News & Events
Dec 16, 2025
Dec 04, 2025
Pension Administration Office closed Dec 9 at 11am
Scheduled Fax Machine Maintenance: Dec 8-9
Nov 28, 2025
2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Nov 17, 2025
2025 Pensioner Statements & 2026 COLA: coming in December
Kathy Pang
Annual Governance Update
The 2016 annual governance report was presented to the UBC Board of Governors in April 2017. The Board of Governors was advised that the SPP was compliant with the B.C. Pension Benefits Standards Act and Regulations, and with internal governance policies. A copy of this presentation as well as past reports are available in the Plan […]
2017 Cost of Living Adjustment
On January 1, 2017, SPP retirees received an increase to their pension of 0.7%. This Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) was 50% of the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). What is a COLA? When you retire, you receive a lifetime pension, and the pension may be increased on January 1st of each year […]
Annual Statements Coming Soon
The 2016 Annual Statements for Active and Deferred members of the UBC Staff Pension Plan will be in the mail the week of May 22. A Guide to reading your SPP Annual Statement is available on our website to help you with reading your annual statement. Please review your statement for any errors in beneficiary information, birth date, […]
The UBC Staff Pension Plan as a Target Benefit Plan
The new Pension Benefits Standards Act of British Columbia (the “PBSA”) came into force on September 30, 2015. The PBSA introduced a new class of pension plan called a Target Benefit Plan. The UBC Staff Pension Plan (SPP) Board and its advisors have worked with the Financial Institutions Commission of British Columbia to review the […]
Your vote matters in the Staff Pension Plan Election
The UBC SPP is currently holding an election for two Board members to serve on the Pension Board for a four-year period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2020. Why your vote matters You have input on who will sit on the SPP Board and represent the interests of Plan members. The SPP Board […]
Canada Pension Plan Changes
In October 2016, the federal government introduced legislation to enhance and strengthen the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). Changes to the CPP will take effect starting in January 2019. The UBC Staff Pension Plan Board will review these changes and updates will be posted on the Plan’s website and in the UBC SPP Update newsletter. For […]
Pension Office Holiday Closure
The UBC Pension Administration Office will be closed from December 24, 2016 to January 2, 2017 inclusive. The office will reopen on January 3, 2017. If you have an urgent pension inquiry during the holiday closure, please leave a message at 604-822-8119. These messages will be monitored daily over the holiday period. Lump sum payments […]
Missed the Pension Fair?
The UBC SPP hosts an annual Pension Fair, where SPP members can meet the Pension Board members and the management and staff of the UBC Pension Administration Office. The event is a great opportunity to learn more about the pension plan, your pension benefits, and other retirement considerations. If you missed this year’s Pension Fair, please […]
New Staff Pension Plan Website
We are excited to announce that we have a new website. If you have previously bookmarked our website, please update your bookmark to our new web address at: staff.pensions.ubc.ca. We would greatly appreciate your help to evaluate our new website so that we can continue to make improvements to it. Visit survey.ubc.ca/s/staffpensionwebsite to take the survey.
We’ve gone green: Sign up for our electronic newsletter
The UBC SPP Update newsletter is now available in email format. How to Sign Up Active members (contributing to the Plan) Active members will be automatically signed up for the electronic newsletter. It will be emailed to you at your primary work email address. If you do not have a work email address, your primary […]