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Sector Status Category Guidance Number Guidance Name
Pensions Inactive Information and Statements PE0524ORG Photocopies of Files under section 30 of the PBA, 1990
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0525ORG Records Maintenance and Retention
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0526ORG Applications Received Prior to January 1, 1996 - Procedures for Resolution
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0527ORG Surplus Refund Applications on Wind Up - Acknowledgment of Applications, Representations and Communication of Commission Decision, PBA, 1990 ss. 78(3), O. Reg. 909 ss. 8(2)
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0528ORG Surplus Refund Applications on Wind Up - Late Representations and Submissions
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0529ORG Commission Meetings - Purpose and Procedure
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0530ORG Rules of Practice for Proceedings Under Section 89 of the Act: General, PreHearing Conferences, Settlement Conferences, Disclosure, Written Hearings, Electronic Hearings
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0530ORG Rules of Practice for Proceedings Under Section 89 of the Act: General, PreHearing Conferences, Settlement Conferences, Disclosure, Written Hearings, Electronic Hearings
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0531ORG Draft Consent Document for Filing Commission Consent with the Court for Surplus Distribution under ss. 8(2) of Regulation 909
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0532ORG Release of Hearing Documents Filed with the Commission
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0533ORG Records of Proceedings for Appeal Purposes
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0534ORG Pre-Hearing Conference Procedures
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0535ORG Role of Presiding Officer at Pre-Hearing Conference
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0536ORG Notice of Pre-Hearing Conference
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0537ORG Release of Pre-Hearing Conference Documents Filed with the Commission
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0538ORG Continuation of Proceedings for Certain Applications Under the Current PBA once the Financial Services Commission of Ontario Act, 1997 (FSCO) comes into Force
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0539ORG Commission Procedures Sub-committee - Procedures Ready for Publication
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0540ORG Applications to the Commission for Consent to a Refund - PBA, 1987 ss. 64(7) and (8)*
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0541ORG Refund to Active Members - PBA, 1987 ss. 64(2)*
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0542ORG Refund of Additional Voluntary Contributions to Active Members - PBA, 1990 ss. 63(2)
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0543ORG Locking-in Provisions - Prior Consent of the Commission Required for Refunds, PBA 1990 ss. 63(7) and (8)
Pensions Inactive Recovery Planning PE0544ORG Applications to the Commission - Funding Deficiency - PBA, 1987 ss. 64(7)
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0545ORG Notice To Members A Necessary Pre-Condition - PBA, 1987 ss. 79(4)*
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0546ORG Application under subsection 78(4) PBA, 1990
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0547ORG Application for Refund of Employer Overpayment - PBA ss. 78(1) and (4), as amended
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0548ORG Extension of Time Limit Under Section 78(4) - PBA s. 105
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0549ORG Changing Province Of Registration
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0550ORG Common Problems
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0551ORG Preparing An Application For Registration
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0552ORG Preparation of an Application for Registration of a Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0553ORG Guide To Completing A Pension Plan Document Checklist - PBA s. 98
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0554ORG Preparation of an Application for Registration of a Plan Amendment
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0555ORG Pension Plan Document Checklist
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0556ORG Notice of Revised Document Checklist
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0556ORG Notice of Revised Document Checklist
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0557ORG Legal Effect, PBA, 1987 s. 10, s. 16 & s. 17
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0558ORG Amendment - Registration Not Confirmed
Pensions Inactive Retirement PE0559ORG Normal Retirement Date - PBA, 1987 ss. 36(1)
Pensions Inactive Retirement PE0560ORG Mandatory Retirement Date
Pensions Inactive Retirement PE0561ORG Mandatory Retirement - PBA, 1987 s. 36, s. 42
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0562ORG Human Rights Commission Decision on the Definition of Spouse
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0563ORG Amended Definition of “Spouse” Under the Pension Benefits Act - PBA s. 1 “spouse”
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0564ORG Joint and Survivor Requirement and Waiver
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0565ORG Entitlement to Spousal Joint and Survivor Benefit - PBA, 1990, s. 44
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0566ORG Joint and Survivor Pension or Annuity – Entitlement, Waiver and Cancellation
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0567ORG Same-Sex Spouse Survivor Benefits
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0568ORG Conflicts of Interest and Code of Ethics
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0569ORG Conflict of Interest Requirement
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0570ORG Guide To Completing a SIP&G
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0571ORG Confirmation or Amendment - Notification to PCO
