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PASSIF ACTUARIEL [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Actuarial Practice
- Pensions and Annuities
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- actuarial liability
1, record 1, English, actuarial%20liability
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The actuary's best estimate of the amount required to provide stipulated payments to pensioners and to meet obligations to active employees when they retire, leave the company or die. 2, record 1, English, - actuarial%20liability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Actuariat
- Pensions et rentes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- provision actuarielle
1, record 1, French, provision%20actuarielle
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- passif actuariel 2, record 1, French, passif%20actuariel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Portion de la valeur actuarielle des engagements d’un régime de retraite qui est non pourvue par la valeur actuarielle des cotisations d’exercice, qui est établie selon une méthode actuarielle retenue. 3, record 1, French, - provision%20actuarielle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’expression «provision actuarielle» est préférée au Québec. 4, record 1, French, - provision%20actuarielle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Actuarial Practice
- Pensions and Annuities
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- actuarial gain
1, record 2, English, actuarial%20gain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- experience gain 2, record 2, English, experience%20gain
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The positive difference between actual results and those expected during the period between two actuarial valuations of a pension plan, which is determined by using the same actuarial assumptions, actuarial cost method and terms of the plan as those employed in the earlier of the two valuations. 3, record 2, English, - actuarial%20gain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In respect of a plan, the aggregate of the experience gain of the plan, the amount by which the going concern liabilities of the plan decrease as a result of the amendment to the plan, and the amount by which the going concern liabilities of the plan increase as a result of a change in the methods or bases of valuation of the plan. 4, record 2, English, - actuarial%20gain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Actuariat
- Pensions et rentes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gain actuariel
1, record 2, French, gain%20actuariel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Écart positif entre les résultats obtenus et les prévisions pour la période comprise entre deux évaluations actuarielles d’un régime de retraite, déterminé en utilisant le même ensemble d’hypothèses actuarielles et la même méthode d’évaluation actuarielle. 2, record 2, French, - gain%20actuariel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas d’un régime, le total des montants suivants : le gain actuariel courant du régime; le montant, par la suite de la modification du régime, de la réduction de son passif évalué sur une base de permanence; le montant, par suite de la modification des méthodes ou des bases d’évaluation de régime, de la réduction du passif évalué sur une base de permanence ou de l'augmentation de l'actif évalué sur une base de permanence. 3, record 2, French, - gain%20actuariel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-10-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Actuarial Practice
- Auditing (Accounting)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- going concern unfunded actuarial liability
1, record 3, English, going%20concern%20unfunded%20actuarial%20liability
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The excess of going concern liabilities over going concern assets. 2, record 3, English, - going%20concern%20unfunded%20actuarial%20liability
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Actuariat
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- passif actuariel à long terme non capitalisé
1, record 3, French, passif%20actuariel%20%C3%A0%20long%20terme%20non%20capitalis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excédent du passif à long terme sur l’actif à long terme. 2, record 3, French, - passif%20actuariel%20%C3%A0%20long%20terme%20non%20capitalis%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-10-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Actuarial Practice
- Auditing (Accounting)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- going concern actuarial liability
1, record 4, English, going%20concern%20actuarial%20liability
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where, in the review of a pension plan, actuarial assumptions or methods are used that differ from those used for the immediately preceding review in respect of which a cost certificate was filed pursuant to section 5 and such different assumptions or methods result (a) in a decrease in the going concern unfunded actuarial liability but do not result in an excess of going concern assets over the going concern actuarial liabilities, the outstanding special payments shall be recalculated by multiplying each of the amounts thereof by a factor having, as numerator, the going concern unfuded actuarial liability and, as denominator, the sum of the present values of the previously determined special payments where the present values are calculated on the basis of the actuarial assumptions used at the current review; or (b) in an excess of the going concern assets over the going concern actuarial liabilities, the valuation report referred to in section 6 shall include a statement as to the method, if any, proposed for the disposition of such express. 2, record 4, English, - going%20concern%20actuarial%20liability
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Actuariat
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- passif actuariel à long terme
1, record 4, French, passif%20actuariel%20%C3%A0%20long%20terme
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque la révision d’un régime de pensions se fait selon des hypothèses ou des méthodes actuarielles différentes de celles utilisées pour la dernière révision pour laquelle le certificat visé à l'article 5 a été présenté et que ces hypothèses ou méthodes différentes entraînent : a) soit une diminution du passif actuariel à long terme non capitalisé mais non un excédent de l'actif à long terme sur le passif actuariel à long terme, les paiements spéciaux restants sont recalculés en multipliant chacun des montants par un coefficient, ayant pour numérateur le passif actuariel à long terme non capitalisé et, pour dénominateur, la somme des valeurs actuelles des paiements spéciaux déjà déterminés lorsqu'elles sont calculées d’après les hypothèses actuarielles utilisées lors de la révision actuelle; b) soit un excédent de l'actif à long terme sur le passif actuariel à long terme, le rapport d’évaluation visé à l'article 6 comprend une déclaration quant à la méthode, s’il y a lieu, proposée pour l'élimination de cet excédent. 2, record 4, French, - passif%20actuariel%20%C3%A0%20long%20terme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-04-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Actuarial Practice
