PACP Committee Report
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Mr.
David Christopherson, M.P. Dear Mr. Christopherson, Pursuant to Standing Order 109 of the House of Commons, I am pleased to present this letter as the official Government Response to the Standing Committee’s Report on “Chapter Three: Reserve Force Pension Plan – National Defence,” of the Spring 2011 Report of the Auditor General of Canada. Reservists are a vital part of the Canadian Forces and are instrumental to their success at home and abroad. Since the introduction of the Reserve Force Pension Plan in 2007, National Defence has worked to refine service delivery and ensure that reservists receive pension benefits comparable to those of their Regular Force counterparts. National Defence continues to address the Auditor General’s recommendations and enhance service delivery through the management action plan. Indeed, since the Committee hearing in December, the department had processed an additional 275 applications as of March 31st, 2012. Building on this momentum, the department will continue to seek efficiencies and make every effort to eliminate the backlog by 2017. The Government shares the Committee’s views on the importance of the Reserve Force Pension Plan and accepts both of the Committee’s recommendations. Accordingly, National Defence will report to the Committee on the status of all action plan items targeted for completion in 2012, and provide the first annual progress update on the status of the pension plan file backlog, by December 31st, 2012. I would like to thank you and other Members of the Committee for your ongoing support and contributions in improving the delivery of the Reserve Force Pension Plan. Sincerely, Peter MacKay |