Canadian Forces Superannuation Regulations

3 (1) Days of Canadian Forces service are

• (a) in the regular force, days of service for which pay was authorized to be paid and days of leave for maternity or parental purposes granted under the Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces; and

• (b) in the reserve force,

  • (i) days of service for which pay was authorized to be paid except that any day of service for which pay was authorized to be paid for a period of duty or training of less than six hours is considered to be 1/2 of a day,

  • (ii) in the proportion determined under subsection (3), days in a period of exemption or leave referred to in paragraph 2(b) of the Reserve Force Pension Plan Regulations, and

  • (iii) in the proportion of 1/4 of a day for each day, days in a period before April 1, 1999, if the records of the Canadian Forces or the Department of National Defence permit the verification of the duration of the period but not the number of days of service for which pay was authorized to be paid.

(2) Each day of service for which pay was authorized to be paid during which the contributor served on Reserve Service within the meaning of article 9.06 of the Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces and each day of any similar service shall count as 1 2/5 days of Canadian Forces service.

(3) The proportion referred to in subparagraph (1)(b)(ii) shall be determined by the formula

(4) Any total number of days of Canadian Forces service that includes a fraction shall be rounded to the next higher multiple of a day.