The Office of the Chief Actuary(OCA)has announced the establishment of a panel of actuaries to review the 23rd actuarial report on the Canada Pension Plan(CPP).
Produced every three years, the actuarial report on the CPP is considered by the federal and provincial ministers of Finance when reviewing and making recommendations on the CPP. The external peer review process was first introduced in January 1999.
“This review further enhances the transparency of the CPP report and will contribute to the continued success of the process,” says Canada’s chief actuary, Jean-Claude Menard. “The most stringent standards and international best practices are applied during the independent review, which exemplifies the importance, care and attention applied to the actuarial work produced by our office.”
The panel members have all been very active in the Canadian Institute of Actuaries(CIA)and are Fellows. The panel is comprised of Mark Campbell, a member of CIA Actuarial Standards Board and previous reviewer of the CPP actuarial report, who will serve as chairman of the panel; Patrick F. Flanagan, a director of the board of the CIA; and Thomas D. Levy, currently vice-chairperson, Practice(Standards)Council of the CIA.
The United Kingdom Government Actuary’s Department(GAD)—recognized for its expertise in the field of social security—selected the panel members and will also provide an independent opinion on the work done by the reviewers.
Parliamentary tabling of the actuarial report is expected to take place before year end. The panel will then have three months to perform the review, and prepare a report. Once the GAD has issued its opinion, the review panel’s report will be made public.
The Office of the Chief Actuary operates independently within the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions(OSFI).
To view past actuarial reports and independent reviews on OSFI’s website, click here.
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