Canadian Forces Superannuation Regulations

11 (1) Any period of service of a contributor in the Canadian Forces of 60 consecutive days or less for which one of the following measures has been authorized under regulations made under the National Defence Act must, to the extent that it may otherwise be counted as pensionable service under the Act, be counted as pensionable service, whether or not the person was a contributor during that service, but any period of that service that exceeds 60 consecutive days must not be counted as pensionable service:

• (a) a forfeiture;

• (b) a deduction from pay in respect of a period of suspension from duty; or

• (c) a forfeiture together with a deduction from pay in respect of a period of suspension from duty.

(2) Any portion of a period of service of a contributor that is three months or less in duration and in respect of which no pay was authorized to be paid, other than any period of service during which a deduction or forfeiture described in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) has been imposed, shall be counted as pensionable service.

(2.1) Where a period of service of a contributor in respect of which no pay was authorized to be paid, other than any period of service during which a deduction or forfeiture described in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) has been imposed, exceeds three months, the portion of the period of service that is in excess of three months shall be counted as pensionable service unless the contributor elects not to count that service as pensionable service.

(2.2) An election not to count as pensionable service the portion of the period of service in excess of three months referred to in subsection (2.1) must be made by

• (a) completing Form CFSA 102 (Surrender of the Right to Count Pensionable Service Without Pay) set out in Schedule III within 90 days after the later of

  • (i) the end of the period of service, and

  • (ii) the day on which the contributor is required to resume making contributions under the Act; and

• (b) sending the form to the Minister, or a person designated by the Minister, within 30 days after making the election.

(2.3) In respect of a contributor who, as a reserve force member, was entitled to exercise the option referred to in section 8 of the Reserve Force Pension Plan Regulations, that section continues to apply until all of the contributions referred to in that section have been paid.

(2.4) A contributor who, as a reserve force member, exercised the option referred to in section 8 of the Reserve Force Pension Plan Regulations cannot elect to count as pensionable service any day of reserve force service in respect of which that option was exercised.

(3) Contributions are not required in respect of

• (a) any portion of a period of service that exceeds 60 days in duration in respect of which a deduction or forfeiture described in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) has been imposed; or

• (b) any service in respect of which an election has been made under subsection (2.1).

(4) During a period of service of a contributor, other than a member of the reserve force, that is countable as pensionable service under subsection (1), (2) or (2.1), the contributor is, for the purposes of the Act, deemed to have been authorized to be paid and to have received pay during that period at the rate of pay authorized for the rank held by the contributor at the commencement of the period.

(4.1) During a period of service of a contributor, who is a member of the reserve force, that is countable as pensionable service under subsection (2) or (2.1), if the contributor is exempted from training and duty under article 9.09 or 9.10 or is granted leave for maternity or parental purposes under article 16.26 or 16.27 of the Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces, the contributor is, for the purposes of the Act, deemed to have been authorized to be paid and to have received pay during each week for which the contributor is exempted or granted leave, equal to the weekly rate of pay calculated in accordance with instruction 205.461(7) of the Compensation and Benefits Instructions for the Canadian Forces established under section 35 of the National Defence Act.

(5) The contributions required to be paid by a contributor for a period of pensionable service described in subsection (2) or (2.1) shall be paid

• (a) by reservation in approximately equal instalments from the contributor’s pay for a period equal to the period of service without pay, commencing on the later of

  • (i) the day following the day on which the period expires, and

  • (ii) the day on which the contributor is required to resume making contributions under the Act; or

• (b) at the option of the contributor, in a lump sum at any time prior to the completion of payment under paragraph (a).

(5.1) Where a contributor who is paying an amount by instalments under paragraph (5)(a) commences another period in respect of which no pay is authorized to be paid, other than a period of service during which a deduction or forfeiture described in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) has been imposed, before all instalments have been paid under paragraph (5)(a),

• (a) payment of the unpaid instalments is deferred until the later of

  • (i) the day following the day on which the most recent period of service without pay expires, and

  • (ii) the day on which the contributor is required to resume making contributions under the Act; and

• (b) an amount equal to the aggregate of the amount of the unpaid instalments and the amount payable in respect of the most recent period of service without pay shall be paid in the manner set out in subsection (5), except that the period over which the unpaid instalments were to be paid shall be added to the period of repayment in respect of the most recent period of service without pay.

(6) Any amount payable by a contributor under this section that is unpaid upon their ceasing to be a member of the regular force shall be reserved in the manner prescribed for recovery of unpaid instalments under subsection 14(5).

(7) A contributor who is entitled to count as pensionable service any period of service described in subsection (1), (2) or (2.1) shall contribute to the Superannuation Account or Canadian Forces Pension Fund in respect of that service an amount equal to the amount that the contributor would have been required to contribute in respect of the pay deemed by subsection (4) to have been authorized to be paid to the contributor during that period

• (a) in respect of any portion of a period of service described in subsection (1) that was prior to 1966 or a period of service described in subsection (2) or (2.1), in the manner and at the rate set out in subsection 4(1) of the Act as that subsection read on December 31, 1965;

• (b) in respect of any portion of a period of service described in subsection (1) that was after 1965 and prior to April 1, 1969, in the manner and at the rate set forth in subsection 4(1) of the Act as that subsection read on March 31, 1969;

• (c) in respect of any portion of a period of service described in subsection (1) that was after March 31, 1969, in the manner and at the rates set out in subsection 5(1) of the Act; and

• (d) interest, as defined in subsection 12.3(3), on any amount determined under any of paragraphs (a) to (c).

(8) A contributor who, under subsection 7(1) of the Act, elects to count as pensionable service any period of service of a kind referred to in paragraph 12.2(1)(n) of these Regulations that the contributor had previously elected under subsection (2.1) not to count as pensionable service must pay to the Superannuation Account or Canadian Forces Pension Fund an amount equal to

• (a) in the case of an election made under subsection 7(1) of the Act within one year after the day on which the contributor is required to resume making contributions under the Act,

  • (i) the amount that the contributor would have been required to contribute in respect of that period of service had the contributor not made the election, and

  • (ii) interest, as defined in subsection 12.3(3); and

• (b) in any other case,

  • (i) the amount that the contributor would have been required to contribute if the rate of pay for that period of service had been the rate of pay in effect on the day on which the election for a period of service of a kind referred to in paragraph 12.2(1)(n) is made, and

  • (ii) interest, as defined in subsection 12.3(3).