Pension and Retirement
Academic Staff
UAPP Pension Plan
Most Academic Staff participate in the Universities Academic Pension Plan (UAPP). If your position is eligible to participate in the UAPP, you are automatically enrolled from your date of hire.
As part of the online self-service benefits enrolment, you will complete the UAPP Designation of Spouse and Non-Spouse Beneficiary Form for UAPP.
After you print and complete the applicable beneficiary form, return the signed original form as soon as possible to Human Resources - Total Rewards via campus mail. Alternatively, you can email a scanned copy to totalrewards@ucalgary.ca.
Within a month from the date of hire, a welcome email is sent by the UAPP administrator to new pension plan participants. The email details the features of the UAPP website including how to access the Retirement Planner, a secure on-line tool where members can estimate their pension benefits.
Active members can access their Annual Member Statement through their secure online account in May to see their service, contributions, etc. accrued as of December 31 of the previous year.
Increasing Your Pensionable Service
You may be able to purchase a period of prior service if it is:
- Prior employment with a UAPP employer when you did not make pension contributions
- Prior pensionable service with a Canadian non-UAPP employer provided you meet certain conditions
For more information, review the information sheet "Purchasing Prior Service," which can be found on the UAPP website.
You cannot do this more than two years after obtaining a continuing position (i.e., a position without an end date).