Webinars and Presentations - Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund (ATRF)

Learning Sessions About Your Pension

Webinars We Offer

Your Pension Essentials
This presentation is designed specifically for teachers that have recently joined the plan. It provides a general overview of the plan, including information about pension contributions, maintaining your spouse/beneficiary information, the eligibility requirements for a pension, purchasing leaves of absences and substitute service, and transferring service with another pension plan.

Your Pension Matters for Substitute Teachers
This presentation is designed specifically for career substitute teachers. It provides a general overview of the plan with detailed information about the eligibility requirements to qualify for a pension and purchasing substitute service.

Steps to Receiving Your Pension
This presentation is designed specifically for teachers who are planning to retire during the current year or within the next few years. It provides detailed information about deciding to retire, the Steps to Retirement process and forms, the pension options, and post-retirement considerations.

Pension Basics for Retired Members & Recipients
This presentation is designed specifically for retired members and their surviving nominee/beneficiary who are pension recipients. It provides information about managing the pension payments–such as banking information and income taxes–as well as provisions of the plan, including cost-of-living adjustments and the 0.6 rule. We will also discuss what happens to your pension when you pass away.

Purchasing Service
This presentation is designed for teachers that previously had or are planning to have an employer-approved leave or parental leave, taught or are teaching as a substitute teacher, or have other purchasable service. It provides detailed information about deciding to purchase service, the purchasing service process, and income tax implications.

Register For an Upcoming Webinar

These sessions are free, easy to join online, and tailored to members at different stages of their career or retirement journey. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. If you don’t receive one, please check your spam/junk mail.

Webinars are streamed through Zoom. A Zoom account is not required to join the webinar.

Steps to Receiving Your Pension
Tuesday, May 26 at 5 p.m.| Register

Purchasing Service
Thursday, May 14 at 5 p.m.| Register

Presentations and Information Sessions

ATA Teachers’ Conventions and Conferences
ATRF is often invited to the ATA Teachers’ Conventions and other conferences as a presenter and/or an exhibitor. Check your convention’s or conference’s website to see if and when ATRF will be presenting at your convention and be available as an exhibitor.

ATA Information Sessions
In collaboration with the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA), ATRF will present at various ATA information sessions throughout the year. Check the ATA’s event page or your ATA Local website for details on how to register.

Wherever you are in your career or retirement journey, ATRF is here to provide the information and support that you need. Find other ways to connect with us here.