Our publication: Administering a pension plan well

Self-assessment3

The pension committee is encouraged to answer each of the following questions. If you answer "No" to any of the questions, you should take the necessary measures to correct the situation.

Questions		Yes	No
1.	Is the pension committee made up of at least 3 voting members as mentioned in Section 1.1, Designation of voting members?	Yes	No
2.	Is the committee's composition in line with the specifications set out in the plan text?	Yes	No
3.	When a member of the pension committee resigns, is a notice to this effect mentioning the reason for the resignation sent to the pension committee and Retraite Québec?	Yes	No
4.	Has the pension committee established internal bylaws and does it revise them as needed?	Yes	No
5.	Does the committee keep an up-to-date register of interests?	Yes	No
6.	Does each of the pension committee's members act in the interest of all plan members and beneficiaries?	Yes	No
7.	Is the frequency of pension committee meetings specified in the bylaws respected, and does it meet the committee's needs?	Yes	No
8.	Are there minutes for each of the committee's meetings? If so, are they sufficiently detailed?	Yes	No
9.	Is training provided for committee members?	Yes	No
10.	Do all committee members have access to the documents and information they need to administer the pension plan, including the plan text and the internal bylaws?	Yes	No
11.	Is there a pension plan document retention policy?	Yes	No