The Alberta Teachers’ Association

Pension Facts

This series of short articles addresses the following pension-related topics of interest to teachers.

Pension Points

The ATA occasionally publishes, in The ATA News, a column entitled “Pension Points,” which features short articles on pension-related issues. Here, arranged by topic, are the articles that have been published to date.

• Canada Pension Plan
  • When should I begin my Canada Pension Plan? 
• Contributions
  • Bill 25: Legislative changes made to teachers’ pension plan  
  • How are pension contributions calculated?
• My Pension Plan
  • How can I access information about my pension?
  • If I die before I retire or quit teaching, what happens to my pension?
  • What effect will reducing my FTE have on my pension?
  • What effect does a strike have on my pension?
  • Who qualifies as my spouse under the Teachers’ Pension Plan?
  • What is the YMPE and how does it affect my pension?
• RRSPs
  • Do ATA members have access to a group RRSP?
• Retirement
  • Planning to retire?
  • Is there an Association for Retired Teachers?
• Substitute Teachers
  • Can substitute teachers participate in the Teachers’ Pension Plan?
• The Politics of Pensions
  • Defending your defined benefit plan

Check It Out! Brochure

Initially designed for new teachers, Check It Out contains pension-related information of interest to all teachers. Among the topics addressed are contribution rates and the amount of pension that a teachers can expect upon retirement.

Brochure C’est bon à savoir!

Initialement préparé pour les nouveaux enseignants, Bon à savoir, contient des renseignements qui peuvent intéresser tous les enseignants. Les taux de contribution et le montant sur lequel on pourra compter à sa retraite, sont parmi les sujets abordés.

Plan Member Guide

Published by the Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund, the Plan Member Guide summarizes the provisions of the current plan, including all amendments made for the current year.