AI-assisted research summary: Employees covered by this regulation may buy pensionable service for unpaid reservist leave, and employers may have to match the contribution.
Reservists' Purchase of Service Regulation, M.R. 222/2011 The Civil Service Superannuation Act , C.C.S.M. c. C120 Regulation 222/2011 Registered December 19, 2011 bilingual version (HTML) Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in this regulation. " Act " means The Civil Service Superannuation Act . (« Loi ») " Reserves " means the component of the Canadian Forces referred to in the National Defence Act (Canada) as the reserve force. (« Réserve ») Purchase of service by reservist 2 An employee may purchase the service for a period of unpaid leave received under section 59.5 of The Employment Standards Code (unpaid leave for reservists) by (a) filing with the board, within six months after the end of the period of leave, an application in a form prescribed by the board; and (b) contributing to the fund, as a lump sum, or by instalments with interest as determined by the board, the amount that would have been his or her total contribution for the period if his or her annual salary rate during the period had been equal to his or her annual salary rate immediately before the period. Purchase of service for past period of leave 3(1) An employee who received a period of leave for the purpose of active duty or training in the Reserves before this regulation came into force and has not purchased service for the period may, if he or she is still an employee, purchase the service by contributing to the fund, as a lump sum, or by instalments with interest as determined by the board, the amount that would have been his or her total contribution for the period if his or her annual salary rate during the period had been equal to his or her annual salary rate immediately before the period. Refund or credit for past period of leave 3(2) An employee who, before this regulation came into force, received a period of leave for the purpose of active duty or training in the Reserves and purchased service for the period under section 20.1 of the Act is entitled to a refund or credit of the amount by which (a) the amount paid by the employee to purchase the service under section 20.1 of the Act; exceeds (b) the total amount that the employee would have contributed to the fund to purchase the service under subsection (1). Application deadline and proof of service 3(3) To purchase service under subsection (1) or obtain a refund or credit under subsection (2), the employee must (a) file with the board before January 1, 2014 an application in a form prescribed by the board; and (b) provide evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she was on active duty or training in the Reserves and that the period of leave was the period necessary to accommodate the duty or training. Computation of service 4 For the purpose of the Act, an employee who purchases service for a period of leave under section 2 or subsection 3(1) is deemed, during the period of leave, to be an employee and to be in receipt of salary equivalent to his or her annual salary rate immediately before the period. Employer contributions 5 An employer to whom subsection 6(5) of the Act applies in respect of an employee who makes a contribution to the fund in accordance with section 2 or subsection 3(1) of this regulation or who receives a refund or credit in accordance with subsection 3(2) of this regulation must contribute a matching amount to the fund in accordance with subsections 6(5) and (5.2) of the Act with necessary changes.