Benefit Enrolment

Acquire Employee ID (UCID) Number

After you accept an offer of employment and you are entered into the system, your employee ID (UCID) will be emailed to you.  Some of the links on this page require a login to access and will only be available once you receive your UCID.

Complete Benefit Enrolment

Soon after your start date, you will receive an email notification which provides instructions to navigate the myUCalgary Portal Self-Service Benefit Enrolment tool. You must complete the self-service benefits enrolment within 14 calendar days of your date of hire in a benefit eligible position. Benefit ID cards will be mailed to your home address within 4-6 weeks of your completed enrolment. Be sure your home address with the university is correct. Any eligible expenses incurred prior to receiving your ID card can be claimed for reimbursement once your account is set up. During the enrolment process, click on the links to explore all benefit information.

Once you receive the Benefits Enrolment email from DoNotReply@ucalgary.ca, navigate to: MyUCalgary portal > All about me > My benefits > Benefit details > Benefits Enrolment.

Watch for this email notification as it will be sent to your primary email account, which may either be your personal email account or your new University of Calgary email account.

For assistance with your enrollment, refer to the Group Benefits Enrolment Reference Guide.

You must enrol your spouse and all of your eligible dependents, allocate your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Credits and designate your beneficiaries as required. Remember, if you have a spousal benefit plan, it is more advantageous to enrol in both plans so that coverage is coordinated.

You can only waive health and dental coverage if you have benefits through another plan such as your spouse's plan. You will only be permitted back into the UCalgary plan if your spouse loses coverage and proof will be required within 31 days of loss of coverage.

Failure to complete self-service enrollment within 14 calendar days of your hire date will result in Health and Dental coverage defaulting to single coverage and Flexible Spending Account credits defaulting to the Health Spending Account.

Once Flexible Spending Account credits have been processed whether it be by default, Canada Revenue Agency rules prevent any changes to allocations.  Flexible Spending Account allocation is irrevocable until allocation opens for the following benefit year.  You will receive an email notification when the FSA allocation opens. 

Complete All Beneficiary and Voluntary Coverage Forms

While you can view your designated beneficiaries in PeopleSoft, the paper Group Benefits - Beneficiary Designation Form on file with Human Resources will be the binding beneficiary designation in the event of any Life Insurance or Optional Life Insurance claim. Complete all beneficiary and voluntary coverage forms and submit signed originals to Human Resources. 

Alberta Blue Cross Identification (ID) Cards for health and dental expenses are typically mailed 2-3 weeks after you finalize your benefit enrolment. If it has been at least 2 weeks since you have completed your event, you can contact Alberta Blue Cross at 1-800-661-6995 to request their support to electronically obtain access to your Alberta Blue Cross account and print temporary ID cards.  You will be required to verify your identity with Alberta Blue Cross prior to them providing you your policy and ID numbers. For reference, all UCalgary plans have the Group/Policy Number: 18953.  Once you have access to their member site you can print temporary cards and make online claims.    

If Alberta Blue Cross cannot find record of your enrolment in their system or if you have any other benefit questions, please contact UService.