The following publications will help you during your time as a working plan member.

Guide for Plan Members

This is your pension plan "reference guide." It explains how the plan works and the benefits it provides.

Understanding Your Member's Benefit Statement

Each year that you are contributing to the Municipal Pension Plan, you receive a Member’s Benefit Statement. This statement provides a record of your service and contributions to the plan and, where appropriate, pension estimates.

Your pension and your RRSP room

This PensionFacts describes four adjustments that we must report to Canada Revenue Agency that can affect your RRSP contribution room.

How a divorce or separation affects your pension

A pension is considered by law to be matrimonial property, just like a house, car or other asset. When a marriage ends, the pension belongs to both the former spouse and the plan member, and they may choose to divide the pension.

Disability pensions

This PensionFacts provides general information about disability pensions.

Long-term disability benefits

This PensionFacts provides general information about long-term disability pensions.

Pre-retirement death benefits

All pension plans administered by the Pension Corporation pay death benefits to a plan member's beneficiary. This PensionFacts explains when and how these benefits are paid.

Transferring service

This PensionFacts describes transfer information you should know about if you have service in more than one public sector pension plan.

Purchasing leaves of absence

This PensionFacts outlines the general rules and costing method to purchase a leave of absence in the Municipal Pension Plan.

Reinstating a refund

This PensionFacts provides Municipal Pension Plan members with basic information to determine if a reinstatement of a refund is worth pursuing.

Purchasing arrears

If you or your employer failed to contribute to the Pension Plan when you should have, you can increase your pensionable and contributory service by paying for the arrears period.

Terminating your membership

This PensionFacts explains your termination benefits so you can make important decisions when your plan membership ends.

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