C-256Private Member’s Bill

An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to survivor pension benefits

Latest completed stage: 1st Reading

Introduced 296 days ago

45th Parliament, 1st Session

Summary

This enactment amends the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, the Judges Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act, the Public Service Superannuation Act, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, the Pension Bene fits Standards Act, 1985 and the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act to allow the survivor of an eligible person to receive pension benefits after the death of the person even if the person and the survivor married or began cohabiting in a conjugal relationship after the person attained the age of 60 years or retired.

Event Timeline

House First Reading
Nov 7, 2025House

Debated in the House · 1 sitting

An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to survivor pension benefits
1 speech
Nov 7, 2025sitting 53

Statutes Touched by This Bill

Amends

Repeals

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Senate

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C-256 touches 9 statutes

Regulatory Activity

Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act · 5 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Sep 10, 2024	II	In force	Order Fixing December 1, 2024 as the Day on Which Section 22.1 of An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act Comes into Force in British Columbia	SI/2024-46
Jun 21, 2023

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Dec 5, 2025	II	Regulation	Canadian Forces Superannuation Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2025-256
Dec 17, 2025	II	In force	Order Fixing December 17, 2025 as the Day on Which Certain Provisions of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act and of An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Come into Force — Regulations/Order	SI/2025-112
Sep 10, 2024	II	Regulation	Canadian Forces Superannuation Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2024-175
Mar 29, 2016	II	Regulation	Certain Canadian Forces Pension Regulations — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-64

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Apr 15, 2019	II	Regulation	Certain Regulations Made Under the Judges Act — Regulations Amending	SOR/2019-103

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Aug 25, 2020	II	Regulation	Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act — Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the	SOR/2020-180

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Oct 11, 2024	II	Regulation	Public Service Superannuation Regulations (Transfer Value) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2024-201
May 9, 2024	II	Regulation	Supplementary Death Benefit Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2024-85
Jun 10, 2021	II	Regulation	Public Service Superannuation Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2021-136
Aug 8, 2019	II	Regulation	Schedule I to the Public Service Superannuation Act — Order Amending	SOR/2019-301
Oct 1, 2018	II	Regulation	Schedule I to the Public Service Superannuation Act — Order Amending	SOR/2018-195
Jun 25, 2018	II	Regulation	Portions of the Public Service General Divestiture Regulations	SOR/2018-143
Jun 23, 2016	II	Regulation	Certain Regulations Made Under the Public Service Superannuation Act — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-203
Mar 17, 2016	II	Regulation	Ste. Anne’s Hospital Divestiture Regulations	SOR/2016-48

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Jun 22, 2026	II	Regulation	Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations and the Former Members of Parliament Counting of Service Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2026-150
Apr 15, 2016	II	Regulation	Former Members of Parliament Counting of Service Regulations	SOR/2016-76

