Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations

10 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the contribution that a contributor who is on leave of absence without pay shall pay to the Superannuation Account or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund is

• (a) in respect of the first three months of the leave, the amount referred to in subsection (4); and

• (b) subject to subsection 6.1(2) of the Act and in respect of the remainder of the leave, two and one-half times that amount.

(2) Subject to subsection 6.1(2) of the Act, where a contributor is absent from the Force on leave of absence 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 without pay is for a period not exceeding three months and has been approved by the appropriate authority,

the contribution that the contributor shall pay to the Superannuation Account or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund is the amount referred to in subsection (4).

(3) Subject to subsection 6.1(2) of the Act, where a contributor is absent from the Force on leave of absence 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 contribution that the contributor shall pay into the Superannuation Account or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund, in respect of any portion of the leave that falls within the 52-week period following the day of the birth of the child of the contributor or the day of adoption of the child by the contributor, is the amount referred to in subsection (4).

(4) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (3),

• (a) if the period of leave of absence without pay or any portion of it was after 1999 but before January 1, 2004, the amount in respect of that period or portion is the amount that would have been payable under subsection 5(1), (6) or (7) of the Act as it read on December 31, 2003, if the contributor had not been on leave;

• (b) if the period of leave of absence without pay or any portion of it was after 2003 but before January 1, 2013, the amount in respect of that period or portion is the amount that would have been payable under subsection 5(2) or paragraph 5(7)(b) of the Act, as it read on December 31, 2012, if the contributor had not been on leave; and

• (c) if the period of leave of absence without pay or any portion of it was after 2012, the amount in respect of that period or portion is the amount that would have been payable under subsection 5(1) or (2) of the Act, if the contributor had not been on leave.