Benefits for Retired Members
June 2011 - Section 2

Important Documents

In the event of your death, we need complete up-to-date records, to determine the benefits to which your dependants or estate may be entitled (see Section 12). If you have not already submitted the following documents to the Pension Centre, please forward them to us as soon as possible:

1. your marriage certificate;
2. the birth certificate of any children under 25 years of age; and
3. any document that affects the status of your dependants, such as a death certificate, separation agreement or divorce decree.

Photocopies are acceptable and each document should be identified with your pension number.

If you submit original documents, they will be returned upon your request.

If you are currently widowed, separated, or divorced, let us know, as this may affect benefits payable in the event of your death. We should be kept informed of any subsequent change in your marital status.

Payment of survivor benefits may be made to a common-law partner. To determine eligibility, evidence must be presented by the claimant demonstrating he had been living with the plan member in a conjugal relationship since before retirement and for a minimum of one year. If the plan member has provided information in this regard to the Pension Centre from time to time, it will be easier to establish eligibility (see Section 12).

If you get married after your retirement, you should submit a copy of your marriage certificate to the Pension Centre. You are eligible to choose within one year from the date of your marriage, or from the date your pension commences, whichever is later, to provide survivor benefit coverage for your spouse (see Section 12).