Application for a buy-back of one or more periods of work

Conditions to be met to file your application

To file an application for a buy-back, you must meet the two following conditions:

1. You are a member of one of the following plans:
   • Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (RREGOP);
   • Pension Plan of Management Personnel (PPMP);
   • Retirement Plan for Senior Officials (RPSO);
   • Teachers Pension Plan (TPP);
   • Pension Plan of Peace Officers in Correctional Services (PPPOCS);
   • Superannuation Plan for the Members of the Sûreté du Québec (SPMSQ);
   • Pension Plan of Elected Municipal Officers.
2. You were gainfully employed in the public sector, but you did not contribute to your public-sector pension plan. It can be a period of work during which you worked:
   • as a casual employee, between 1 July 1973 and:
     • 31 December 1986, if you were an employee in the health and social services sector who was on a recall list,
     • 31 December 1987, if you were an employee in the health and social services sector who was not on a recall list, or an employee in the public or education sector;
   • at a research centre in the health and social services sector;
   • on or before 30 June 2011 at an organization that became subject to a plan further to an order in council issued after that date;
   • as a member of the Lieutenant-Governor's, a Minister's or a member of the National Assembly's staff.

If you do not meet the conditions, the period to buy back might rather be a buy-back of one or more periods of absence. If such is the case, you must file an Application for a buy-back of one or more periods of absence.

After sending your application, you can track it via My Account.