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- partial solvency
1, record 5, English, partial%20solvency
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Partial solvency. A plan may, however, be partly solvent provided the amount to be funded to ensure the solvency of the plan is offset by the value, at the date of the actuarial valuation, of 1) the amounts required to amortize any initial unfunded actuarial liability; 2) the amounts required to amortize any other unfunded liability over a period of five years after that date; 3) the remaining amounts required to amortize an amount determined pursuant to subparagraph 4 at the time of a previous actuarial valuation; 4) the difference between the assets, plus the amounts referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 3, and the liabilities. 1, record 5, English, - partial%20solvency
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Actuariat
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- solvabilité partielle
1, record 5, French, solvabilit%C3%A9%20partielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Solvabilité partielle. Il peut cependant être partiellement solvable à condition que le manque d’actif nécessaire pour être solvable soit comblé par la valeur, à la date de l'évaluation actuarielle : 1° des montants qui restent à verser pour amortir tout déficit actuariel initial; 2° des montants prévus pour amortir, au cours des cinq ans qui suivent cette date, tout autre déficit actuariel; 3° des montants qui restent à verser pour amortir une somme déterminée en application du paragraphe 4° lors d’une évaluation actuarielle antérieure; 4° de la différence entre l'actif, additionné des montants visés aux paragraphes 1° à 3°, et le passif. 1, record 5, French, - solvabilit%C3%A9%20partielle
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2009-03-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Actuarial Practice
- Auditing (Accounting)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- past service unfunded actuarial liability
1, record 6, English, past%20service%20unfunded%20actuarial%20liability
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount of going concern unfunded actuarial liability that results from the provision of benefits with respect to employment prior to the effective date of the pension plan or from an amendment to a plan that provides benefits for employment prior to the date of the amendment where the employment had not previously been recognized for purposes of the provision of pension benefits. 1, record 6, English, - past%20service%20unfunded%20actuarial%20liability
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Actuariat
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- passif actuariel pour services antérieurs non capitalisé
1, record 6, French, passif%20actuariel%20pour%20services%20ant%C3%A9rieurs%20non%20capitalis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Montant du passif actuariel à long terme non capitalisé qui résulte du versement de prestations à l'égard d’un emploi antérieur à la date de prise d’effet du régime ou d’une modification qui est apportée à un régime et qui prévoit des prestations pour un emploi antérieur à la date de la modification, si l'emploi n’ avait pas été précédemment reconnu aux fins du versement de prestations de retraite. 1, record 6, French, - passif%20actuariel%20pour%20services%20ant%C3%A9rieurs%20non%20capitalis%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-01-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Actuarial Practice
- Pensions and Annuities
- Annuities (Insurance)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- unfunded actuarial liability
1, record 7, English, unfunded%20actuarial%20liability
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- unfunded liability 2, record 7, English, unfunded%20liability
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Generally, any amount by which the assets of a pension plan are less than the liabilities. 2, record 7, English, - unfunded%20actuarial%20liability
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An initial unfunded liability exists when benefits are created in respect of prior service and not provided for in current service contributions. 2, record 7, English, - unfunded%20actuarial%20liability
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Actuariat
- Pensions et rentes
- Rentes (Assurances)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- déficit actuariel
1, record 7, French, d%C3%A9ficit%20actuariel
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- passif actuariel 2, record 7, French, passif%20actuariel
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Habituellement, tout montant dont la valeur totale des prestations promises en application d’un régime de retraite (soit la valeur actuarielle du passif) excède la valeur de l’actif. 2, record 7, French, - d%C3%A9ficit%20actuariel
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-06-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Government Accounting
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Veterans insurance fund
1, record 8, English, Veterans%20insurance%20fund
correct, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This fund was established by the Veterans' Insurance Act, to provide life insurance to contributing veterans of World War II. The account is credited with premiums and is charged with disbursements for death benefits and cash surrender values. The account is actuarially maintained and an actuarial liability adjustment as at March 31, 1993 of $371,934 was credited to the account during the year and was charged to budgetary expenditure. The final date on which application for this insurance could have been received, was October 31, 1968. 2, record 8, English, - Veterans%20insurance%20fund
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Comptabilité publique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Fonds d’assurance des anciens combattants
1, record 8, French, Fonds%20d%26rsquo%3Bassurance%20des%20anciens%20combattants
correct, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce fonds a été établi par la Loi sur l'assurance des anciens combattants, pour fournir une assurance-vie aux anciens combattants de la Seconde Guerre mondiale qui ont versé des cotisations au fonds. Sont créditées au compte les primes et y sont imputés les déboursés de prestations de décès et de valeurs de rachat en espèces. Ce compte est tenu selon une base actuarielle, et un redressement du passif actuariel au 31 mars 1993 de 371 934$ a été crédité au compte au cours de l'exercice, et imputé aux dépenses budgétaires. La date ultime de recevabilité des demandes à l'égard de cette assurance était le 31 octobre 1968. 2, record 8, French, - Fonds%20d%26rsquo%3Bassurance%20des%20anciens%20combattants
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- actuarial liability contribution 1, record 9, English, actuarial%20liability%20contribution
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- contribution au passif actuariel 1, record 9, French, contribution%20au%20passif%20actuariel
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dubeau 1, record 9, French, - contribution%20au%20passif%20actuariel
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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