Office Holiday Closure: Dec 25 to Jan 1
The Pension Administration Office will be closed from December 25, 2023 to January 1, 2024 inclusive.
Office Holiday Closure
The Pension Administration Office will be closed for the holidays from December 25, 2023 to January 1, 2024 inclusive. Our office will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. If you have an urgent pension inquiry during the holiday closure, please leave a voice message at 604-822-8119 or email spp@hr.ubc.ca. These messages will be monitored over […]
2023 Annual Statements for Pensioners – Available online through myPension
The 2023 annual statements for pensioners of the UBC Staff Pension Plan are available online through myPension. If you opted to receive a paper statement as well, it will be mailed in mid-December. Sign in to myPension If you have any questions about your annual statement, please contact the SPP Member Services team. myPension Support […]
2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustment
UBC Staff Pension Plan pensioners will receive a 3.08% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to their pension effective January 1, 2024. This adjustment is based on 70% of the change in the Consumer Price Index. Details regarding how indexing is determined may be read in the 2023 SPP Pensioner Newsletter and on the COLA page. Pensioners who […]
Staff Pension Plan Update Newsletter – October 2023
The October 2023 issue of the UBC Staff Pension Plan Update newsletter is now available online. Actuarial Valuation Results SPP Lunch & Learn: Actuarial Results 101 What is the SPP Basic Pension Benefit? 2024 Workshop Dates: Understanding your Staff Pension Plan New Pension Airwaves Podcast Episodes SPP Update Presentation: Recording & Slides New to myPension: Address […]
Actuarial Valuation Results
The UBC Staff Pension Plan continues to be well-funded and sustainable. Every three years, the UBC Staff Pension Plan (the “SPP” or “the Plan”) is required by pension regulation to undergo a financial check-up called an actuarial valuation, which is conducted by the Plan’s actuary. The actuarial valuation is one of the ways that the […]
SPP Lunch & Learn: Actuarial Valuation Results 101
UBC Staff Pension Plan (SPP) members are invited to attend a short “Lunch & Learn” to learn more about the actuarial valuation results. Bring your lunch and join us online for a 40-minute information session on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12 pm. The information session will be presented by Derrick Johnstone, Executive Director, Pensions, […]
What is the SPP Basic Pension Benefit?
We often refer to the concept of a member’s “basic pension benefit” from the UBC Staff Pension Plan (SPP). But, what does that actually mean? When you join the SPP, you are immediately vested in the Plan, which means you are entitled to a pension benefit when you leave the Plan. The amount you will […]
2024 Workshop Dates: Understanding your Staff Pension Plan
What better way to start the year than to get educated about your pension benefits in a workshop. New 2024 dates have been added to our website. These sessions tend to fill up quickly so we recommend registering early. Register for a Workshop
New Pension Airwaves Podcast Episodes
Is reading newsletters not your favourite thing to do? Listen to the Pension Airwaves Podcast instead! Pension Airwaves is a podcast produced by the UBC Pension Administration Office. Here, we will talk about all things related to the SPP, including pensions in general, retirement considerations, and important Plan information. Short episodes are posted on a […]