Quarterly Survey of Trusteed Pension Funds

Purpose

The purpose of this survey is to collect quarterly financial information on the revenues, expenditures, assets and liabilities of trusteed pension funds. Within Statistics Canada, these data are used as input to the System of National Accounts.

Additional information

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Authority

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes.

Record linkage

To enhance the data from this survey, and to minimize the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Security of emails and faxes

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the transmission of information by facsimile or email. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Contact Information

Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Title
  4. Preferred language of communication
  5. Mailing address (number and street)
  6. City
  7. Province, territory or state
  8. Postal Code or ZIP code
  9. Country
  10. Email address
  11. Telephone number (including area code)
  12. Extension number (if applicable)

Contact information of the sponsor or employer

Is your organization an external service provider completing the questionnaire on behalf of a client?

  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Title
  4. Email address
  5. Telephone number (including area code)
  6. Extension number (if applicable)

Administrative data

Please verify the pension plan(s) for which you are reporting.

Existing Plans

  1. Pension plan name.
  2. Plan registration number.

Add a pension plan

  1. Pension plan name.
  2. Plan registration number.

Removed Pension Plan(s)

  1. Pension plan name.
  2. Plan registration number.

Removal of pension plan(s)

For the following plan(s), please select the reason and provide the details on why the plan was removed.

  1. Fund deposited in total with an insurance company under an insurance contract.
  2. Plan wound up (closed) and all the assets have been distributed
  3. Plan merger or transfer
  4. Other

Statement of changes in net assets - income

  1. Contributions
    1. Employee
    2. Employee special contributions
    3. Employer
    4. Employer special contributions
  2. Transfers from other pension plans
    1. Transfers from other pension plans
  3. Fixed income(including short term securities and mortgages)
    1. Canadian
    2. Foreign
  4. Equities(public and private)
    1. Canadian
    2. Foreign
  5. Derivatives
    1. Financial derivatives
  6. Tangible assets
    1. Tangible assets – real estate and infrastructure
  7. Annuities
  8. Other receipts (Specify other receipts)
  9. Total income

Statement of changes in net assets - expenditures

  1. Benefits and transfers
    1. Retirement pensions
    2. Cost of annuities purchased
    3. Withdrawals, refunds, and other benefits
    4. Transfer to other pension plans
  2. Total administration costs
    1. Total administration operation costs
    2. Total investment management costs
    3. Total investment transaction costs
    4. Total other administration costs (Specify other administration costs)
  3. Other disbursements
    1. Other disbursements (Specify other disbursements)
  4. Total expenditures

Statement of changes in net assets - summary

  1. Total income
  2. Total expenditures
  3. Net income

Statement of net assets - assets

  1. Public market investments
    1. Public market equities - Canadian
    2. Public market equities – foreign
    3. Financial derivatives
  2. Private market investments
    1. Private market equities – Canadian
    2. Private market equities – foreign
    3. Infrastructure – Canadian
    4. Infrastructure – foreign
    5. Real estate – Canadian
    6. Real estate – foreign
  3. Fixed income securities
    1. Federal bonds
    2. Provincial bonds
    3. Municipal bonds
    4. Canadian corporate bonds and debentures
    5. Foreign bonds and debentures
    6. Canadian mortgages – Residential mortgages
    7. Canadian mortgages – Non-residential mortgages
    8. Other fixed income
  4. Miscellaneous
    1. Cash, deposits and term deposits, guaranteed investment certificates(GICs)
    2. Government of Canada T-bills
    3. Foreign short-term investments
    4. Other Canadian short-term investments
    5. Accrued interest receivable
    6. Accrued dividends receivable
    7. Other receivables
    8. Life insurance annuity contract (buy-in annuity)
    9. Other investments (Specify other investments)
  5. Total gross asset
    1. Of the total gross assets, amount invested in life insurance segregated funds
    2. Of the total gross assets, amount invested in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

Statement of net assets - liabilities

  1.  Liabilities
    1. Investment-related liabilities
    2. Derivative-related liabilities
    3. Accounts payable
    4. Other liabilities(Specify other liabilities)

Statement of net assets - summary

  1. Total gross assets
  2. Total liabilities
  3. Net assets

Significant event

Were there any changes or events that may have affected the reported values for this pension plan (or fund) compared to the last reporting period?

Describe these significant events.