Engagement process

Learn about the board's review of the plan's retirement health coverage.

Changes to the program have now been announced. See the July 4, 2024 board communique for details.

The Teachers’ Pension Board of Trustees reviewed the plan’s retirement health coverage to ensure the program meets the needs of members, provides good value for money and is sustainable over the long term. The board recognizes how important extended health and dental coverage is to members and collected member feedback about possible changes to the program.

Part one of a two-phase member engagement process was launched in late 2022. Retired members were invited to participate in focus groups to provide feedback on the current health and dental plans, including what is working well and what might be improved. About 60 retired members participated. Read the What we learned report to find out what those members shared.

In September 2023, phase two of the engagement process invited all retired members and active members within five years of retirement to participate in an online survey. Read the report to see what we learned.

The purpose of the engagement was to ensure the voice of members was considered alongside other factors as the board reviews and evaluates potential changes to the retirement health coverage program.

The board contracted Delaney, a third-party engagement firm, to support planning, implementing and reporting on an engagement process with members.

See the results in the Teachers’ retirement health coverage survey results.

Engagement timeline

The chart below highlights milestones in the process.