Receive credit for child-rearing

Earn credit for contributory service for the time you were off work to raise children.

Receive credit for child-rearing

If you take time away from work to raise your child under age seven, you can have your child-rearing time recognized as contributory service in BC’s College Pension Plan.

You can apply for a maximum of five years of contributory service for child-rearing over the course of your career. Increasing your contributory service could help you become eligible for an unreduced pension earlier.

Note: If you buy service for a leave of absence you took when raising your child or children, you do not also need to apply for a contributory service credit. Buying service for a leave automatically includes the contributory service credit.