All regular members working half (1/2) time or more are entitled to Municipal Pension Plan benefits after 6 months in a regular position. See Article 10:06 and 10:07 in your Collective Agreement.
For members who are looking for information on their pension plan please see the important resources below.
Information For All Members
The Municipal Pension Plan has a lot of information on their website. There are many courses by zoom, there are videos and readings. Please take the time to look at https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca/ for answers to your pension questions.
For Those Members Retiring in the Next Year
Information for those retiring in the next year our Municipal Pension Plan offers videos and personalized answers to your pension questions in a 30-minute one-on-one phone appointment with a trained representative.
Phone appointments are available to plan members who:
● Will be retiring within the next year, and
● Have a pension estimate that was generated within the last year
Before Your Appointment
To get the most value from your session, please review the following materials prior to your appointment so you come prepared with specific questions. The resources provide answers to the most common retirement planning questions.
- Take the Approaching Retirement online course or attend the live webinar version (45 to 75 minutes).
● To find this go to https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca/
● Scroll to the bottom
● Click on Pre-retirement Checklist
● Go to the right of the page and the second grey box and click on Online courses and Webinars
● From there you will see this course
- Read the Planning for retirement section online (60 to 90 minutes).
● To find this go to https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca/
● Scroll to the bottom
● Click on Pre-retirement Checklist
● Go to the right of this page and the second grey box and click on Online courses and Webinars
● From there you will see this course
- Review the Retirement health coverage information online (60 to 90 minutes).
● To find this go to https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca/
● Scroll to the bottom
● Click on Pre-retirement Checklist
● Go to the right and the second grey box and click on Retirement Health Coverage
● From there you will see this course
- Register for My Account (5 to 10 minutes)
● To find this go to https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca/
● Click my account at the top
How to Schedule Your Appointment
● To find this go to https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca/
● Scroll to the bottom
● Go to the right of the page and the second grey box and click on Book an Appointment
● Read the information on the page
● When at the bottom click the blue box on the bottom that says book an appointment
Information to Have Ready for the Call
● Contact phone number
● Email address
● Name of pension plan
● Personal ID number (PID)
● Age