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Table 5: Progress Toward the Department's Regulatory Plan
In 2008–09, the Secretariat will be developing new or amended regulations under a number of authorities to achieve the objectives outlined below.
Federal Accountability Act (FAA) and related legislation
| Regulations | Expected Results |
| 1. Set out the administrative measures for complying with the Lobbying Act and prescribe Canadian Forces positions and other high-level public officials not already included as "designated public office holders" under the Act. | Lobbyist registration requirements and identity of designated public office holders are clear and understood |
| 2. Prescribe criteria for adding institutions to Schedule I of the Access to Information Act | A streamlined, transparent process for the addition of new institutions to the coverage of the Access to Information Act |
3. In accordance with the Financial Administration Act, fix terms that are deemed to be expressly set out in contracts, or classes of contracts, that provide for the payment of any money by Her Majesty or a Crown corporation, including terms:
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A bidding and administration process for contracts that respects the government's commitment to fairness, openness, and transparency
Provisions in funding agreements that will support the Auditor General of Canada in fulfilling her mandate |
Public Service Superannuation Act (PSSA)
| Regulations | Expected Results |
| 1. Update the calculation method for crediting interest to the Superannuation Accounts | The process steps in making the calculations are clear and accessible |
| 2. Allow for the inclusion of Public Service Superannuation Act (PSSA) pensionable service in the determination of benefit thresholds for certain dually employed employees who were transferred to the Canada Post Corporation (CPC) Pension Plan on October 1, 2000 | Possible impacts for employees who were inadvertently affected by the transfer from the Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) to the CPC Pension Plan are ameliorated |
| 3. Allow for the protection of certain benefits for benefit threshold purposes for certain employees under the PSSA transferred to the Micronutrient Initiative on December 1,2001 |
The protection of pension and benefits for threshold purposes for certain Micronutrient Initiative employees |
| 4. Extend pension contributions and benefits to employees under the PSSA from age 69 to age 71 | Regulations that are in keeping with recent amendments to the Income Tax Act |
Special Retirement Arrangements Act (SRAA)
| Regulations | Expected Results |
| Allow for the transfer of funds from an outside employer's retirement compensation arrangement (RCA) to an RCA established under the Special Retirement Arrangements Act (SRAA) where the employee is transferring service into the PSPP | The executive movement from other public sector employers into the public service is facilitated |