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Glossary of Terms

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Pension Benefits Standards Act (PBSA) - Federal law regulating private pension plans of employees employed in the areas of "included employment" in Canada. Generally, PBSA regulates employees employed in the communication or transportation industries and employed in provinces where there is no provincial pension legislation. PBSA sets out minimum standards for benefits, administration, information to members and investments. Most provinces have a standard act.

Pensionable Service - The amount of years of service a member has accrued in a pension plan

Plan Text - A legal document that describes the terms and conditions of a pension plan or DPSP.

Portability Options - Options available on termination, death, marriage breakdown or plan wind-up. In such cases, pension proceeds can be transferred to a Locked-in RRSP/LIRA, or a LIF/LRIF or another pension plan if allowed by the new plan.

Postponed Retirement - Retirement delayed past the normal retirement age - usually up to age 69. (Also see Normal Retirement Age).

Pre-Authorized Chequing (PAC) - A program allowing investors to make periodic or regular investments into a mutual fund through direct debit of the investor's bank account.

Prospectus - A legal document that describes in detail the security being offered for sale to the public.