Public Safety Canada: The assessments of s. 11(4) of the RCMP Superannuation Act

Public Safety Canada: The assessments of s. 11(4) of the RCMP Superannuation Act

24 Sept 2026 · Access to Information Act · A-2026-00268

2 Oct: file opened. The Department gives 26 Oct as the due date; the Act gives 24 Oct.

Request under the Access to Information Act — the Department's assessments of subsection 11(4) of the RCMP Superannuation Act, 2000 to 2026 — with a request for a fee waiver under subsection 11(2)

Hello,

I make this request under section 6 of the Access to Information Act. I am a person present in Canada and entitled to make this request under subsection 4(1) of the Act as extended by the Access to Information Act Extension Order, No. 1.

CONTEXT.

Subsection 11(4) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act entitles a contributor compulsorily retired from the Force by reason of misconduct to a return of contributions, and to any further benefit only in the discretion of the Treasury Board. Subsection 11(10) does the same for members not holding a rank. On 23 September 2026 the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat wrote to me that "neither the Treasury Board nor the President of the Treasury Board has authority under the PSSA to reduce or withhold a public servant's pension benefit because the person was dismissed for misconduct." The Secretariat's letter names the Minister of Public Safety as the minister responsible for the RCMP pension plan. This request is separate from file A-2026-00209. The records below concern how the RCMP rule has been applied and assessed.

RECORDS REQUESTED.

Period: 1 January 2000 to the date this request is received, unless an item says otherwise.

1. Records in which the Department assessed subsection 11(4) or 11(10) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, including its consistency with the treatment of employees under the Public Service Superannuation Act or of members under the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act.

2. Briefing notes and memoranda to the Minister of Public Safety on subsection 11(4) or 11(10) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act.

3. Any proposal, draft or analysis for the amendment or repeal of subsection 11(4) or 11(10) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act.

4. For each item above for which no responsive record exists, a statement to that effect, item by item, naming the officer who conducted the search, in accordance with the duty to assist in subsection 4(2.1) of the Act.

FEE.

I ask that the application fee be waived under subsection 11(2). The records concern the public interest in the accountability of federal officeholders, and my income is social assistance. If the fee is not waived, give the decision under subsection 11(2) in writing, with reasons and the name and title of the officer who made it.

DELIVERY.

By email, to this address. Confirm receipt with the file number and the date of receipt under section 7.

Respectfully,
Danilo Dzyuban