing the computation of interest;
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, and the rules and procedures for computing the pension;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total;
(24)  determine, for the purposes of section 206, the manner of computing the interest on contributions;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the Comité de retraite referred to in section 173.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196; 2002, c. 30, s. 149.
196. The Government may, by regulation, after the Commission has consulted the Comité de retraite referred to in section 173.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (chapter R-10),
(1)  determine, for the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 3, the classes of employees, the conditions of employment and the remuneration or mode of remuneration by reason of which a person is excluded from the plan ;
(2)  exclude employees, for the purposes of section 8, on the basis of the class to which they belong or their conditions of employment ;
(3)  recognize, for the purposes of section 18 and for the purpose of qualification under the plan, years or parts of a year of service accumulated in non-unionizable employment by employees who belong to a class designated by the Government before becoming members of this plan and the circumstances, conditions and procedure of recognition ;
(4)  determine the bonuses, allowances, compensations or other additional remuneration that are included in the basic salary referred to in section 25 ;
(5)  determine, for the purposes of sections 38, 118 and 120, the conditions and procedure applicable to the redemption of a leave without pay ;
(6)  determine, for the purposes of section 52, the days and parts of a day that are not included in the contributory period ;
(7)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in sections 64, 68, 76 and 117, which may vary according to the nature of the benefits ;
(8)  establish, for the purposes of section 107, the limits applicable to a pension amount added under sections 104 and 105 and the manner in which an amount that exceeds the limits is to be adjusted ;
(9)  establish, for the purposes of section 113, a pension reduction factor and criteria for the application of that factor, and designate classes and subclasses of employees to whom the factor and the criteria are not applicable ;
(10)  determine, for the purposes of section 133, the circumstances in which an agreement is suspended ;
(11)  determine, for the purposes of section 136, the circumstances by reason of which an agreement becomes null or terminates and, for each circumstance, determine the pensionable salary, the service credited and the contributions ; prescribe the terms and conditions on which an employee may be credited with service not recognized by reason of any such circumstance ;
(12)  determine the actuarial assumptions and methods used to establish the actuarial values of the benefits referred to in section 149, which may vary according to the pension plans concerned ;
(13)  determine the conditions and procedure applicable to applications required under Chapter VIII ;
(14)  determine, for the purposes of section 163, the information that must be contained in the statement setting out the value of the benefits accrued to the employee or former employee ;
(15)  fix, for the purposes of section 164, the rules that apply to the establishment of benefits accrued under this plan, which may differ from the rules otherwise applicable under this Act ; determine, for the purposes of the said section, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods that apply to the assessment of accrued benefits and that may vary according to the nature of the benefits ;
(16)  determine, for the purposes of section 165, rules, conditions and terms for the payment of the sums awarded to the spouse and, where applicable, the interest payable thereon ;
(17)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 167, the actuarial rules, assumptions and methods for reducing any sum payable under this plan, which may vary according to the nature of the benefit from which such sum is derived ;
(18)  establish, in accordance with section 174, a new rate of contribution applicable to this plan ;
(19)  prescribe, for the purposes of section 188, rules and procedures for the computation and adjustment of the actuarial values and determine the cases, conditions and procedures applicable to the transfer of funds relating to those adjustments ;
(20)  determine, for the purposes of section 193, the amount to be transferred from the special-purpose fund to the consolidated revenue fund ;
(21)  establish, based on the rate of return of certain classes of amounts referred to in section 177 and designated by regulation, the rules and procedure governing the computation of interest ;
(22)  establish, for the purposes of section 201, the limit applicable to the pensionable salary and the limit applicable to the service credited, and the rules and procedures for computing the pension ;
(23)  establish, for the purposes of section 202, the periods of absence that may be credited for each type of absence and in total ;
(24)  determine, for the purposes of section 206, the manner of computing the interest on contributions ;
(25)  determine the conditions which permit a body, according to the class determined by regulation, to be designated by order in Schedule III ;
(26)  determine the conditions and the terms relating to the return to work, in pensionable employment under this plan, of a pensioner under a plan established under sections 9, 10 and 10.0.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan.
For the purposes of the consultation provided for in the first paragraph, draft regulations must be submitted to the Comité de retraite referred to in section 173.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan at least 30 days before they are adopted, together with a report describing their effects.
2001, c. 31, s. 196.