Relationship Breakdown

If your pension benefit isn't being divided but you've obtained an Order or fully executed Agreement that confirms that your pension won't be divided, please send us a court-certified copy of your Order or a copy of your Agreement via one of the methods below.

Mail/In-person:

LAPP
c/o Alberta Pensions Services Corporation
5103 Windermere Blvd. SW
Edmonton AB  T6W 0S9

There is also an after-hours dropbox located outside the front doors for your convenience.

Fax: 780-421-1652

1.  Request a Total Entitlement Estimate which will provide you and your pension partner with information about the value of your pension benefit. 

2.  Decide whether you will be using an Order or Agreement to divide your pension.

If you choose to use an Order:

3. Start drafting your Order
For more information on the process to obtain an Order, please speak to a lawyer.

Your Order must set out:

• Beginning and end dates of the period of joint accrual;
• Division Factor of the benefit, which is the percentage share of the jointly accrued benefit which is granted to your pension partner (and which must not exceed 50%); and
• Whether or not there is to be a delayed division if your pension partner is eligible.

It's recommended that your draft Order be reviewed by us prior to proceeding to the next step.

4. File Your Order with the Court and obtain a Court-Certified Copy
An Order is not enforceable until it has been signed by a judge and filed by a clerk of the Court. The court-certified copy of your Order must be stamped as a true copy of the original and signed by a clerk of the Court.

5. Submit a Court-Certified Copy of Your Order
The court-certified copy of your Order is required to divide your pension benefit. This copy must be sent or delivered to LAPP via one of the following methods:

Mail/In-person:

LAPP
c/o Alberta Pensions Services Corporation
5103 Windermere Blvd. SW
Edmonton AB T6W 0S9

There is also an after-hours dropbox located outside the front doors for your convenience.

Fax: 780-421-1652

If you choose to use an Agreement:

3. Start drafting your Agreement
For more information on the process to obtain an Agreement, please speak to a lawyer.

Your Agreement must set out:

• Beginning and end dates of the period of joint accrual;
• Division Factor of the benefit, which is the percentage share of the jointly accrued benefit which is granted to your pension partner (and which must not exceed 50%);
• Whether or not there is to be a delayed division if your pension partner is eligible; and
• Written acknowledgement from each of the partners, made apart from the other partner:
  • That they are both aware of the nature and the effect of the Agreement;
  • That they are both aware of the possible future claims to property they may have under the Family Property Act, Matrimonial Property Act, or Adult Interdependent Relationships Act (whichever legislation is applicable) and that they both intend to give up these claims to the extent necessary to give effect to the Agreement;
  • That they are both executing the Agreement freely and voluntarily without any compulsion on the part of the other partner; and
  • Each written acknowledgement referred to above must be made before a lawyer other than the lawyer acting for the other partner or before whom the acknowledgement is made by the other partner.

  It's recommended that your draft Agreement be reviewed by us prior to proceeding to the next step.

  4. Complete your Agreement
  An Agreement is not administrable unless it includes all the formal requirements outlined above.

  5. Submit your Agreement
  A complete Agreement is required to divide your pension benefit. The copy must be sent or delivered to LAPP via one of the following methods:

  Mail/In-person:

  LAPP
  c/o Alberta Pensions Services Corporation
  5103 Windermere Blvd. SW
  Edmonton AB T6W 0S9

  There is also an after-hours dropbox located outside the front doors for your convenience.

  Fax: 780-421-1652