Pensions and Retirement

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The University Pension Plan (UPP)

The University Pension Plan (UPP) began on July 1, 2021 after founding Faculty Associations (including QUFA) and university administrations designed the jointly sponsored plan. In February 2019, QUFA Members voted to accept the terms of the 2019-2022 Collective Agreement and to convert the Queen’s Pension Plan to the UPP. The UPP now servers over 39,000 working and retired members across Ontario universities and 12 sector organizations, managing$10.8 billion in pension assets. The UPP website has more information on the plan history. Please also take a moment to register on that site to receive updates. Also, you can read the UPP Member Handbook and Queen’s UPP Quick Guide.

If you’re unfamiliar with pension parlance, you may find the QUFA Pension Terms and Acronyms Document and the UPP Glossary of Pension Terms useful.

Commuted Value Explanation: Click here for an explanation of Commuted Values for QUFA distribution. It includes a definition, a background on the calculation, best uses for estimates, and the value of making informed decisions when seeking a commuted value. A version of this article will also be published on UPP’s website.

Queen’s Pension and Retirement Documents

Voluntary Phased Retirement Program (VPRP)

As part of the UPP conversion negotiations, Queen’s agreed to offer QUFA Members access to a Voluntary Phased Retirement Program. Please take a look at the video and slides below as QUFA has offered workshops on the details of the VPRP.

Voluntary Phased Retirement Program Workshop video (May 19, 2021). You can download the slides here.

Pension Archive

For details related to the establishment of the UPP and the transition from the old pension, please stay tuned for a Pension Archive page.

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