The UBC Pension Administration Office will be closed from Dec 25, 2018 to Jan 1, 2019 inclusive.
The UBC Pension Administration Office will be closed from December 25, 2018 to January 1, 2019 inclusive. The office will reopen on January 2, 2019. If you have an urgent pension inquiry during the holiday closure, please leave a message at 604.822.8119. These messages will be monitored over the holiday period. Lump sum payments for […]
Annual Statements for UBC Staff Pension Plan retirees will be mailed in mid-December. Retirees who have subscribed to electronic statements will receive email notification of when their statement is available for viewing on myPension. Subscribing to an electronic annual statement is not only kinder to the environment, but it also reduces costs for the pension […]
UBC Staff Pension Plan retirees will receive a 1.15% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to their pension effective January 1, 2019. This adjustment is based on 50% of the increase in the Consumer Price Index in the last year. Details regarding how indexing is determined may be read on the COLA page. Pensioners who retired in […]
We are pleased to announce that Christie Stephenson and Shannon Dunn have been elected as members of the Staff Pension Plan (SPP) Board in the recent election. Both Ms. Stephenson and Ms. Dunn will be joining the Board for their first terms of office from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2022. We would like […]
Voting closed at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 19 for the Staff Pension Plan (SPP) Election for two Pension Board members. Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in this year’s election. Results will be posted on the SPP website on Monday, December 3.
Members will start receiving their November 2018 issue of the Staff Pension Plan Update newsletter this week by email or paper mail. In this issue: Your vote matters in the Staff Pension Plan Election Pension Fair Recap: Frequently Asked Questions Go Paperless: Annual Member Statements Completion of Employer Contribution Increase Important Dates Pension Office Holiday […]
An election is underway for two Plan members to join the UBC Staff Pension Plan (SPP) Board for a four-year period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2022. Your vote matters! You have input on who will sit on the SPP Board and represent the interests of Plan members. The SPP Board has the […]
We host a Pension Fair every year in June where members can meet the Pension Board members and the Pension Administration Office staff. It is a great opportunity to learn more about the pension plan and ask questions about your benefits. If you missed this year’s Pension Fair, here are some of the most common […]
Members can now view their annual member statements online at myPension under Statements. Only statements from 2017 onwards will be available online. Opt out of paper statements You will continue to receive printed annual statements in the mail every year unless you opt out through myPension. Sign into myPension and on the Communication Preferences page, select the ‘Electronic’ […]