On June 19, 2009, O. Reg. 239/09 under the Pension Benefits Act (PBA) was filed.  Included in the amendments to the Regulation 909 were changes to Section 19.  These changes require the administrator to seek the prior approval of the Superintendent, using the Request for Approval Form, before transferring any funds under Sections 42 or 43 of the PBA, in situations where the administrator knows or ought to know that the transfer ratio in the most recently filed valuation report has declined by 10% or more. 

Policy T800-402 addresses this matter and provides guidance on how to approach the limitations on the transfer of commuted values. 

Actuarial questions should be referred to:

Mr. George Ma
Chief Actuary, Pension Division
Financial Services Commission of Ontario
5160 Yonge Street, Box 85                        
Toronto ON M2N 6L9                                
Phone: 416-226-7785
e-mail: gma@fsco.gov.on.ca 

All other enquiries should be referred to:      

Mr. Hirsh Tadman
Senior Policy Analyst, Pension Policy
Financial Services Commission of Ontario
5160 Yonge Street, Box 85                        
Toronto ON M2N 6L9   
Phone: 416-226-7875
e-mail: hirsh.tadman@fsco.gov.on.ca