Governor General’s Act

Marginal note:Annuity to survivor of annuitant

• 7 (1) When a former Governor General who is in receipt of an annuity under section 6 dies, an annuity equal to one-half of the annuity shall be paid to his or her survivor.

• Marginal note:Annuity to survivor of Governor General

  (2) When a Governor General dies while holding office, his or her survivor shall be paid an annuity equal to one-half of the annuity that would have been paid if the Governor General had retired on the day on which he or she died.

• Marginal note:Duration of annuity to survivor

  (3) An annuity payable to a survivor under this section shall commence immediately after the death of the Governor General or former Governor General and shall continue during the life of the survivor.

• Marginal note:Apportionment when two survivors

  (4) When an annuity is payable under this section and there are two survivors, the total amount of the annuity shall be apportioned so that

  • (a) the survivor referred to in paragraph 4.2(a) receives an amount, if any, equal to the total amount less any amount determined under paragraph (b) of this subsection; and

  • (b) the survivor referred to in paragraph 4.2(b) receives an amount equal to that proportion of the total amount that the number of years that the survivor cohabited with the annuitant while the annuitant was Governor General is of the number of years that the annuitant was Governor General.

• Marginal note:Years

  (5) In determining a number of years for the purpose of paragraph (4)(b), a part of a year shall be counted as a full year if the part is six or more months and shall be ignored if it is less.