The applicant sought to purchase past service credits in the OPSEU Pension Plan for casual employment prior to 1979.
He had previously applied to buy back this service in 1979 under the predecessor plan but failed to complete the process within the required timeframe.
When the 1989 Public Service Pension Act came into force, it provided a time-limited window until December 31, 1991, for members to purchase prior non-credited service.
The applicant did not apply within this window.
The Financial Services Tribunal upheld the Superintendent's Notice of Proposal to refuse an order directing the Plan to allow the purchase, finding that the applicant failed to meet the mandatory statutory deadline and that the Tribunal had no authority to waive the Plan's terms.
