Other supervisory agencies

 

The following is a list of the other Canadian agencies that supervise supplemental pension plans and whose role is similar to that of the Régie des rentes du Québec.

Provinces or Territories	Applicable Laws	Agencies
Alberta	Employment Pension Plans Act	Treasury Board and Finance - Office of the Alberta Superintendent of Pensions
British Columbia	Pension Benefits Standards Act	Financial Institutions Commission - Superintendent of Pensions
Manitoba	The Pension Benefits Act	Family Services and Labour – Office of the Superintendent – Pension commission
New Brunswick	Pension Benefits Act	Justice and Attorney General - Office of the Superintendent of Pensions
Newfoundland and Labrador	Pension Benefits Act, 1997	Service NL
Nova Scotia	The Pension Benefits Act	Labour and Advanced Education - Nova Scotia Office of the Superintendent of Pensions
Ontario	Pension Benefits Act	Financial Services Commission of Ontario
Québec	Supplemental Pension Plans Act	Régie des rentes du Québec
Saskatchewan	The Pension Benefits Act, 1992	Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission : Pension Plan Administrators   Pension Plan Members
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985note 1	Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada

Note 1: This law also applies to pension plans offered by employers in the private sector whose activities fall under federal jurisdiction (banks, interprovincial transport and telecommunications companies, etc.).

* This law also applies to supplemental pension plans of private businesses throughout Canada whose activities fall under federal jurisdiction (banks, telecommunications, air, sea and rail transport, etc.).