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0572ORG Income Tax Act Regulations - Foreign Content Change
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0573ORG Filing of Investment Policy Return
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0574ORG Obligation to Sell Assets
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0575ORG Notices and Orders, PBA, 1990 s. 69, s. 87, ss. 89(5)
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0576ORG Notices and Orders, PBA, 1990 s. 69, s. 87, ss. 89(5)
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0577ORG Notices and Orders, PBA, 1990 s. 69, ss. 70(5), ss. 89(5) (Omitted from Winter-Spring 1996 Bulletin 6/3)
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0578ORG Notices and Orders
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0579ORG General Announcement: The Status of Published PCO Policies under FSCO
Pensions Supervisory Approach PE0580ORG Delegation of the Superintendent’s Authorities - Financial Services Commission of Ontario Act, 1997, ss. 5(3)
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0581ORG Filing Applications with the Superintendent of Financial Services
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0582ORG Adequacy of Surplus Withdrawal Application
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0583ORG Court Applications for Surplus Entitlement in Wound Up Plans
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0584ORG Distribution of Surplus to Plan Beneficiaries on Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0585ORG Partial Wind Up - Identification and Administration of Surplus Compliance with PBA, 1990 ss. 70(6)
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0586ORG Distribution To Employer on Wind Up - PBA, 1990 s. 78 and 79, O. Reg 909 (708/87 and 743/91 [eff. Dec. 18/91]) c. 7a(1)(b)
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0587ORG Surplus Distribution to an Employer - PBA, 1990, s. 78, s. 79 and O. Reg. 909, s. 8
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0588ORG Changes to the Surplus Application Review Process - Effective on and after September 1, 1994
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0589ORG Surplus Distribution - The Role of Legal Counsel in Obtaining Written Consent
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0590ORG Surplus Distribution to an Employer - PBA, s. 78 and 79 and Reg. 909, s. 8
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0591ORG Levels of Consent Required Pursuant to Section 10.1 of Regulation 909
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0592ORG Subsections 79(2) and (4) of the PBA Came Into Effect January 1, 1998
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0593ORG Surplus Applications Affecting Members, Former Members or Other Persons with Employment in a Jurisdiction Other Than Ontario
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0594ORG Application by an Employer for Payment of Surplus from a Wound-up Plan
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0595ORG Application by an Employer for Payment of Surplus from a Wound-up Plan - PBA ss. 78 and 79, as amended - Regulation 909 s. 8
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0596ORG Application by Employer for Payment of Surplus on Full Wind Up of a Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0597ORG Application by Employer for Payment of Surplus on Partial Wind Up of a Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0598ORG Procedures for Applications under ss. 7a(2) of O. Reg. 708/87 (743/91) (Grandfathering Provision)
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0599ORG Making Application Under ss. 7a(2)(c) - O. Reg. 708/87
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0600ORG Access To Surplus In Continuing Plans Permitted
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0601ORG Surplus Remaining in Wound-up Plans
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0602ORG Surplus Attributable to Employee and Employer Contributions on Plan Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0603ORG Surplus Attributable to Employer and Employee Contributions on Plan Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0604ORG Surplus Attributable to Employer and Employee Contributions on Plan Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0605ORG Surplus Distribution in Cash in Continuing Plan
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0606ORG Allocation of Surplus Distributed to Members and Former Members on Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0607ORG No Obligation For Other Plans To Accept Transfer
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0608ORG No Transfers Outside Canada
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0609ORG Mortality Tables For Calculation - CIA Recommendations
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0610ORG Recalculation of Transfer Value Not Permitted in Most Instances
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0611ORG Recalculation of Transfer Values
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0612ORG Updated CIA Transfer Value Recommendations
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0613ORG Commuted Value Transfer Where Plan Underfunded
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0614ORG Responsibilities of Fund Trustee - Transfer of Assets Between Plans
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0615ORG A Guide To The Wind Up Of A Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0616ORG Filing Requirements and Procedure
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0617ORG Filing Requirements and Procedure on Full or Partial Wind Up of a Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0618ORG Treatment of Prior Year Credit Balance
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0619ORG Allocation of Assets in a Multi-Jurisdictional Pension Plan Providing Defined Benefits Guaranteed in Whole or in Part by the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0620ORG Credited Service for Employment Standards Act, 2000 Notice Period
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0621ORG Employer Intention Respecting Surplus in a Wind-up Report