Bill Detail
An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to survivor pension benefits
This enactment amends the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, the Judges Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act, the Public Service Superannuation Act, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 and the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act to allow the survivor of an eligible person to receive pension benefits after the death of the person even if the person and the survivor married or began cohabiting in a conjugal relationship after the person attained the age of 60 years or retired.
This bill, if passed, would change rules for survivor pension benefits. Currently, a person's spouse or common-law partner might not be eligible for pension benefits if they married or started living together after the person turned 60 or retired. This bill aims to remove that age or retirement cutoff. It would affect individuals who are receiving or are eligible for pension benefits under various federal acts, including those in the Canadian Forces, judiciary, Parliament, public service, and the RCMP, and their surviving partners.