Income Tax Act · 33 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Sep 19, 2025	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (2023–2024 Livestock Deferral) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2025-194
Sep 19, 2025	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2024–2025) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2025-193
Mar 12, 2025	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Northern Residents Deductions) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2025-97
Mar 6, 2025	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Prescribed Arrangement — Air Canada) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2025-75
Nov 22, 2024	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Technical Amendments) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2024-231
Feb 2, 2024	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (2018 to 2022 Livestock Deferral) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2024-10
Feb 2, 2024	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Battery Assembly and Manufacturing Production Support) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2024-9
Nov 24, 2023	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2018–2023) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2023-246
Mar 28, 2022	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Twenty-sixth Qualifying Period) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2022-68
Mar 4, 2022	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Enhanced CPP Contributions) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2022-42
Feb 1, 2022	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Qualifying Periods) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2022-11
Dec 10, 2021	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Twenty-Second Qualifying Period) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2021-240
Aug 12, 2021	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Prior Reference Periods for Wage Subsidy, Rent Subsidy and Hiring Program and Subsidies Extension) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2021-206
Jun 10, 2021	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 – Relief for Deferred Salary Leave Plans and Pension Plans) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2021-127
Apr 19, 2021	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Non-application of Presumption – Declaration of Female Parent) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2021-82
Apr 19, 2021	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Non-application of Presumption – Declaration of Female Parent) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2021-82
Mar 29, 2021	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Wage and Rent Subsidies Periods 14 to 16) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2021-56
Dec 18, 2020	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Wage and Rent Subsidies) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2020-284
Nov 9, 2020	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations, No. 3 (COVID-19 — Wage Subsidy for Furloughed Employees) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2020-243
Oct 14, 2020	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations, No. 2 (COVID-19 — Wage Subsidy for Furloughed Employees) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2020-227
Sep 23, 2020	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Wage Subsidy for Furloughed Employees) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2020-207
Jun 30, 2020	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — June 7 to July 4, 2020 Qualifying Period) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2020-160
May 14, 2020	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Deemed Remittance) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2020-106
May 14, 2020	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Eligible Entities) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2020-107
Jun 25, 2019	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (2017 Livestock Deferral) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2019-247
Jul 16, 2018	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Federal Crown Corporations) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2018-160
Mar 27, 2018	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2017) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2018-56
Feb 2, 2018	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (2014, 2015 and 2016 Livestock Deferrals) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2018-12
Mar 22, 2017	II	In force	Order Fixing the Day after the Day on which this Order is made as the Day on which Part 1 of An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act and the Income Tax Act Comes into Force	SI/2017-19
Nov 18, 2016	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2016) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-296
Oct 21, 2016	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Canadian Oil and Gas Exploration Expense) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-276
Sep 30, 2016	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Film and Video Productions, 2016) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-262
Feb 26, 2016	II	Regulation	Income Tax Regulations (Withholding of Income Tax on Payments from Registered Disability Savings Plans) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-30

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Mar 30, 2026	II	Regulation	Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Persons who Cannot be Located) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2026-62
Apr 4, 2026	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Pensions	Finance, Dept. of
Nov 2, 2024	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Publication of Information Relating to the Investments of Plans)	Finance, Dept. of
Sep 14, 2024	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Solvency Reserve Accounts and Multi-Employer Pension Plans)	Finance, Dept. of
May 27, 2024	II	Regulation	Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Negotiated Contribution Plans) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2024-95
Jun 24, 2023	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Negotiated Contribution Plans)	Finance, Dept. of
Jun 24, 2023	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Persons who Cannot be Located)	Finance, Dept. of
Apr 7, 2022	II	Regulation	Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan Funding Regulations	SOR/2022-79
Dec 11, 2021	I	Proposed	Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan Funding Regulations	Finance, Dept. of
May 27, 2020	II	Regulation	Solvency Special Payments Relief Regulations, 2020	SOR/2020-113
Jun 23, 2017	II	Regulation	Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 and the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Regulations — Regulations Amending	SOR/2017-145
Apr 29, 2017	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 and the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Regulations	Finance, Dept. of

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Apr 4, 2026	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Pensions	Finance, Dept. of
Mar 27, 2023	II	Regulation	Pooled Registered Pension Plans Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2023-61
Oct 5, 2017	II	Regulation	Pooled Registered Pension Plans Regulations — Regulations Amending	SOR/2017-219
Jun 23, 2017	II	Regulation	Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 and the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Regulations — Regulations Amending	SOR/2017-145
Apr 29, 2017	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 and the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Regulations	Finance, Dept. of
Dec 2, 2016	II	Regulation	Pooled Registered Pension Plans Regulations — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-309
Jun 3, 2016	II	Regulation	Pooled Registered Pension Plans Regulations — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-121

An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to survivor pension benefits

Summary

Event Timeline

Debated in the House · 1 sitting

Statutes Touched by This Bill

Regulatory Activity

Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act · 5 entries

Velocity · Private Member's Bills

Related Legislation

Canadian Forces Superannuation Act · 4 entries

Judges Act · 1 entry

Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act · 1 entry

Public Service Superannuation Act · 8 entries

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act · 2 entries

Income Tax Act · 33 entries

Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 · 12 entries

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act · 7 entries