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February 22, 2019

Steelworkers and Faculty Vote In Support of UPP

From:  To: Participants in the University of Toronto Pension Plan

The United Steelworkers (USW) and faculty associations at the University of Toronto, the University of Guelph and Queen’s University have voted in support of the new University Pension Plan (UPP). Read the full story on our website.

The proposed UPP will be a jointly sponsored pension plan (JSPP) designed to preserve a sustainable defined benefit pension plan for the university sector. The UPP will be jointly governed by the employers and plan members.

The support of USW and faculty associations at the three universities is the first major step toward approval of the UPP. The vote means that USW and the faculty associations will provide consent to the proposed UPP on behalf of their members.

What happens next?

 The conversion to the UPP will proceed if:

  • at least two-thirds of active members consent, and
  • no more than one-third of former and retired members object.

All active, retired and former members of the pension plans will receive formal notices about the proposed conversion at the end of March. The consent process is specific to each member group.

  • Non-unionized members: Members who are not part of a union provide individual consent to the UPP. These members will receive a consent form in the notice package in March. Members who support the conversion to the UPP must complete and return their consent form. Members who do not return their consent form will be deemed not to consent.
  • Unionized members and those represented by UTFA: These members will also receive a notice package at the end of March but it will not include a consent form. Unions and UTFA may consent to the conversion to the UPP on behalf of their members.
  • Retired and former members: Retired members, former members and others currently receiving a pension will receive a notice package in March. If they consent to the UPP conversion, no action is required by these members. Members can register an objection by returning the form included in the notice package.

 
Title: UPP Consent Process For Non-Unionized Employees - Description: Pension Benefit Act: Consent is required by at least two-thirds of the total member of each current plan. Official Notice by March 25, 2019: Employees will receive an official notice including detailed benefit information and a calculation of accured benefits transferred to the new UPP. Consent Form: Non-union employees notice packages will include a consent form. If you support the conversion to the proposed UPP, you must return the consent form within the deadline noted on the form. If greater than two-thirds of the total active members consent, then the threshold will have been met and the proposed conversion to the UPP can proceed.

 
Pending the outcome of the member consent process, the creation of the UPP will unfold in two stages:

  1. January 1, 2020 is the expected inception date (i.e., when the UPP will be formally registered with authorities); and
  2. July 1, 2021 is the date the UPP is anticipated to come into effect (i.e., when benefit accruals are expected to start).

 

For more information, please visit the UPP website at www.universitypension.ca, check out Frequently Asked Questions about the UPP and sign up for UPP Updates.