Provincial jurisdiction
Your province of employment has jurisdiction over the pension legislation that applies to your account.
Pension legislation sets the rules around:
- vesting;
- termination options;
- definition of a spouse;
- pre-retirement death benefit;
- post-retirement survivor; and
- retirement income options.
Why is there different legislation for each province?
Unique pension regulations exist because each province was established at a different time and therefore established their own provincial pension legislation.
To learn more about provincial pension legislation, read PEPP Talk - Working Beyond Saskatchewan.