CAPSA, the association of pension regulators across Canada,
issued a new guideline on searching for un-locatable members and
updated its guideline on defined contribution (DC) pension plans in
February. The guideline on un-locatable members is relevant to all
types of pension plans while the guideline on DC pension plan is
relevant only to a pension plan which has a DC component. CAPSA has
also issued a communique on its working group's review of
leverage use within pension plans and recommendations regarding the
funding of plans other than DC plans.
New Guideline on Searching for Un-locatable Members of a
Pension Plan (Guideline No. 9)
Missing plan beneficiaries is a practical problem encountered by
plan administrators. This problem is aggravated in a plan wind-up
situation since a plan wind-up cannot be completed unless all
pension benefits are properly paid or transferred out of the
pension fund. Currently, some pension benefits legislation contains
statutory