Evaluation of the Québec system of financial security at retirement in relation to that of other industrialized countries : Évaluation du système québécois de sécurité financière à la retraite par rapport à celui d'autres pays industrialisés

Régie des rentes du Québec CHAPTER 1 HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND THE GOVERNANCE OF PLANS Evaluation of the Québec System of Financial Security at Retirement in Relation to that of Other HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND THE GOVERNANCE OF PLANS Industrialized Countries The current structure of the retirement income security systems in the countries studied is a refl ection of political choices. [...] The assessment proposed in this report will be made in the light of the principles adopted 11 for the implementation of the Québec Pension Plan. [...] The Québec Minister of Revenue is responsible for the application of Title III of the Act respecting the Québec Pension Plan, which covers the contributions payable to the Québec Pension Plan. [...] The president of the Board of Directors is also the General Manager of the Régie. [...] The members of the Board are called upon to participate in various committees of the Board of Directors including the audit and performance committee, the information management systems committee, the client service committee, the investment policy committee and the governance committee.