CAAT Pension Plan

Term of Office: May 5, 2025 – close of following Final Demand Set Meeting (TBD) Nominations: Please download, print out and complete this nomination form. Please email completed forms to [email protected] Deadline for Nominations: January 31, 2025, 5 pm Duties and Responsibilities The OPSEU/SEFPO CAAT Retiree Group Insurance Advisory Committee consists of one representative, each,...

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union/Syndicat des employés de la fonction publique de l’Ontario (OPSEU/SEFPO) is seeking a retiree to represent OPSEU/SEFPO as a Trustee on the CAAT Pension Plan.  This Trustee position rotates between OPSEU/SEFPO CAAT Support, OPSEU/SEFPO CAAT Academic and Ontario College Administrative Staff Association (OCASA). The appointment currently held by CAAT Support...

Workers need pensions! It’s important to understand the types of pensions for organizing, bargaining, and arranging your personal financial health. This post is a quick intro to Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution pension plans from the Pension & Benefits Unit. A pension is a form of retirement plan designed to provide financial support and income...

Toronto – Defined benefit (DB) pension plans from across Canada today released an informational video entitled What’s Important produced in collaboration to mark Financial Literacy Month and raise awareness about the value of retirement income security. The plans include BC’s College, Municipal, Public Service and WorkSafeBC, College of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT), OMERS, Ontario...

On June 1, 2021, OPSEU/SEFPO’s Local 446 members at Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) joined the CAAT Pension Plan’s DBplus plan. CICan employs about 100 OPSEU/SEFPO members. It advocates for public colleges across Canada and champions innovation in postsecondary education. Members have begun to convert their monthly employer RRSP contributions into CAAT’s defined-benefit pension plan,...

In 2020, COVID-19 created upheaval throughout the world, including in the stock markets – and pension plans that depend on them for growth. Fortunately, when the pandemic hit, the CAAT Pension Plan was in a position of great strength. We’re pleased to say that it stayed strong throughout the year – and grew stronger. The...

Designed to meet the needs those who work part time and on contract in the colleges, DBplus provides you with the opportunity to earn a valuable defined benefit (DB) pension with a fixed contribution rate, matched dollar for dollar by your employer. Your pension under DBplus includes the valuable features members want: a secure lifetime...

Toronto – Ottawa’s plan to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is “the right move for Ontario workers,” the President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says. “Our union, along with the rest of the labour movement in Canada, has always supported CPP expansion,” Warren (Smokey) Thomas said today. “The CPP is a tried...

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is seeking a member to represent OPSEU as a Trustee on the CAAT Pension Plan for an upcoming vacancy.  This Trustee position rotates between OPSEU CAAT Support, OPSEU CAAT Academic and the Ontario College Administrative Staff Association (OCASA). The appointment is currently held by OPSEU CAAT Support and...