All SPP members receive an annual statement from the Plan. This statement provides important information about your pension benefits, and we encourage you to review it annually. Active and deferred members typically receive their annual statement every May. Pensioners would have just received their 2025 statement in December. Did you know that pension legislation requires […]
It’s never too early (or too late) to increase your pensions literacy. The UBC Staff Pension Plan (SPP) is among the most valued benefits offered by the University and is designed to provide stable lifetime pensions in retirement. Here are a few suggested ways that you can start to build your pensions literacy today. 1. […]
Please note: This presentation was originally scheduled for February 12, and has now been rescheduled to March 11, 2026. We appreciate your understanding. *** In a recent poll regarding preferred Staff Pension Plan (SPP) Lunch & Learn topics, we heard that members are interested in learning more about how investments work in the SPP. Members […]
Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) are one way to save for retirement outside of your pension plan. Contributing to an RRSP can help reduce the income tax you pay during your working years. While funds remain in your RRSP, they usually grow tax-deferred. Then, when you withdraw RRSP savings in retirement, the income is taxed […]
Active and retired SPP members should receive their tax slips by the end of February of each year. Active members Active SPP members will receive a T4 tax slip from UBC Payroll. Your T4 slip will include your employment income, deductions, pension contributions, and your Pension Adjustment (Box 52), which is used to determine your […]
We would like to acknowledge a significant transition within the SPP team this year. After nearly 39 years at UBC, with 34 of those years proudly representing the UBC Staff Pension Plan, we would like to recognize Margaret Leathley, Pension Administrator, who will be retiring in March 2026. Since joining the UBC Pension Administration Office […]
In December 2025, Natasha Malloff, Executive Director, Health, Benefits & Retirement at UBC HR, completed her 2-year appointed term on the UBC SPP Board. The UBC Board of Governors has now appointed Michelle Berner, Managing Director, Total Rewards, Health & Wellbeing, also with UBC HR, to serve on the UBC SPP Board from January 1, […]
Did you know that SPP members with different backgrounds and expertise can run for an elected position on the Board? You can be an SPP Board member if you’re currently working and making contributions, if you’ve left UBC but still have money in the Plan, or if you’re a pensioner receiving pension payments. The UBC […]
The Pension Administration Office will be closed for the holidays from December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025 inclusive. On Thursday, January 2 and Friday, January 3, our staff will be available by phone and email; however, the office will remain closed. The office will reopen on Monday, January 6. If you have an urgent […]
