Bill C-201 explained in plain English
An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (deletion of deduction from annuity)
Federal Parliament bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill C-201 amends the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act to eliminate the deduction of Canada Pension Plan benefits from pension annuities.
Bill C-201 proposes to change two federal laws related to pensions for members of the Canadian Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The main purpose of the bill is to remove a deduction that is currently applied to the annuity (pension payment) received by some members or their survivors. This deduction is related to benefits received from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). The bill aims to eliminate this deduction, meaning that pension payments under these specific acts would no longer be reduced by the amount of CPP benefits received.
- Amends the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act.
- Amends the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act.
- Removes a deduction from pension annuities that is based on Canada Pension Plan benefits.
- Current and former members of the Canadian Forces who receive an annuity (pension payment).
- Current and former members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who receive an annuity (pension payment).
- Survivors of Canadian Forces members who receive an annuity (pension payment).
- Survivors of Royal Canadian Mounted Police members who receive an annuity (pension payment).
- The bill aims to eliminate the deduction of Canada Pension Plan benefits from pension annuities paid under the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, which may affect the amount of pension received by annuitants.
- The bill was given first reading on November 21, 2008. The text does not specify when the proposed changes would come into effect.
- The bill proposes to remove a deduction from pension annuities, which means annuitants may receive a higher net pension payment. The financial impact on the pension plans or the government is not detailed in the provided text.
- The exact date on which these amendments would come into force is not specified in the provided text.
- The specific details on how the 'Year’s Maximum Pensionable Earnings' definition from the Canada Pension Plan will be applied in the context of these pension acts are not fully elaborated in the provided text.
Adds a definition for 'Year’s Maximum Pensionable Earnings' that refers to the Canada Pension Plan.
Source: Section 1
Changes the calculation of pension contributions by replacing a reference to the salary portion with one that refers to salary up to the 'Year’s Maximum Pensionable Earnings'.
Source: Section 2
Removes subsections 15(2), (2.1), and (3) of the Act.
Source: Section 3(1)
Changes the wording of section 40 before paragraph (a), related to minimum benefits.
Source: Section 4
Replaces a clause related to salary that is less than or equal to the 'Year’s Maximum Pensionable Earnings'.
Source: Section 5
Adds a definition for 'Year’s Maximum Pensionable Earnings' that refers to the Canada Pension Plan.
Source: Section 7
Changes the calculation of pension contributions by replacing a reference to the pay portion with one that refers to pay up to the 'Year’s Maximum Pensionable Earnings'.
Source: Section 8
Removes subsections 10(2), (2.1), and (3) of the Act.
Source: Section 9(1)
Removes subsection 10(7) of the Act.
Source: Section 9(2)
Removes paragraph 26(g) of the Act.
Source: Section 10
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Official textParliamentary Process
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Bill C-201, aiming to remove a deduction from annuities under the Canadian Forces and RCMP superannuation acts, completed its first reading in the House of Commons on November 21, 2008.
This record indicates that Bill C-201, concerning amendments to the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act regarding the deletion of a deduction from an annuity, completed its first reading in the House of Commons on November 21, 2008. The bill is currently outside the Order of Precedence, meaning it has not yet been scheduled for further debate or action. The record also notes a similar private member's bill, C-502, introduced in a previous Parliament.
On November 21, 2008, Bill C-201, concerning the deletion of a deduction from annuities for Canadian Forces and RCMP members, was introduced in the House of Commons.
On November 21, 2008, during the first reading stage in the House of Commons, a bill (Bill C-201) was introduced. This bill aims to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act to remove a deduction from annuities. The provided text is a record of the sitting, which included debates on the Speech from the Throne and various other matters, but it does not detail the specific procedural steps or discussions related to the introduction of Bill C-201 itself beyond its first reading.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Second reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Consideration in committee yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Report stage yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Third reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
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