Pensions and Benefits

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), OPTrust, and University Pension Plan (UPP) recently commissioned the Conference Board of Canada to analyze the economic impact of Defined Benefit (DB) pension plan payouts in Ontario. The results are impressive: Defined Benefit pensions not only provide Ontarians with better retirement outcomes but also benefit the entire Canadian...

Health-care workers at SickKids Hospital in Toronto are outraged by their employer’s recent announcement that it will continue its “pension holiday” rather than improve retirement benefits for its staff. Last week, SickKids announced that it will not be paying into the staff pension plan for yet another year – it has only contributed to the...

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...