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Pension Life
Summer 2026 | Your go-to source for pension news, plan updates and resources to support you in retirement
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Let’s celebrate your retirement journey
We’re looking for volunteers to take part in upcoming photoshoots and be featured in pension communications. We’ll bring a professional photographer to you, capturing moments that celebrate the people behind our pension plan.
As a thank you, you’ll receive free digital copies to share with family and friends. You may also be invited to share your retirement story—helping inspire and connect others in our community.
To participate, email memberphotos@pensionsbc.ca.
It’s time for a security checkup
Keeping your online account safe takes less time than you might think.
Follow these three simple steps to keep your account safe:
- Username: Avoid using your real name or your birth year. It should be hard for a stranger to guess.
- Password: Use a longer passphrase instead of a single word. Mix in some uppercase letters, numbers and symbols to make it unique.
- Contact information: We use two-step verification to keep you safe. Keep your email address up to date so you can receive the secure sign-in code.
Read Get cyber safe for more helpful tips to protect yourself online.
Looking for past issues?
Governing today with tomorrow in mind
A message from your trustees
Your pension plan remains strong, stable and fully funded. See what was accomplished in 2025 and how trustees are protecting your retirement income for the long term.
A bridge to better health coverage
Looking for extended health care (EHC) coverage? It may be closer than you think.
Your College Pension Plan offers coverage that can meet your needs today and into the future.
Your plan and CPPR: Together for you
The College Pension Board of Trustees maintains an ongoing positive relationship with the Association of BC College Pension Plan Retirees (CPPR).
Established in 2014, CPPR advocates for plan enhancements and other related pension benefits for retired members, provides social connections, procures member discounts for services, and more.
CPPR’s work with the board and other agents has been extremely helpful to the board’s mission of providing a reliable source of retirement income to plan members. Recently, CPPR’s assistance in the changes to the plan’s extended health care offerings helped ensure a successful outcome for plan members.
A retired plan member always sits on the board. Currently, that retired plan member is Candace Fertile.
Learn more about 
CPPR and its services, or call toll-free 1-844-655-6565.
Customer complaints resolution process
When to contact GreenShield and when to contact the board
Have questions or concerns about your post-retirement group benefits plan? Learn who to contact for the right support and information to make health-care decisions.
Tips and tools
Payments
Find out when to expect your next monthly payment.
Make the most of My Account
Manage your pension faster, anytime—without the wait!
My Account lets you securely manage your pension in one place—update your contact information, manage your banking details, view your payment history, and review your beneficiaries whenever it’s convenient for you.
Use Message Centre—your secure, personal pension inbox—to get answers or check the status of your requests, without needing to call.
Sign in or register to manage your pension—on your time.
New to retirement?
Learn how your pension supports you in retirement, what health coverage you may have and where to find helpful resources.
Pension Life is published twice a year. You may receive more than one copy of Pension Life if you receive a pension from more than one pension plan. Read your statement letter to determine which plan provides your group benefits. Any person entitled to a benefit, or their agent, has the right to examine plan documents, data and public information about the plan.