Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations

10 (1) Subject to subsection 6.1(2) of the Act and to subsections (2) and (3), a contributor who is absent from the Force on leave without pay shall contribute to the Superannuation Account

• (a) in respect of the first three months of any such absence, the amount that would have been payable by that contributor pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 36 of the Act had the contributor not been absent; and

• (b) in respect of any portion of the period of absence subsequent to the portion referred to in paragraph (a), the aggregate of

  • (i) two and one-half times the amount that would have been payable by that contributor pursuant to subsection 5(1) of the Act had the contributor not been absent, and

  • (ii) twice the amount that would have been payable by that contributor pursuant to section 36 of the Act had the contributor not been absent.

(2) Subject to subsection 6.1(2) of the Act, where a contributor is absent from the Force on leave without pay

• (a) for a period not exceeding six consecutive days in respect of which the contributor would have received pay had the contributor not been absent, or

• (b) where the Commissioner is satisfied that the contributor is absent

  • (i) in order to undergo training or instruction to the advantage of the Force,

  • (ii) because of illness or disability that renders the contributor unfit to pursue any gainful employment,

  • (iii) because of the pregnancy of the contributor, or

  • (iv) because of personal needs, where the leave of absence is for a period not exceeding three months and has been approved by the appropriate authority,

the contributor shall contribute to the Superannuation Account in respect of that period of absence the amount that would have been payable pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 36 of the Act had the contributor not been absent.

(3) Subject to subsection 6.1(2) of the Act, where a contributor is absent from the Force on leave without pay

• (a) because of the birth of a child of the contributor,

• (b) in order to carry out parental responsibilities in respect of the acceptance of custody of a child for adoption, or

• (c) to provide a child of the contributor with care and custody,

the contributor shall pay into the Superannuation Account, in respect of any portion of the period of absence that falls within the 52 week period following the day of birth of the child of the contributor or the day of adoption of the child by the contributor, as the case may be, the amount that the contributor would have had to pay pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 36 of the Act had the contributor not been absent.