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Employer Manual: A practical tool for employers

The Employer Manual has been developed to provide employers that participate in the OPSEU Pension Plan with the information and resources they need to fulfill their roles in administering the Plan.

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Offering member-focused service

OPTrust follows a member-focused service model. As part of this approach, we’ve reduced the demands placed on employers for administering various aspects of the OPSEU Pension Plan, and have assumed the primary and direct responsibility for the processing and verification of individual pension transactions. 

This model allows OPTrust to provide prompt, efficient and consistent service to all Plan members and employers.

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Employer forms

The forms listed here are for employers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) and other participating employers. Please download any forms you need.

Joining the Plan

Looking to join the OPSEU Pension Plan?

The OPSEU Pension Plan is a defined benefit pension plan. A defined benefit pension aims to provide a monthly pension for life, based on a formula that uses salary and pension service to calculate the amount of the pension benefit.

The employers who have the option to join fall into two categories:

  • Authorized Employers are employers who deliver a public service and/or perform a function on behalf of the Ontario government.

  • Post-2012 receiving employers are employers who have members who were transferred in from the OPSEU Pension Plan. These employers deliver a public service and/or perform a function on behalf of the Ontario government.

In both categories, the employer must have entered into a participation agreement with OPTrust’s Board of Trustees.

To be considered eligible to participate in the OPSEU Pension Plan, an employer must deliver some level of public service or perform a function on behalf of the Ontario government.

Other employers may be considered by the Sponsors if OPTrust members have been transferred to them. To request an application form, get in touch or call 416-681-6100.

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New employers: Joining the OPSEU Pension Plan

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