Employee Group Extended Health Plan (Offered by Equitable Life of Canada)
All full time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week are eligible for Group Extended Medical and Dental Benefits. All full-time employees are required to participate in this plan or must have comparable coverage elsewhere. There is a two month wait period for Equitable benefits to begin.
Employee Group Insurance Plan (Offered by Wawanesa Life Insurance)
Wawanesa's Group Insurance Plan is a voluntary (optional) plan. All full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week are eligible for Group Life Insurance and Long Term Disability Benefits. All part-time employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week are eligible for Group Life Insurance only. There is a three month wait period for Wawanesa benefits to begin.
Alliance Retiral Fund "ARF" Pension Plan (Offered by Manulife Financial)
All full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week are required to join the ARF Pension Plan as a condition of employment. Participation in this Plan becomes effective on the first day of the month following the date of hiring (or the first day of the month, if this is an employee's start date). For further information on this Plan, contact: Ken Board, Administrative Assistant, ARF Pension Plan, C&MA of Canada, tel. 416-674-7878 or by email.
Application Forms
To ensure benefits applications are input into the system prior to the effective date of coverage, all forms should be received by the District Office within the first 30 days of hire. Please send your forms to the attention of Nicki Lundrigan, Benefits Assistant via email or fax (604) 594-6949. Original copies must follow.
Late Applicants
Please be reminded that if applications are not received for processing within 30 days of hire, the application may be considered late. Likewise, if an existing Plan Member acquires a dependant (through marriage or birth), they have 30 days to update their benefits coverage. If late, the applicant will be required to provide satisfactory evidence of insurability and health questionnaire. Benefits will become effective only if the evidence is approved by the insurance company. Some or all benefits could be declined or restricted.