Two amendments now in force: early-retirement transition window for public servants, and pension coverage for Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner

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Two previously pending changes to the federal public service pension plan have been brought into force. First, a transitional provision now allows certain public servants who opted for an early-retirement annual allowance during a defined 120-day window — but who stayed employed rather than leaving — to still have their entitlement reviewed and approved by Treasury Board for up to 179 days after that window closes. Second, the Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner (and the Commissioner's office) has been added to the list of public service bodies whose employees are enrolled in the public service pension plan. A previously listed pending amendment reflecting that addition has been removed from the 'not yet in force' section, confirming it is now operative.

Who this affects
federal public service employees who elected an early-retirement allowance option but remained employed · Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner and office staff · Treasury Board (as approving authority for transitional allowance claims) · federal public service pension plan administrators