Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985

Marginal note:Duty of administrator to file documents

• 10 (1) The administrator of a pension plan shall file with the Superintendent, within 60 days after the plan is established and in the form and manner, if any, that the Superintendent directs,

  • (a) a copy of the plan;

  • (b) a copy of every document that creates or supports the plan or the pension fund; and

  • (c) a declaration signed by the administrator that the plan complies with this Act and the regulations.

• Marginal note:Registration of pension plan

  (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Superintendent shall register a pension plan and issue a certificate of registration in respect of the plan if the administrator has filed the documents under subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Refusal to register

  (3) The Superintendent may refuse to register a pension plan if the plan does not comply with this Act or the regulations.

• Marginal note:Notification

  (4) If the Superintendent refuses to register a pension plan, the Superintendent shall notify the administrator of the particulars of the non-compliance.

• Marginal note:Administration of plan prohibited

  (5) An administrator shall not administer a pension plan before complying with subsection (1) and shall, while the plan remains in force, ensure that it complies with this Act and the regulations.

• Marginal note:Treatment of surplus

  (6) Every pension plan that is filed for registration must provide for the use of surplus during the continuation of the plan and on its termination.