Order in Council 1015/2018

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

Whereas the services of former public servants are required by the Crown for the purpose of forest fire suppression, and safety and evacuation services related to forest fires in Ontario; and

Whereas the Crown wishes to engage the services of former public servants under the Forest Fires Prevention Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.F.24, without impacting their current pension entitlements under the Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) set out in Schedule 1 under the Public Service Pension Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.48; and

Whereas the existing provision in the PSPP, which provides that retired members of the PSPP who are re-engaged by the Crown for the purpose of controlling, suppressing or extinguishing a fire for a period ending on or before November 30, 2011 is spent;

Therefore pursuant to subsection 6 (1) of the Public Service Pension Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.48, the PSPP set out in Schedule 1 under that Act, as amended, is further amended by revoking Subsection 26 (3.1) and replacing it with the following:

(3.1) Despite subsection (1), where a former member who is receiving a pension is reemployed or engaged by the Crown for the purpose of controlling, suppressing or extinguishing a fire or ensuring the safety of or evacuation of affected persons or providing support in relation to those functions under the Forest Fires Prevention Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.F.24, and where the Minister directs the Board in writing that this provision shall apply for a period of time, the pension of the former member shall not be reduced in respect of the period of that re-employment or engagement.