Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: The repeal of the definition of misconduct in the Public Service Superannuation ActRefused by silence
2 Sept 2026 · Access to Information Act · A-2026-00378
Held “in abeyance” for the fee since 2 Sept; the waiver never decided. 2 Oct, the due date, passed without an answer. Complaint to the Information Commissioner 23 Sept; deemed refusal added 3 Oct.
Request under the Access to Information Act — repeal of the definition of misconduct in the Public Service Superannuation Act by 1999, c. 34, s. 53
Hello,
I make this request under section 6 of the Access to Information Act. I am a person present in Canada and entitled to make this request under subsection 4 (1) of the Act as extended by the Access to Information Act Extension Order, No. 1.
The Public Service Superannuation Act, RSC 1985, c P-36, carries in its definitions the entry "misconduct [Repealed, 1999, c. 34, s. 53]". I am asking for the records behind that repeal and for what replaced it.
I request the following records held by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
1. The text of the definition of "misconduct" in the Public Service Superannuation Act as it read immediately before its repeal by 1999, c. 34, s. 53, and the text of every provision of that Act that used the term at that time.
2. Records setting out the reason for the repeal, including analysis, briefing notes, memoranda to Ministers, and legislative drafting instructions prepared between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2000 in respect of that repeal.
3. Records showing the number of occasions on which the provisions referred to in item 1 were applied in the 10 years before the repeal, and the outcome in each case.
4. Every policy, directive, guideline or instrument in force on the date of this request that governs the forfeiture, reduction, suspension or withholding of a benefit under the Public Service Superannuation Act where the contributor has been convicted of an offence arising out of the conduct of the contributor's office or employment.
5. If no record responsive to item 4 exists, a statement to that effect naming the officer who conducted the search, in accordance with the duty to assist in subsection 4 (2.1) of the Act.
I ask that the 5 dollar application fee be waived under paragraph 11 (6) (b). My income is social assistance and the subject matter concerns the public interest in the accountability of federal officeholders. If the fee is not waived, please tell me the payment method available to a person without a credit card.
I ask to receive the records electronically at this address.
Respectfully,
Danilo Dzyuban