Office of the Superintendent - Pension Commission

Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs) in Manitoba

The Pooled Registered Pensions Plans (Manitoba) Act (PRPP Act) and Pooled Registered Pension Plans Regulation (PRPP Regulation) came into force on August 1, 2017.  Manitoba entered into the Multilateral Agreement Respecting Pooled Registered Pension Plans and Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans (Multilateral Agreement) effective November 15, 2017. 

The PRPP Act and PRPP Regulation set out the minimum standards that apply to Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs), and the rules and processes for establishing PRPPs in Manitoba.  The PRPP Act and PRPP Regulation largely incorporate by reference the federal PRPP legislation. 

The legislation allows licensed providers to offer PRPPs to employees of employers and self employed individuals. 

The Multilateral Agreement provides that a corporation is exempt from the requirement to obtain a licence under provincial PRPP legislation if the corporation has a federal or a Quebec licence.  In addition, a federally-licensed PRPP administrator that registers a PRPP under the federal PRPP legislation is exempt from the requirement to register that PRPP under the applicable provincial PRPP legislation.  Therefore, insurance companies which have been granted a PRPP administrator’s licence by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) will be able to offer PRPPs to Manitoba residents.  Manitoba will by regulation only allow federally registered PRPPs to be offered in Manitoba.

Inquiries related to becoming a licensed PRPP administrator for Manitoba participants should be made to OSFI at 1-800-385-8647 or by email at information@osfi-bsif.gc.ca.

Pension Benefits Regulation, amendment 80/2017 came into force on August 1, 2017. The regulation allows transfers to and from PRPPs to Locked-in Retirement Accounts (LIRAs), Life Income Funds (LIFs) and Registered Pension Plans (RPPs).  

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For information you may contact:

Office of the Superintendent - Pension Commission
824 - 155 Carlton Street
Winnipeg MB R3C 3H8
Phone: (204) 945-2740 in Winnipeg
1-800-282-8069, extension 2740 toll free
e-mail: pensions@gov.mb.ca