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News for retired members
Are you in the loop? Explore Pension Life for retirement health and dental news, the trustee message and useful resources.
Retired members' extended health plan changed on January 1, 2025
After a full review of the plan's retirement health coverage, the board took action to ensure your health coverage is sustainable and reflects members' needs. The board communique was updated December 12, 2024, with information on reasonable and customary limits.
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Our newest online service allows you to check the status of your service requests quickly and easily, anytime. Simply sign in to My Account and use Message Centre to review the progress of any requests within the last 365 days.

Most plan members are not eligible to participate in the Canadian Dental Care Plan
If you are considering cancelling or declining dental coverage under the pension plan to enrol in the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), please note that most plan members are not eligible to participate. Furthermore, if you cancel dental coverage, you may not be eligible to re-enrol in the dental plan offered by the Teachers' Pension Plan.
Visit the retirement health coverage guide under Your Pension to learn more.
Read a message from the board here.