A defined benefit (DB) pension plan promises a future pension benefit based on a formula (for example, service and earnings). Because the benefit is defined, the plan must ensure it is adequately funded to meet future liabilities. That requires actuarial valuations-professional studies that forecast future obligations and determine required contributions. Regulators describe DB plan funding as being based on actuarial calculations and require administrators to file actuarial valuation reports to establish funding and contribution requirements.
A defined contribution (DC) plan does not promise a specific future pension amount; contributions are defined, and the retirement outcome depends on investment performance-so it does not require the same ongoing actuarial funding valuations for promised liabilities. An RRSP is an individual savings plan, not an employer DB plan requiring actuarial funding reports.
Therefore, the correct answer is Defined benefit pension plan (option A).

Service Canada treats commission salespeople (paid solely by commission or salary plus irregularly paid commission) as a special ROE situation where the weekly averaging formula is used. In that scenario, the ROE Guide states that for Block 12 (Final pay period ending date) you must use the Saturday of the week that contains the last day for which paid (Block 11).
This is different from the usual rule for most employees, where Block 12 is simply the end date of the final pay period that includes the Block 11 date (and it can't be earlier than Block 11).
The key reason is consistency in applying the weekly averaging approach: even if the employer's actual payroll cycle is not weekly, commission-only/irregular-commission employees are reported using a weekly framework for ROE purposes. Payroll should therefore align Block 12 to the correct "weekly" period end (Saturday) when that rule applies, to avoid ROE errors and Service Canada follow-up.

$25.75
Explanation:
First calculate Ronda's pensionable earnings for the week. Her gross pay is:
$12.50 × 40 = $500.00.
CPP is calculated on pensionable earnings after subtracting the basic exemption (the Year's Basic Exemption, YBE), prorated to the pay period. The CRA confirms the YBE is $3,500 and the employee CPP contribution rate for 2026 is 5.95% for base CPP.
Weekly exemption = $3,500 ÷ 52 = $67.31 (rounded to cents).
Pensionable earnings subject to CPP this week = $500.00 # $67.31 = $432.69.
CPP contribution = $432.69 × 5.95% = $432.69 × 0.0595 = $25.745..., which rounds to $25.75.
This deduction continues each pay until the employee reaches the annual CPP maximum contribution for the year (at which point CPP stops for the remainder of the year).

Salary continuance means the employee continues to receive regular pay (and often benefits) for a period after their job ends. In this arrangement, the payments are treated like regular employment income for payroll purposes, so the usual payroll deductions apply. A Government of Canada guidance page explains that when severance is paid as salary continuance, the employee pays income tax like regular employment income and that the usual deductions apply, including CPP (or QPP), EI premiums, and RPP contributions (where applicable).
This aligns with standard payroll obligations in CRA's payroll remittance framework: employers deduct and remit CPP contributions, EI premiums, and income tax on employment income unless a specific exemption applies.
Therefore, the correct option is B (All deductions)-and in Quebec, that "all deductions" concept includes Quebec-specific programs (for example QPP/QPIP where applicable) based on the employee's province of employment and insurability rules.

Option A is not correct. Service Canada's ROE guidance for paper ROEs explains that if you need to complete Block 15C, you do that first, and then you still enter the total insurable earnings in Block 15B. It also reminds employers to include any insurable separation payments entered in Block 17 in both Block 15C (Pay Period 1) and Block 15B totals.
Option C is correct because retiring allowances (often treated as severance-type amounts) are not insurable, so even if they appear in Block 17C, they are not added to Blocks 15B/15C.
Option D is correct because vacation pay paid on separation is reported in Block 17A, and when it is insurable, it must be included in the insurable earnings totals in Block 15B (and Block 15C P.P.1 where applicable).