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Retirement Sessions—Mark Your Calendar!

Teacher Employment Services is hosting a variety of retirement information sessions and consultation opportunities for teachers.

The following events are available to attend (either virtually or in person) in your area:

  • Preretirement Workshop
  • Understanding Your Pension—Pension Education for Early Service Teachers
  • Retirement Planning for Women
  • Moneytalk: Q&A

For more information or to ask questions, contact Myra Rybotycki at myra.rybotycki@ata.a.ca.


Preretirement Workshop

Together, teachers and their pension partner will explore planning for retirement, the changing character of retirement and the process of making important decisions. Teachers will learn about financial and lifestyle planning before, during and after retirement from a teacher’s perspective. They will investigate various aspects of retirement, including building a financial plan, the Alberta Teachers’ Pension Plan, wills and estates, benefits, and lifestyle planning for a successful and rewarding retirement.

2021/22 Workshop Dates

  • Saturday, December 4, 2021 (Regional—South)—click here to register
  • Saturday, January 22, 2022 (Edmonton Catholic Teachers only)—information to follow
  • Saturday, January 29, 2022 (Calgary Public Teachers only)—information to follow
  • Saturday, February 5, 2022 (Regional—North)—information to follow
  • Saturday, February 26, 2022 (Regional—Central)—information to follow
  • Saturday, March 5, 2022 (All regions—for teachers who missed the earlier workshop dates)—information to follow

Understanding Your Pension—Pension Education for Early Service Teachers (Online Only)

This evening session for early service teachers will be offered twice during the school year. General information will be presented on the Alberta Teachers’ Pension Plan, personal savings planning, federal benefits and other retirement income sources. The focus will be on the value of forward planning early in a teacher’s career. Debt reduction and savings planning will be emphasized. Pension partners are also encouraged to attend.

2021/22 Session Dates

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 (completed)

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 (7 pm)—information to follow.


Retirement Planning for Women (Online Only)

This session will focus on retirement planning specifically for female teachers. Women and men face different challenges in their lives, and those challenges can have financial consequences. Women live longer, which means that they will likely spend more years alone; therefore, they need more retirement savings so that they don’t outlive their money. Teachers will have the opportunity to engage in this interactive workshop that aims to improve women’s financial literacy and confidence.

2021/22 Session Date

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 (7 pm)—information to follow


Moneytalk: Q&A

Moneytalk: Q&A is a half-hour session dedicated to your financial questions. Here are just a few examples of those burning questions you’d love to have answered:

  • Should I purchase an RRSP, or should I go with a TFSA instead?
  • How does the Home Buyers’ Plan work?
  • Wait—the government will give me money for my RESP?

Capital Estate Planning—the people who brought you the ATA financial wellness sessions last year—will provide expert advice on these questions and more.

Rick Harcourt, Professional Financial Advisor, manages the ATA Voluntary Benefit Program for Capital Estate Planning. He has been the featured speaker at the ATA financial wellness sessions and provincewide preretirement workshops.

The Moneytalk: Q&A session is free and will be held 4:00–4:30 pm on February 9, 2022.

Click here to register.

A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants closer to the date of the session.