Contribution deductibility and employer requirements

Deductibility of Contributions

All required current service pension plan contributions made by a member are income tax deductible, within the limits imposed by the Income Tax Act.

What employers report

Employers must report the following information on the member's T4 slip:

Must Report

The total annual member contributions in the RPP contribution box, including
- those contributions made to the PSPP, and RCA contributions as long as the member’s share of the RCA contributions does not exceed the employer’s portion (e.g., RCA contributions will not be deductible where the members contributions are not matched by the employer, such as buybacks of special leaves), and
- any buy-back contributions that were paid in the same year through payroll deductions
the PSPP registration number (Registration Number 208777), and
the member's Pension Adjustment (PA) calculated by the employer.

Deductible contributions can be reported in Box 20 of members’ annual T4 slip. This is the same box used to report RPP contributions (i.e., PSPP contributions). Because the amount in Box 20 of the T4 slip will include both RPP contributions and deductible RCA contributions, employers must attach a letter to the employee’s copy of the T4 slip showing each amount separately. Please contact OPB for a copy of the letter.

Must Not Report

Contributions that represent buyback contributions paid directly to OPB where members were provided with tax receipts directly from OPB.

Refer to CRA Pension Adjustment Guide(opens in a new tab) for more information regarding PA calculations.

When member contributions end

Members must cease to make contributions to the PSPP as at November 30^th of the year in which they reach age 71