Attention Variable Pension Benefit Members: Important Year-end Payment Information

As 2024 comes to a close there are timelines you need to be aware of for submitting lump-sum payment requests to ensure your payment is processed within the 2024 tax reporting period.

Transaction Fees

Transaction Fees for Employers

Transaction TypeEffective DateFee DescriptionFee
Employer request for a calculation on a member's accountJuly 1, 2009If an employer requests a calculation on a member's account, the employer will be charged an administration fee.

$60 per hour

Billed in half hour increments

Incorrect contributions & processing refunds of contributions in excess of the Income Tax Act (Canada) maximumApril 1, 2016

Upon receiving three incorrect submission listings from an employer, Plannera Pensions & Benefits (Plannera) will contact the employer to determine the cause of the inaccuracy.

At Plannera’s discretion, further related incorrect contribution submission listings may be charged an administration fee.

Requests for processing of refunds in excess of the Income Tax Act (Canada) may, at Plannera's discretion, be charged an administration fee.

$60 per hour

Billed in half hour increments

Late contributionsJuly 1, 2009

An administration fee is charged to employers that submit contributions late (after 15 days of pay date) for and on behalf of PEPP members.

If you fail to pay the fee and/or the amount of any loss incurred by the members as a result of the late contribution within 30 days, the employer is charged interest on the amount outstanding.

$45