Training for plan administrators

• Training courses provided by Retraite Québec
• Training courses provided by other organizations
• Other sources of information from Retraite Québec

Training courses provided by Retraite Québec

Retraite Québec offers courses (French only) that will allow you to acquire basic knowledge about the Supplemental Pension Plans Act and how to admnister a pension plan.

Course descriptions and registration

• Course on the pension committee's role and responsibilities
• Course on partition of benefits under a pension plan
• Courses on the minimum requirements of the Supplemental Pension Plans Act for:
  • defined benefit pension plans
  • defined contribution pension plans
• Course for the person representing the plan administrator (new course).

Training courses

See the 2020 training schedule.

Self-training

You will find the information provided during those courses in the sections entitled:

• Role of the pension plan administrator
• Pension plan governance
• Partition of benefits
• Programs:
  • Defined benefit pension plans
  • Defined contribution pension plans
• Pension plan administrator's representative

Training courses provided by other organizations

Service providers sometimes offer training adapted to a specific pension plan. Check to see if your provider does.

Other organizations also offer training courses. See their websites for more information.

• Association de la retraite et des avantages sociaux du Québec (ARASQ) (French only)  
• Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute (CPBI) – Québec region (French only)  
• Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations (IGPPO)  
• Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM)  

Other sources of information from Retraite Québec

• Administering a pension plan well, a collection of instalments that lay out the basic principles regarding the administration of pension plans
• Our Newsletter Express and Newsletter, which respectively provide general and technical information on pension plans and the Supplemental Pension Plans Act
• Frequently asked questions about pension plans, locked-in retirement accounts (LIRAs) and life income funds (LIFs)
• INFO Express, a newsletter that keeps you informed about the latest news on pension plans, locked-in retirement accounts (LIRAs) and life income funds (LIFs).